“AMERICARNA LIVE” CLASSIC CAR SHOW ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP OF CARS AND STARS ON THANKSGIVING WEEKEND

MOORESVILLE, NC (November 17, 2014) – The “AmericCarna LIVE” Car Show announced the initial lineup of celebrity cars and stars expected to join the hundreds of classic, custom, and collector cars that will roll into the Ingersoll Rand corporate campus in Davidson, N.C. on Saturday, Nov. 29 of Thanksgiving weekend for the second annual AmeriCarna LIVE Car Show presented by Ingersoll Rand and MSC Industrial Supply Co.

Ray Evernham, a former NASCAR championship crew chief, host of “AmeriCarna” on Velocity and founder of IGNITE, annually hosts the event along with auto enthusiasts from around the East and some of his NASCAR friends.

This year’s event initial lineup will feature:

Celebrity Cars

• Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 1988 Chevrolet S-10
• Joey Logano’s 1939 Rat Rod
• Denny Hamlin’s 1967 Lincoln Continental
• Kelley Earnhardt Miller’s 1972 Volkswagen Beetle
• Rusty Wallace’s 1966 El Camino
• Chad Knaus’  1972 Camaro
• Several cars from the collection of Rick Hendrick
• Cars from Season II of “AmeriCarna”

Stars

• Lou Santiago from Velocity’s Car Fix
• Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota
• Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Pennzoil/Shell Ford
• Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet
• Ron Malec, car chief of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet
• “Crazzzy” Jake Crimmins

“AmeriCarna LIVE” is a car show to support IGNITE, an innovative community center in Davidson for young adults with high functioning autism (HFA) or Asperger’s Syndrome (AS).  IGNITE offers activities, skills training, and educational workshops that will foster social, financial, educational, and employment independence for its members.

The car show is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spectator admission is $5 per person and kids under 10 are free.  The car show awards will be presented at approximately 2:15 p.m. The car show also will feature live music from local bands, Q&A with Ray Evernham and local celebrities, silent auction, food vendors and a celebrity car corral.  The general public can enter their own cars at http://americarnatv.com/americarna-live/2014/.

The Ingersoll Rand corporate campus is located on the edge of Lake Davidson adjacent to Lake Norman.  Parking is available on the Ingersoll Rand campus, which is located at 800 Beaty Street, Davidson, N.C. 28036.

For event updates, check out www.AmericarnaTV.com,  http://www.facebook.com/AmeriCarnaTVand follow@AmeriCarnaTV on twitter. For more information on Ray Evernham, follow him on twitter @RayEvernham.  IGNITE is a program of the Autism Society of North Carolina.  For more information on IGNITE visit www.ignite-davidson.org.