by Tim Saunders, Look To The Stars - After winning last year’s event, actor
Keanu Reeves will once again get behind the wheel for the annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity charity race at the 36th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach next month.
The celebrity race has been held every year since 1977, and has attracted stars such as Gene Hackman, Jason Bateman, Rick Schroder, Stephen Baldwin, Donny Osmond, Sean Patrick Flanery, Nancy Lieberman, Daniel Goddard and Josh Brolin. 2008’s race was won by ESPN/ABC pit reporter for NASCAR Nationwide Jamie Little.
Every year, Toyota donates $5,000 to Racing for Kids, a non-profit program benefiting children’s hospitals in Southern California, in the name of each celebrity racer, and another $5,000 to the winner’s charity of choice. The car company has donated close to $1.6 million to various children’s organizations since 1991.
This year’s participants will drive Scion tCs in a 10-lap race, as part of the 36th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, on April 17. Joining Keanu in this year’s race are Christian Slater, Jesse McCartney, Tony Hawk, Zachary Levi, Adrien Brody, Anthony Anderson, Adam Carolla, Brian Austin Green, Patrick Warburton and Tika Sumpter.
