January 6, 2010—A very special Mustang FR500S will be crossing the auction block at the annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 18-24 (lot number 1027). SPX Corporation has generously donated car number 56 (of the 75 built) to be auctioned off to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The FR500S is the first race car built by Ford Motor Company on a production line intended for sale to the public. Capaldi Racing campaigned the car for Ford Racing as the media car for the 2009 Ford Racing Mustang Challenge season. Members of the media rode in and raced this car during the ten-race season.
SPX purchased the FR500S in early June planning to auction it off to help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “SPX has been fantastic to work with,” said Mickey Matus, Marketing Manager, Ford Racing Performance Group. “Their efforts in promoting St. Jude and the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge series have been outstanding, and we’re proud to be associated with them and their support of the children at St. Jude.” SPX allowed the series to continue featuring the car as the media car for the remaining four races of the season. In addition, SPX and Ford used the car for consumer hot laps at the Mid-America Shelby Meet in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Kohler International Challenge Vintage Race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
SPX’s commitment to promoting support of St. Jude surfaced again when they offered Gary Bennett, Vice President of Consignment for Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, the chance to race the car in the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge season finale at Miller Motorsports Park to raise awareness for the auction. Capaldi Racing was on hand to make sure the car was ready and to provide trackside support and coaching to ensure that Bennett’s experience was the success it was. “As a car guy, racer and Ford lover, it just doesn’t get any better than that! Thanks to SPX, Ford, and Capaldi Racing I was allowed the opportunity to create a special memory for the rest of my life,” remarked Bennett after his race.
St. Jude is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. Discoveries made there have completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. With research and patient care under one roof; St. Jude is where some of today’s most gifted researchers are able to do science more quickly. St. Jude researchers are published and cited more often in high impact publications than any other private pediatric oncology research institution in America. St. Jude is a place where many doctors send some of their sickest patients and toughest cases, a place where cutting-edge research and revolutionary discoveries happen every day. For more information on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, visit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Founded as an automotive components supplier, SPX Corporation today is a global, Fortune 500, multi-industry company. They provide products and services for multiple industries — food and beverage, transportation, automotive, power generation and distribution, gas and oil production, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, agriculture and others. SPX employs people in over 40 countries worldwide, for more information on SPX Corporation, visit Global Industrial Equipment & Global Manufacturing | SPX.
Capaldi Racing, Inc., is a professional race team with 30 years racing experience, offering a wide range of racing services and products. The team’s goal is to provide the best services, equipment, crew and results to ensure an enjoyable and rewarding experience for the drivers and their guests. Capaldi Racing has extensive experience when it comes to road racing Ford vehicles, and provides a full service racing experience from car build and prep to trackside support to ongoing maintenance for those interested in NASA’s Spec Focus Series, American Iron, or the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Series. For more information on Capaldi Racing, go to Capaldi Racing or call 586-336-RACE.
About Ford Racing Mustang Challenge. The Ford Racing Mustang Challenge series is a single make professional road racing series utilizing the Ford Mustang FR500S exclusively. Each car is identical in specification making the racing as close and as fair as possible for the competitors. Additional information about the series can be found on the race series website at Mustang Challenge or you may contact Capaldi Racing for additional assistance.
SPX purchased the FR500S in early June planning to auction it off to help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “SPX has been fantastic to work with,” said Mickey Matus, Marketing Manager, Ford Racing Performance Group. “Their efforts in promoting St. Jude and the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge series have been outstanding, and we’re proud to be associated with them and their support of the children at St. Jude.” SPX allowed the series to continue featuring the car as the media car for the remaining four races of the season. In addition, SPX and Ford used the car for consumer hot laps at the Mid-America Shelby Meet in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Kohler International Challenge Vintage Race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
SPX’s commitment to promoting support of St. Jude surfaced again when they offered Gary Bennett, Vice President of Consignment for Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, the chance to race the car in the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge season finale at Miller Motorsports Park to raise awareness for the auction. Capaldi Racing was on hand to make sure the car was ready and to provide trackside support and coaching to ensure that Bennett’s experience was the success it was. “As a car guy, racer and Ford lover, it just doesn’t get any better than that! Thanks to SPX, Ford, and Capaldi Racing I was allowed the opportunity to create a special memory for the rest of my life,” remarked Bennett after his race.
St. Jude is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. Discoveries made there have completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. With research and patient care under one roof; St. Jude is where some of today’s most gifted researchers are able to do science more quickly. St. Jude researchers are published and cited more often in high impact publications than any other private pediatric oncology research institution in America. St. Jude is a place where many doctors send some of their sickest patients and toughest cases, a place where cutting-edge research and revolutionary discoveries happen every day. For more information on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, visit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Founded as an automotive components supplier, SPX Corporation today is a global, Fortune 500, multi-industry company. They provide products and services for multiple industries — food and beverage, transportation, automotive, power generation and distribution, gas and oil production, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, agriculture and others. SPX employs people in over 40 countries worldwide, for more information on SPX Corporation, visit Global Industrial Equipment & Global Manufacturing | SPX.
Capaldi Racing, Inc., is a professional race team with 30 years racing experience, offering a wide range of racing services and products. The team’s goal is to provide the best services, equipment, crew and results to ensure an enjoyable and rewarding experience for the drivers and their guests. Capaldi Racing has extensive experience when it comes to road racing Ford vehicles, and provides a full service racing experience from car build and prep to trackside support to ongoing maintenance for those interested in NASA’s Spec Focus Series, American Iron, or the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Series. For more information on Capaldi Racing, go to Capaldi Racing or call 586-336-RACE.
About Ford Racing Mustang Challenge. The Ford Racing Mustang Challenge series is a single make professional road racing series utilizing the Ford Mustang FR500S exclusively. Each car is identical in specification making the racing as close and as fair as possible for the competitors. Additional information about the series can be found on the race series website at Mustang Challenge or you may contact Capaldi Racing for additional assistance.
