IMS Racing Kickoff Party Feb . 17 To Benefit Vogler Scholarship Fund.

Central Indiana racing fans can take the green flag on the 2008 motorsports season by watching the Daytona 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Racing Kickoff Party on Sunday, Feb. 17.

The party will benefit the Rich Vogler Scholarship Fund, a program that began in 1990 in memory of the five-time Indianapolis 500 starter and multiple United States Auto Club Midget and Sprint Car champion who lost his life in July 1990 in an accident at Salem (Ind.) Speedway.

Eleanor Vogler, Rich's mother, began an annual Daytona 500 party in 1991 in honor of her son and to benefit the Rich Vogler Memorial Scholarship Fund. This year marks the first time the event will take place at the world-famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Doors to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Plaza Pavilion will open at 1:30 p.m., with the race broadcast scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. Admission is free, and an all-you-can-eat picnic lunch is available for $8.95 for adults and $4.95 for children under 12.

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