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Cadets from the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program hold a Dale Earnhardt Jr. autographed trunk lid from the No. 88 National Guard Sprint Cup Car during the 2008 ChalleNGe Champions Gala Feb. 26 at the JW Marriott ballroom in Washington. Earnhardt donated the item and an auto racing jacket, which raised more than $25,000 for the Guard's Youth ChalleNGe program. Hendrick Motorsports auto racing team owner Rick Hendrick matched the auctioned lid with a $20,000 donation. Youth ChalleNGe has helped more than 77,000 troubled teenagers earn their GEDs, learn life skills, return to school, enroll in college or join the military. More than 1,000 program supporters attended the event.
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Washington, D.C. - Cadets from the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program hold a Dale Earnhardt Jr. autographed trunk lid from the No. 88 National Guard Sprint Cup Car during the 2008 ChalleNGe Champions Gala Feb. 26 at the JW Marriott ballroom in Washington. Earnhardt donated the item and an auto racing jacket, which raised more than $25,000 for the Guard's Youth ChalleNGe program. Hendrick Motorsports auto racing team owner Rick Hendrick matched the auctioned lid with a $20,000 donation. Youth ChalleNGe has helped more than 77,000 troubled teenagers earn their GEDs, learn life skills, return to school, enroll in college or join the military. More than 1,000 program supporters attended the event.


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