Sun, 27 Aug 2017, 18:30 PM It's for Riley Kids

Courtesy of Don Schumacher Racing Auction on-line now for chance to sit in 'Swamp Fox' Top Fueler during Open House

BROWNSBURG, Ind. -- Cacklefest to help Riley Hospital for Children The 12th annual Don Schumacher Racing Open House presented by Pennzoil to benefit Riley Hospital for Children won't open its doors until Friday (Sept. 1) morning, but you can get an early jump helping Riley Kids.

And have the thrill of a lifetime doing it.

A unique aspect of this year's Open House from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. before the NHRA U.S. Nationals opens with the first session of nitro qualifying at nearby Lucas Oil Raceway will be a unique opportunity for to "fire-up" a piece of NHRA drag racing history.

You can go to DSR's ebay.com click here page until 10:15 a.m. (EDT) on Wednesday (Aug. 30) for the opportunity to be part of the Open House's Cacklefest by sitting in the 1967 AA/FD "Swamp Fox" Top Fuel dragster when it fires up its 2,500-horsepower vintage Chrysler Hemi with 90 percent nitromethane pulsating through its fuel lines.

And right there with you will be its former driver and legendary Midwest racer Harold Brewer (left), now a Don Schumacher Racing fabricator.

DSR fabricator Harold Brewer who drove the 'Swamp Fox.'

The Swamp Fox won the 1968 World Series of Drag Racing at Cordova, Ill., and posted a top speed of 219 mph at Dragway 42 in West Salem, Ohio, the same year.

The car was built by John Buttera at R&B Chassis in Kenosha, Wisc., and completely restored in 2002-03.

(Go to Cacklefest.com for Swamp Fox history.)

The DSR Open House presented by Pennzoil attracted more than 4,000 fans last year to DSR's 145,000-square-foot facility (1681 E. Northfield Drive in Brownsburg, Ind.) and raised a record $65,000 that pushed DSR's total contributions to the Riley Hospital for Children to over $500,000.

Open House activities include:
* A meet and greet with DSR's seven winning drivers (Tony Schumacher, Antron Brown, Leah Pritchett, Ron Capps, Matt Hagan, Jack Beckman and Tommy Johnson Jr.) along with hall-of-fame owner Don Schumacher;
* Expansive silent auction courtesy of DSR with racing memorabilia, products and services donated by friends and sponsors;
* Behind-the-scenes access to the DSR drag racing facility including tours of its fabrication and machine shops;
* One of the largest indoor car and bike shows in Indiana featuring 200 of the Midwest's best custom and muscle cars, and motorcycles;
* Papa John's Pizza will be selling pizza with all proceeds going to Riley Kids; Food trucks also will be on site with a portion of sales going to Riley;
* And return Open House performance by the Gordon Pipers bagpipe and drum marching band that features Scottish/Celtic culture and music.