Cheryl McCarthy (left), superintendent of Joliet Township High School, talks with Scott Paddock (right), president of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway, before the start of a R.A.C.E. (Racing Advocates for Community Enrichment) charity announcement in the Little Theater at Joliet Central High School Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 201 E. Jefferson St. in Joliet. Joliet Township High School, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway are teaming up to support charities in the Chicago area. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Joliet Mayor Thomas Giarrante (left), Cheryl McCarthy (right), superintendent of Joliet Township High School, and Scott Paddock (center), president of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway, sit following the R.A.C.E. (Racing Advocates for Community Enrichment) charity announcement in the Little Theater at Joliet Central High School Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 201 E. Jefferson St. in Joliet. Joliet Township High School, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway are teaming up to support charities in the Chicago area. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Scott Paddock, president of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway, talks to the crowd during the R.A.C.E. (Racing Advocates for Community Enrichment) charity announcement in the Little Theater at Joliet Central High School Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 201 E. Jefferson St. in Joliet. Joliet Township High School, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway are teaming up to support charities in the Chicago area. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Scott Paddock, president of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway, addresses a crowd during the R.A.C.E. (Racing Advocates for Community Enrichment) charity announcement in the Little Theater at Joliet Central High School Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 201 E. Jefferson St. in Joliet. Joliet Township High School, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway are teaming up to support charities in the Chicago area. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Cheryl McCarthy, superintendent of Joliet Township High School, talks to the crowd during the R.A.C.E. (Racing Advocates for Community Enrichment) charity announcement in the Little Theater at Joliet Central High School Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 201 E. Jefferson St. in Joliet. Joliet Township High School, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway are teaming up to support charities in the Chicago area. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Scott Paddock (top right), president of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway, addresses the crowd during the R.A.C.E. (Racing Advocates for Community Enrichment) charity announcement in the Little Theater at Joliet Central High School Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 201 E. Jefferson St. in Joliet. Joliet Township High School, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway are teaming up to support charities in the Chicago area. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Joliet Mayor Thomas Giarrante (right), addresses students about distracted driving as Cheryl McCarthy (center), superintendent of Joliet Township High School, and Scott Paddock (left), president of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway, listen following a R.A.C.E. (Racing Advocates for Community Enrichment) charity announcement in the Little Theater at Joliet Central High School Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 201 E. Jefferson St. in Joliet. Joliet Township High School, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway are teaming up to support charities in the Chicago area. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Marianne Hankins, teen program coordinator for the Illinois Department of Transportation, talks to students about the dangers of distracted driving following a R.A.C.E. (Racing Advocates for Community Enrichment) charity announcement in the Little Theater at Joliet Central High School Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 201 E. Jefferson St. in Joliet. Joliet Township High School, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway are teaming up to support charities in the Chicago area. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Students sign a pledge to buckle up and put away distractions while driving following a distracted driving presentation and a R.A.C.E. (Racing Advocates for Community Enrichment) charity announcement in the Little Theater at Joliet Central High School Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 201 E. Jefferson St. in Joliet. Joliet Township High School, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway are teaming up to support charities in the Chicago area. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media