Bruton Smith, CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI), founded Speedway Children's Charities (SCC) in 1984 to help children in Lowe's Motor Speedway surrounding counties.

SCC has grown over the years from one chapter to a nationally recognized charity with chapters located at Speedway Motorsports facilities including Atlanta, Bristol, Kentucky, Las Vegas, Lowe’s, New Hampshire, Texas and Infineon in addition to volunteer chapters in Washington D.C. and Tampa, Fla.

Speedway Children’s Charities plays host to a wide range of events and promotions geared around race weeks at the speedways. Grant requests are accepted from qualified non-profit organizations. These requests are submitted annually to each individual chapter’s board of trustees for evaluation.  Each board’s objective is to assist as many children as possible.

Speedway Children’s Charities Texas Chapter is dedicated to serving the children of Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. Since the chapter’s inception in 1997, more than $5.7 million in funding has been distributed including a record $1 million in grants for 2008. To learn more about the Texas Chapter of SCC, including upcoming events, please visit their website at www.scctexas.org.