The Austin Hatcher Foundation to travel to Florida for Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 14, 2022) – The Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer heads to the famous Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts for the second round of WeatherTech Championship Series at Sebring International Speedway.
The 12- Hour event is set to begin at 10:00 A.M. ET on March 19, 2022 and is available to stream on USA at 3:30 P.M. ET.
“Sebring is one of the most iconic tracks of all time,” said foundation President + CEO Amy Jo Osborn. “We look forward every year to come down to the warm weather, the smell of orange groves, the greatest race fans, and some of the best racing anyone has ever watched.”
The foundation will have a silent auction in the official IMSA merchandise tent opening at 12 p.m. on Wednesday and closing at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Fans can bid online for a chance to win one-of-a-kind race memorabilia, motorsports art, raced-user gear, car parts, and more. Winners of items can pick them at the tent from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, March 18, 2022, renowned Motion Artist Bill Patterson will start a live painting in the Sebring Celebrity Cruises Lounge at 11:00 a.m. The one-of-a-kind painting will sell during a live auction beginning at 1:00 p.m. Patterson will begin another live piece at 2:00 p.m. in the Porshceplatz to be auctioned at 4:45 p.m.
Race fans come join the foundation for a Fan Auction with Action Express on Friday beginning at 11:45 p.m. This will begin immediately after the Action Express autograph session at the Action Express Transporter.
Motorsports Artist Roger Warrick will also be creating a one-of-a-kind, live painting in the Corvette corral starting at 12:30 p.m. This piece will be auctioned at 2:45 p.m.
On Saturday, March 19, 2022, fans are encouraged to stop by the official IMSA merchandise tent to browse silent auction items and witness a live painting by Bill Patterson throughout the afternoon.
Any fans who are unable to attend Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring are still encouraged to join the fun and support the foundation by tuning into the event on Peacock or IMSA TV and bidding online anywhere to win a silent auction item. Any items won by buyers who are not at the event will be shipped at the buyer’s expense. To view auction items and bid, visit https://one.bidpal.net/sebring2022/welcome.
All money raised throughout the weekend goes directly to supporting the Austin Hatcher Foundation mission of erasing the effects of childhood cancer one family at a time. To learn more, visit www.hatcherfoundation.org.
