Photo Gallery: Kyle Petty Charity Ride
Published 6:38 pm Thursday, May 9, 2019
NASCAR legend Richard Petty poses for a photo with Cynthia Machen during a stop at the Love's Travel Stop in Tallulah on Thursday. Petty and nearly 200 other riders pulled into the truck stop for fuel during the 25th annual Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America to raise funds for Victory Junction. This year's ride will cover 3,700 miles, from Seattle to Key Largo, Florida, and will finish on Saturday. The riders traveled from Shreveport to Pensacola, Florida on Thursday, and passed through Tallulah and Vicksburg along the way. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)
Bikers with the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America stop for fuel at the Love's Travel Stop in Tallulah, La., on Thursday. This year’s ride is the 25th edition and will cover roughly 3,700 miles from Seattle to Key Largo, Florida. It ends on Saturday. The riders went from Shreveport to Pensacola, Florida on Thursday. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)
Former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty poses for a photo during the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America at the Love's Travel Stop in Tallulah on Thursday. This year’s ride is the 25th edition and will cover roughly 3,700 miles from Seattle to Key Largo, Florida. It ends on Saturday. The riders went from Shreveport to Pensacola, Florida on Thursday. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)
A motorcyclist with the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America refuels at the Love's Travel Stop in Tallulah on Thursday. This year’s ride is the 25th edition and will cover roughly 3,700 miles from Seattle to Key Largo, Florida. It ends on Saturday. The riders went from Shreveport to Pensacola, Florida on Thursday. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)
The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America rolled through Vicksburg on Thursday, after making a fuel stop at the Love’s Travel Stop in Tallulah. More than 200 riders are traveling from Seattle to Key Largo, Florida, to raise money for Petty’s Victory Junction Camp for children with chronic and life threatening illnesses.
This is the 25th edition of the ride, and the 15th year it has benefited Victory Junction. Last year’s Ride raised more than $1 million for the camp.
Thursday’s stretch went from Shreveport to Pensacola, Florida, and passed through Tallulah, Vicksburg and much of Mississippi along the way. At the fuel stop, fans had the chance to meet former NASCAR drivers Richard and Kyle Petty, Harry Gant, David Ragan and Max Papis, and former NFL stars Herschel Walker and George Rogers.
About Courtland Wells
Courtland Wells is a staff photographer at The Vicksburg Post. He is a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism. Following graduation, he started at The Vicksburg Post in the fall of 2016. Courtland has won numerous awards through the Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors and the Mississippi Press Association. His work has also been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post as well as other national publications. Courtland is a member of the Vicksburg Young Professionals.
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