Toyota driver Mike Skinner and wife Angie will host the fifth-annual Toyota Skinner Round-Up next week. The two-day event kicks off to the public with the ‘Hoe Down Bash’ on March 16, 2011 (7:00-11:00m/et) in the Fanzone at Daytona International Speedway. Nashville recording artist Stacy Mitchhart headlines the Hoe Down Bash on Wed., March 16 with a live concert, along with musical guests Edwin McCain and American Idol finalist Bo Bice, sponsored by Brighthouse Networks. SPEED TV reporter Ray Dunlap will serve as emcee. Skinner will be joined at the two-day event by three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon, as well as fellow NASCAR drivers Ron Hornaday Jr., Scott Speed and Steve Park. Former NASCAR driver and current U.S. Olympic bobsled builder Geoff Bodine, dare devil Robbie Knievel, country music comedian Cledus T Judd and NASCAR Sirius Speedway host Dave Moody are other celebrities who will honor former NASCAR executive Jim Hunter this year. Over the past four years, the Skinner Round-Up has raised more than $500,000 for various Volusia County charities, including the Council on Aging, Concerned Citizens for Animal Welfare, Greyhound Pets of America, Halifax Foundation and Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.[For links to updated information see the Jayski Charities Page.](3-11-2011)
