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Video: Local Hero Meets Racing Star Jeff Gordon
Racing star Jeff Gordon has taken notice of the efforts by local boy to raise money for the families of children battling cancer.
Tina Tyrell said her son, Timmy "was absolutely blown away" that Jeff Gordon saw him on TV last week and wanted to help, too.
Gordon invited 'Mini' Timmy to Martinsville, Va. Saturday to meet him after seeing the
In fact, Gordon was so moved by through his foundation 'Burning Rubber to Help Another' that the racing star matched the $7,000 Mini's Mission has raised so far.
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"Way to go Timmy....keep up the good work," Gordon's Children's Charity Foundations posted.
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams was there to tape the meeting between the two racers.
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