You sure can!  Your check just needs to arrive at P.O. Box 620669, Charlotte, NC, 28262 no later than the last day of the program – Wednesday, October 28, 2026.  And you need to include a note with your (1) full legal name, (2) date of birth, (3) mailing address, (4) email address, and (5) phone number.

We’ve all had something seem to disappear into the “online abyss,” haven’t we? First, check your SPAM and/or JUNK folders. You’re looking for an email from Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation with an address of [email protected]. If you don’t see it, reach out to Sabrina at 704-352-4044 or [email protected], and she’ll be happy to help you.

It sure feels like your entry donation should qualify as a write-off since it helps fund childhood cancer research, doesn’t it? However, the IRS has very strict rules regarding what they call “games of chance.” Because a raffle ticket buys you a statistical opportunity to win a valuable prize, the IRS views it as an even exchange of value – a purchase rather than an unconditional gift. Even if your ticket isn’t drawn, the purchase of that “chance” remains the same in their eyes. If you would ever prefer a full tax deduction, we always accept direct, unconditional donations here.

For every dollar you give, 74 cents goes directly to work helping kids with cancer. This includes funding innovations that improve quality of life, treatment programs that increase survivorship, and medical research dedicated to finding a cure in your community and communities across the country.  The remaining 26 cents covers the fundraising and operations that make raising the next dollar possible.  We can’t thank you enough for being part of this important work!

The winner will be announced on or around Wednesday, December 9, 2026. We’ll announce the winner via email (which you won’t receive if you unsubscribe before December 9, 2026), text, and on JGCF’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. If you haven’t seen or heard anything by December 10, 2026 you can call Sabrina at 704-352-4044 or email [email protected]

Every entry we receive is assigned a number, from 1 through the total number of entries, in the order they are received.  On the date of the drawing, JGCF’s independent auditors use a random number generator to pick a single number from that range, and whoever has the entry that was assigned that number wins. No favorites, no shortcuts, just one number out of the whole pool. Every entry has the same shot – and every entry helps kids with cancer, win or not.

Nope – no need to be anywhere in particular.  If your number is drawn, we’ll reach out by phone first, then by email, and finally by certified mail if we haven’t connected.  Ensuring your contact information is correct on your entry is the one thing that helps us reach you fast.

Good news: we’ve got the federal taxes covered.  Any state or local taxes are yours to handle, and those vary depending on where you live — so it’s worth a quick conversation with a tax professional once you’re holding the keys.

This is hands-down one of our favorite parts of the job! We fly the winner and a guest to Charlotte, put you up in a hotel, and give you the VIP treatment – including a behind-the-scenes tour of Hendrick Motorsports.  Then Jeff hands over the keys himself, and if you’re lucky, takes you for a spin.  From there, it’s your call: some winners drive the Corvette home, others hire a transporter to have it delivered to their driveway.