Carl Long to run the Nextel Open with Jaret's Angels: Carl Long will once again let Jaret's Angels come along for the ride on his #46 Dodge NASCAR NEXTEL Open entry, in hopes of raising awareness for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Jaret's Angels is a family support team founded by Charlotte residents Erik and Sandy Arneson, whose son Jaret was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of two. Since forming Jaret's Angels, the group has raised more than $40,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in hopes of finding a cure for the life-threatening disease. "We just hope it does something for Jaret and some of the other families dealing with diabetes," Long said. "And we hope to be able to build on this relationship and this effort as the team continues to grow." Long also carried Jaret's Angels and JDRF logos on his Cup and Busch Series entries in 2002. "When Carl was nice enough to do this a few years ago, we were stunned by the response we got from across the country from others working to raise money for a cure," said Arneson, the director of public relations for SPEED Channel and a JDRF Charlotte board member . "This was never meant to be a fundraising effort, simply an awareness opportunity, but it has turned into both. We are extremely grateful to Carl and his team. It feels wonderful to look my son in the eye and tell him how many people are trying to help him get better." JDRF, the world's leading nonprofit, nongovernmental funder of diabetes research, was founded in 1970 by the parents of children with diabetes -- a disease which strikes children suddenly, makes them insulin dependent for life and carries the constant threat of devastating complications. Since inception, JDRF has provided more than $680 million to diabetes research worldwide. For more information, www.jdrf.org or call 800/533-CURE.(5-18-2004)

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