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Courtesy photo A Racing 4 Taylor banner sits outside the Richmond County Tourism Authority building in Rockingham.

ELLERBE This weekends lawnmower race in Ellerbe is one close to Rex Crouch Jr.s heart.

He started the Racing for Taylor event in the Outlaw Triple Crown series in 2011 after his daughter was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 2.

Coming from a fathers standpoint, Im a mechanic, and being a mechanic,you kinda want to fix things, he said. But being a racer, and the operations manager for the Ellerbe Lions Club lawnmower track, Crouch said he couldnt think of anything else to do to help.

Taylor, now 8, had to make multiple trips every two to three months to hospitals at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and Duke University in Durham where she would receive injections in her joints.

Crouch said as time has passed and his daughter has gotten older, she has gotten better and is in remission.

But you can see the damage its done to her joints when she plays, he added.

The event is now in its fifth year, having skipped 2012 and 2013.

Crouch said it draws lawnmower racers from all over the country, including New Hampshire, Georgia, Massachusetts and Tennessee.

They come from everywhere, he said, adding that the event averages from 75 to 135 participants.

Gates open at 8 a.m. and the racing eight categories ranging from stock lawnmowers to faster classes running 6o miles per hour begins at 5 p.m. with the feature races scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Crouch said shirts, hats and armbands will be sold, with proceeds going to fund research into juvenile arthritis.

Reach William R. Toler at 910-817-2675 and follow him on Twitter @William_r_toler.

Courtesy photo A Racing 4 Taylor banner sits outside the Richmond County Tourism Authority building in Rockingham.

http://yourdailyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_racing4taylor.jpegCourtesy photo A Racing 4 Taylor banner sits outside the Richmond County Tourism Authority building in Rockingham.

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