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15TH ANNUAL BOCA RATON CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE WHAT: The Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance returned for its 15th year in February for a motorheaded weekend filled with flashy cars and big stars. The festivities kicked off Friday, Feb. 25 with an invitation-only VIP welcome reception and included Automotive Lifetime Achievement Award winners, Big Wheel members, celebrity guests and VIP sponsors. Comedian and “America’s Got Talent” judge Howie Mandel revved up the laughs Saturday night for the Grand Gala, where racing legend Jeff Gordon and auto industry leaders were honored. On Sunday, the exciting weekend wrapped with the Concours d’Elegance car show, featuring a field of more than 200 restored cars and motorcycles for guests to peruse and judges to consider for Best of Show. Presented by Mercedes-Benz and AutoNation, the event benefited the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County, which serves more than 12,000 at-risk youth. This year’s Concours was co-chaired by Marc Cannon, executive vice president of AutoNation, and Rita Case, co-founder of the event and president and CEO of the Rick Case Automotive Group. To date, the event has raised more than $10 million.
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WHERE: The Boca Raton
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1. Rita Case and NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon 2. Andrea Pena and Frank Pena, Ailyn Ravelo and Felix Sabates 3. Howie Mandel 4. Laurie Carini and “Chasing Classic Cars” host Wayne Carini 5. Keith and Kelly Koenig
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