Did you know that UCP has national Celebrity Ambassadors? These are people who have committed to help UCP raise awareness about issues related to people with a spectrum of disabilities.

Over the next few months, we plan to post information about each Celebrity Ambassador. Today, we'll talk about Celebrity Ambassador Louis "Topspeed" Albornoz.

Albornoz grew up in New York City, where he discovered the joys of drag racing, driving a 1969 Chevy Nova SS street-legal drag car he built himself. He found easy success in drag racing on and off the track.

But he knew he needed a bigger challenge, so he worked a second job as an overnight garage attendant (grabbing just a couple of hours of sleep each night in a chair!), and used his earnings to enter a few formula races. He did very well, not surprisingly, and since then, he has been competing primarily in Formula Dodge.

Recently, Albornoz was invited to participate in the INDY 500, the oldest and most well-known motorsport event in the world.

Albornoz advocates for United Cerebral Palsy through endorsements on his race car and his website,  www.topspeedracer.com. He also is donating 10% of the proceeds from apparel sales on his website. To find out more about his charitable efforts, click here.