Event Description:
The Race is highlighted by a spectacular finish on the Heinz Field warning track.
Gatorade is the title sponsor of the race. Associate sponsors include Giant Eagle, Dean Dairy, Dick's Sporting Goods, KDKA-TV 2, WDVE-FM, Fox Sports Radio 970 and UPMC St. Margaret Sports Medicine.
Proceeds from the race go to the Art Rooney Scholarship Fund, which was established in memory of the late founder of the Steelers who died in August of 1988 after living most of his life on the North Side. Each year a $12,000.00 scholarship in Art Rooney’s name is presented to a graduating senior from each of the three high schools on the North Side -- Oliver, Perry and North Catholic.