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Many people who attend the Barrett-Jackson auctions are no strangers to spending money on dream cars, with many adding to their dream car collection. Builds of all kinds cross the block and it’s a hot auction to watch.

This last Barrett-Jackson auction took place just recently and many unique and special cars crossed through, one being the old school Batmobile that fetched an insane $4.2 million dollars. Like at any of the Barrett-Jackson auctions, there was no shortage of Ford Mustangs ready to take on the spotlight, from an old-school Boss 429 Mustang to the brand new wide-body Shelby GT500 tribute car honoring the late Carroll Shelby.

One of those special Mustangs happened to be one-of-a-kind 2012 GT NASCAR Race car built by the man himself, Rusty Wallace, a Hall of Fame NASCAR driver.

Under the hood sits a Roush Yates Racing engine, a 5.8L V8 capable of 800 horsepower and 525 ft-lb of torque. It took about 215 sweaty man hours to get the project completed. This race car, Lot #3003, was sold for a crazy $200,000 on the auction block.

The impressive amount of money brought in at Barrett-Jackson on the blue Mustang is benefiting the NASCAR Foundation and it’s going to help a lot of kiddos. What’s the NASCAR Foundation, you ask? They support the NASCAR family and serve communities, raise funds, and recruit volunteers to help with nonprofit charities as well as good causes around America. Their direction is pointed toward putting things in place for children living life, to learn, and to play.

The Foundation has given over $13 million dollars to support charities and give medical treatment for more than 24,000 kids annually at Speediatrics. This same foundation helped fulfill the NASCAR dreams for over 700 people and helped send 1,200 kids Victory Junction camp. Not only that, but 12,000 fans decided to join the team and volunteer their time and provide education for school children and encouraged them in science and engineering programs provided.

Source: [About.com]