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The latest online charity fundraiser for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) is live now and open for bidding on BringATrailer.com. This truly priceless charity auction offers its winner and one guest a unique behind-the-scenes experience: sitting down for lunch with In-N-Out Burger President Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson. 

The one-on-one lunch will take place in her office at the California headquarters of In-N-Out Burger in Baldwin Park and will be followed by a tour of the facilities and participation in a training course at In-N-Out Burger University. 

The winning bid for this no-reserve auction, including the BaT buyer’s fee, will be donated to the Motorsports Museum & Hall of Fame of America Foundation Inc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

The Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson In-N-Out experience auction is available exclusively on automotive auction industry leader Bring a Trailer (BaT) from now through next Monday. Click on https://bringatrailer.com to register on BaT and bid directly on this rare and exclusive opportunity.

Snyder-Ellingson’s grandparents, Harry and Esther Snyder, founded In-N-Out Burger in 1948, and she began her career with the company at age 17 as a store associate before working in other departments. Snyder-Ellingson became president and owner of the company in 2010 and has since founded several philanthropic organizations, including the Slave 2 Nothing Foundation, as well as joined the company band and authored The Ins-N-Outs of In-N-Out Burger: The Inside Story of California’s First Drive-Through and How it Became a Beloved Cultural Icon. In this role, she has led the company through successful growth with the number of In-N-Out locations nearly doubling, from fewer than 250 stores to over 400 in eight states.

With strong ties to California’s car culture, having been the first drive-thru in the state, In-N-Out Burger invested in the development of Irwindale Drag Strip in the mid-1960s and sold burgers and fries in the concession stands during race events. Lynsi attended track events with her father and has been a longtime competitor in the NHRA, where she currently campaigns a 1969 Chevy-Hemi-powered Chevelle in the Top Sportsman class. She showcased her father’s 1941 Willys Hot Rod on an episode of Jay Leno’s Garage in 2015, and more recently, In-N-Out Burger was named the title sponsor of both the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip and the In-N-Out NHRA Finals in 2023. Lynsi has been named a 2024 recipient of the Bob Russo Heritage Award from the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America for her efforts to preserve the future of drag racing in the United States.

The In-N-Out experience follows a one-on-one lunch and GM Global Tech Center tour with GM President Mark Reuss early this year, a Team Penske VIP Tour of its North Carolina headquarters auctioned this summer and most recently a dual Skip Barber Racing School and 2025 MSHFA induction ceremony experience as the first three major auction fundraising initiatives the MSHFA has introduced with the kind support of top leadership, organizations and corporations in the motorsports and automotive industries.

"Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson has already done more to preserve the heritage and history of American motorsports than most people and organizations do in a lifetime," said MSHFA President George Levy. “She is equally as driven and dedicated to supporting charitable and philanthropic causes, and we are deeply moved and honored that her gracious support of our latest online fundraising initiative embraces two of her primary passions. She and In-N-Out join a growing and influential list of fellow MSHFA supporters such as Mark Reuss, Team Penske and the Skip Barber Racing School, and we also are delighted to extend once again our gratitude to Bring a Trailer for their constant support of our critical fundraising efforts. All of these great people and organizations share our mission and dedication of preserving the great legacy of American motorsports for generations to come, and we truly couldn't do it without all of their selfless support."

The auction winner and a guest will sit down for a one-on-one lunch with Snyder-Ellingson at the In-N-Out headquarters. Following lunch, the winning bidder and their guest will also tour the headquarters and participate in a training course at the In-N-Out University led by the resident historian.

The package does not include lodging or transportation to or from Baldwin Park, California. The winning bidder is responsible for selecting a date in 2025 for the experience, which is subject to the host’s availability.

For more information or to purchase tickets for the 2025 MSHFA 37th Induction Ceremony presented by Toyota Racing, visit the MSHFA at www.mshf.com or contact Levy at (248) 895-1704 or glevy@mshf.com. 

Click on https://bringatrailer.com for more information and to register on BaT and bid directly on the In-N-Out experience auction.