Watch out for Petty!

The Chick-Fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride will make a stop Wednesday in Grayson, Ky., at the Pilot Travel Center.

Fans are encouraged to show up to meet and greet Petty and the other riders. Or, ride down there and join in for the trip between Grayson and Huntington or Teays Valley or Charleston.

Or just hang out along the route, smile and wave and cheer them on their way! But do so safely, please.

The ride began Sunday in Traverse City, Mich., and will end Saturday, July 19 in Savannah, Ga., a trip of 3,000 motorcycle miles.

On Wednesday, the journey will be from Lexington, Ky., to White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. They're overnighting at The Greenbrier. Tough going. The route is I-64 to Charleston then I-77 to Beckley and on to White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

Since 1994, more than 5,700 riders have helped raise more than $10 million for children’s charities. In the last four years, the main beneficiary of the ride has been the Victory Junction Gang Camp, founded by Kyle Petty and his wife Pattie, in honor of their son, Adam, who was killed on the racetrack in 2000.

Located in Randleman, N.C., the camp provides a fun, memorable, physically safe and medically sound experience for children with chronic or life-threatening illness. They are planning to expand to a second location in the midwest.

Because of sponsors and fund-raising activities such as the motorcycle ride, children can attend Victory Junction Gang camp at no charge. It costs an estimated $3,000 for one child to go to camp for a week.

For more about the camp, to donate, sign up your child or to volunteer, visit www.victoryjunction.org.

You can follow the ride at www.kylepettycharityride.com and sign up for a virtual ridealong on the various legs of the trip.