Begun in 1996, Speedway Children’s Charities presented grants to child-focused organizations in the area at the Night of Smiles event on Thursday at Bristol Motor Speedway.Damon Johnson, Executive Director of LXI Youth Center, the program that received the $50,000 Jeff Byrd Grant, said the grant means a lot to them to construct a playground and basketball court for single moms and their kids in the community. The Speedway Children’s Charities Bristol Chapter over the years has distributed almost 14 million dollars around the area through events at NASCAR races, auctions and various sports tournaments.