Lowe's teams up with Habitat for a Speedway home

Lowe's and Habitat for Humanity had some star power on their team last weekend when they raised their hammers for charity.

NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson was on-hand to help the two organizations build a new home at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

There were also nearly 100 Lowe's Heroes volunteers at the scene, as well as Johnson's pit crew.

"There's a great need for affordable housing in Las Vegas, across the country and around the world," said Colleen Finn Ridenhour, deputy director for Habitat for Humanity International. "We're grateful to have the support of Lowe's and Jimmie Johnson to help us build a home and raise awareness of the need for volunteers to help us in our mission. As we ramp up construction activity this spring, volunteers will be critical to our success in revitalizing communities and helping families obtain the dream of home ownership."

Visitors to the race track also had a chance to sign up to volunteer their time at a future Habitat build.

Johnson then did the honors of handing the family the key to their new home before heading to the track to race.

"I can't think of a better way to have kicked off race weekend than raising the walls on Friday and celebrating with the family today," Johnson said. "It's just amazing to see what happens when Lowe's and Habitat team up."

The four-bedroom home will be transferred to Henderson, Nevada, where it will be finished.

"We're proud to help Habitat Las Vegas continue its transformational work in Southern Nevada," said Larry Edens, market director for Lowe's Las Vegas stores. "We hope this extraordinary build inspires race fans to support Habitat projects in their own communities."