Complex sentence: The National Guard agreed to be the title sponsor for the 2006 Great Race beginning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 24 and finishing in San Rafael, California on July 8,2006.
Split into simpler sentences: The National Guard has recently agreed to be the title sponsor for the 2006 Great Race which will take place beginning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 24. It will finish in San Rafael, California on July 8,2006.