ATLANTIC CITY, NJ.– Racing for Kids, the Michigan based nonprofit that visits kids at Children’s Hospitals and other children-centric organizations around the United States, joined forces again with drivers from the Red Bull Global Rallycross Series (GRC), who were in Atlantic City for a race. Team Subaru Drivers Bucky Lasek and Sverre Isachsen and Alex Keys […]
RFK Atlantic City Visit With Red Bull RallyCross Drivers
Red Bull Rallycross drivers Foust and Martell share racing knowledge at HSC Pediatric Center
Two of the most popular drivers from the Red Bull Global Rallycross series gave children at the HSC Pediatric Center, a reason to brave the heat Thursday. Tanner Foust and Connor Martell showed off the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross show car and met with several dozen children throughout the morning. The two racers signed Racing for […]
IndyCar Racer Jack Hawksworth Visits Young Fans at Akron Children’s Medical Center
Jack Hawksworth, who pilots car #41 for AJ Foyt racing, visited dozens of young inpatients and outpatients at Akron Children’s Medical Center Thursday, July 28. Akron Children’s has been a consistent stop for Racing For Kids and is one of the best children’s hospitals in the country. Today’s visit rounds out nearly two decades of visits […]
Mazda Road To Indy Racers Delight Dozens Of Kids In Toronto Rehab Hospital
Racing For Kids featured The Mazda Road To Indy development series as it took a trio of racers from that program to entertain youngsters at Toronto’s Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. It was Racing for Kids first stop at the highly regarded medical facility. Youngsters in wheelchairs and walkers were lined up in the Holland […]
Veach Saves The Day For Kids At Blank Children’s Hospital
Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa has been a favorite stop for Racing For Kids® ever since The Verizon INDYCAR Series began racing at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, IA. But this year’s visit was in serious jeopardy when a combination of changing plane schedules and sponsor obligations made it difficult for racers to […]
RACING FOR KIDS, RED BULL GLOBAL RALLYCROSS DRIVERS MAKE SPECIAL VISIT TO BRIGADE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, HUBERT, NC
Racing for Kids, which has spent more than two decades of visiting sick kids at Children’s Hospitals around the world, joined forces with six drivers from the exciting Red Bull Global Rallycross Series, to cheer up kids and improve their social health at the Brigade Boys & Girls Club, Hubert, NC just outside the Camp […]
Four Red Bull Global Rallycross Drivers Delight Youngsters At Phoenix Children’s
Red Bull Global Rallycross and Racing For Kids kicked off the first season of their partnership Thursday with a 90 minute pit stop at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. A quartet of racers visited patients throughout the popular Phoenix medical facility: in playrooms and the cavernous rec room, outside at the AF Racing Show Car display and […]
Verizon INDYCAR® Series Driver Stefan Wilson Makes Pit Stop to Visit Pediatric Patients at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent
Racing For Kids® sponsors Indianapolis appearance by popular Indy driver WHAT: Verizon INDYCAR Series Driver Stefan Wilson will make a pit stop to visit with pediatric patients and clinicians at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent, leading up to the Indianapolis 500. Stefan will drive the No. 25 Driven2SaveLines-KVRT Chevrolet/Dallara/Firestone entry in the 100th […]
Final Curtain Set For Successful Long Beach Pro Celebrity Race
In 1990 Julie Alfonso, in Toyota Motorsport Marketing and Public Relations, learned about Racing For Kids® from Mark and Kathy Weida who ran Leading Edge Motorsports, a young, upstart Southern California based motorsports team competing in the Indy Lights Series. Driving for the Weidas was Robbie Buhl, a talented young racer, fresh off a runaway […]
