Detroit is the birthplace of Racing For Kids® and so the annual Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix is a big deal with it being a hometown race and a very busy weekend. This year was no different. Racing For Kids® (RFK) activities began Thursday on the front lawn of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan’s (CHM) Specialty […]
The Kids Reign During Racing For Kids®Very Busy Stop At The Detroit Grand Prix
Stefan Wilson Brings Smiles Aplenty to Kids at Peyton Manning St. Vincent Hospital
Doctors and caregivers alike laud Racing For Kids’ celebrity race driver hospital visits as a critical component in their patients’ recovery therapy. Stefan Wilson’s pit stop at Indy’s Peyton Manning St. Vincent Children’s Hospital today (Wednesday) was a good example of that effect. The lanky Verizon INDYCAR racer’s friendly and engaging manner was just what several […]
INDYCAR’s Aleshin Sells Racing, Speaks Russian In Racing For Kids® Stop At Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Mikhail Aleshin, personable INDYCAR racer for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, made an extended Racing For Kids® pit stop Thursday at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, to entertain an eager group of patients at the highly regarded Phoenix medical facility. The Russian native had a busy schedule as he visited patients in their rooms, engaged a lively group in […]
Indy Lights Driver Trio Highlight National Autism Awareness Week At Alabama Autism Health Center
“Our students really appreciate the attention they get from these Racing for Kids Drivers,” offered Linda Baker, Chief Operating Officer, Glenwood Autism & Behavioral Health Center, Birmingham, Alabama, where three Racing for Kids drivers from the Indy Lights Series visited Thursday. The trio of drivers, which included Shelby Blackstock, Belardi Racing Team, Dalton Kellett and […]
Ferrari Racer, Christina Nielsen, Delights The Kids At Long Beach’s Miller Hospital
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Series driver Christina Nielsen is not only a talented racer, but also a compassionate young women who spent an hour Thursday entertaining a host of patients at Long Beach’s Miller Hospital for Children & Women. The 25 year old Dane is the daughter of well-known endurance racer Lars-Eric Nielsen and drives […]
FIRESTONE BOOSTS RACING FOR KIDS WITH GENEROUS DONATION
Racing For Kids® kicked off the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series with an event-filled weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida. Activities included an exciting driver visit to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital on Thursday and a thrilling, action packed kids-at-track day on Friday—all leading up to the Grand Prix race on Sunday. Sunday’s highlight was the presentation […]
RACING FOR KIDS AND INDYCAR PUT CHILDREN IN THE DRIVER SEAT – IN FIRST VISIT OF THE 2017 RACING SEASON
Racing For Kids kicked off the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series with an exciting visit to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. The visit brought smiles and laughter to the faces of hospitalized children and was a most welcome diversion for hospital staff. On Thursday, March 9 IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay headlined a […]
Racing For Kids® Closes Out Successful Year, Eyes Bright Future
When 2017 was welcomed last night at the stroke of midnight, Racing For Kids® capped off the busiest year in its 27 year history. That is because 2016 saw Racing For Kids drivers from more racing series spend more time with more children in more hospitals than ever before. In the past year, Racing For […]
APEX LEGENDS SPONSORS 2016 CHILDREN’S BOOK HOLIDAY GIFT PROGRAM TO BENEFIT RACING FOR KIDS®
Apex Legends, publisher of The Longest Day – A Childhood Race Adventure and Josef, the Indy Car Driver, is offering an exclusive holiday gift program for Racing For Kids sponsors, partners, donors and IndyCar friends. Purchase Apex Legends children’s books for the young racing fans on your list and Racing For Kids will receive 50% […]
