Racing For Kids®, the longtime INDYCAR mainstay charity, will add a Canadian footprint this season in partnership with veteran driver Peter Hanson’s Ryspec backed entry in the Emzone Radical Cup Canada Championship. The eight race series’ first race weekend is May 19-21 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. The schedule also includes participating in the popular […]
Racing For Kids® Canadian Racing Footprint in 2023
NTT IndyCar® Series drivers Rinus Veekay and Conor Daly to visit Children’s Hospital of Michigan
What: NTT IndyCar Series drivers Rinus Veekay and Conor Daly will visit young patients at Children’s Hospital of Michigan Detroit on Thursday, June 1 at 10 a.m. Veekay will drive the #21 Chevrolet and Daly will drive the #20 Chevrolet in the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear over the weekend. Both racers drive […]
Rahal to replace Wilson at DRR for Indianapolis 500
Our heartfelt condolences to longtime Racing For Kids driver Stefan Wilson, whose crash Monday took him out of this weekend’s Indianapolis 500. Stefan had a solid qualifying run and was highly competitive all week. Our prayers are with him to make a complete recovery. We’re disappointed not to see Stefan in the cockpit this weekend, […]
Racing For Kids® Kicks Off its 34th Season with Exciting Events in St. Petersburg, Florida
With three years of pandemic restrictions in the rearview mirror, Racing For Kids was back on track with two special in-person events as part of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Pete – the season opening race of the 2023 NTT INDYCAR Series. First off, Racing For Kids brought AJ Foyt Racing’s Santino Ferrucci to […]
RACING FOR KIDS TO THE HILL AND PRESENTING EVENT SPONSOR, THE CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION, ANNOUNCE THE DISTRIBUTION OF $230,000 TO LOCAL PEDIATRIC AND TEEN CARE PROGRAMS
Grosse Pointe, Michigan — The 16th annual Racing For Kids to The Hill event on August 31, 2022 revved up the crowds on Kercheval to deliver a phenomenal fund raising success. “We are distributing $230,000 in support of child healthcare in the community,” said Tom Buhl, who along with Ed Russell Co-Chair of the Hill […]
Racing For Kids Plays Santa with Special Christmas Visit
DETROIT, December 16, 2022 – Racing For Kids® kicked off the holiday season with a special visit to hospitalized children at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit. The visit was a Christmas gift “drop off” to help brighten a hospital stay for many metro Detroit children. For the visit, some of Santa’s best elves (Racing […]
2022 Racing For Kids To The Hill Delivers Fun and Raises Funds at 16th Annual End of Summer Celebration
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR: Last Wednesday, August 31, the annual Racing For Kids To The Hill event took place in Grosse Pointe Farms. The weather was perfect for the afternoon street fair, which continued into the evening for our VIP fundraiser. Most importantly, the support from Children’s Foundation, our presenting sponsor, and sponsors of […]
Video- INDYCAR racer Kyle Kirkwood visits Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Kyle Kirkwood joined the Racing For Kids team at Children’s Hospital of Michigan before the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. Check it out here.
Racing For Kids Kicks Off 2022 Season at Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Great way to start the Racing For Kids 33rd season of helping sick kids get better faster through motorsports !! Lots of happy faces from kids and parents at the “Kids at the Track Day” event hosted by Racing For Kids and the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg! Out-patients from All Kids Hospital had a fun filled […]
