Racing For Kids, the longest continuous children’s charity in motorsports, congratulates the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach for its 50th Anniversary of bringing big time auto racing to Southern California. For 26 years (1991-2016), Racing For Kids was the beneficiary of the Grand Prix’s Toyota Pro Celebrity Race bringing a variety of celebrity racers […]
Infant Miles Leitch, six weeks old, became the youngest child to ever attend a Racing For Kids® “Kids at the Track” event in the popular IndyCar charity’s 34 year history. Miles was a part of the Sheboygan Falls (WI) Boy & Girls Club group at Road America Race Friday, June 16, hosted by Racing For Kids in partnership with the track management.
The group of 24, kids, siblings with a few parents, enjoyed a day of IndyCar racing; pit and paddock tours and trackside hospitality at the world renowned race track. Accompanying baby Miles were his brother, Presley, age 10; mother, Maya, age 32; and Grandpa, Carlton Leitch, age 60.
Racing For Kids weekend began Thursday Night with the annual Elkhart Lake Welcome Party at the famous Siebken’s Resort. The event also doubles as a Racing For Kids Fundraiser organized by racing marketing specialist Laura Cooper-Arnold.
The fundraiser featured local business, personality and racing sponsors; a racing memorabilia auction; and a celebrity bartender competition. The bartender competition not only was riotous but also highly successful in raising funds for Racing For Kids. By evening’s end, more than $10,000 was raised for the racing charity’s program of IndyCar driver visits to hospitalized children and hospital playroom development.
