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Racing For Kids News Archive

Here's a list of archived news stories for this year.


Racing For Kids Benefits


From INdycar.com Racing For Kids will receive $500 courtesy of Ilmor Racing Engines as the designated charity of Joel Miller, who won the Karter...

Ilmor Racing Engines Donate $1,000 to Pole Winner's Charity of Choice Through PRI All-Stars Karting Classic


by Mike Maurini ORLANDO, Fla. -- Ilmor Racing Engines in conjunction with the Snap-onStars of Karting Performance Racing Industry All-Stars Karting...

Royal Children's Hospital Welcomes Racing For Kids' Driver Townsend Bell


The IndyCar Series wrapped up its season at the end of October with a visit to Surfers Paradise, Australia.  As with every stop on the circuit,...

Recovery Therapy


From Indycar.com Vibrant paper "Beauty and the Beast" characters dot the first-floor patient doors at Children's Hospital in Richmond, Va., where...

TyRex’s “Great Pumpkin” Internet Carving & Decorating 2008 Contest


Welcome to the sixth annual TyRex Technology Family “Great Pumpkin” Carving and Decorating Contest.   First, I would like to thank all those...

STAR MAZDA VISITS STANFORD HOSPITAL; JOEL MILLER TAKES SEASON'S RFK PRIZE


LAGUNA SECA, CA.___Star Mazda race drivers completed their third season of teaming with Racing for Kids by visiting more than 100 sick...

RACING FOR KIDS & STAR MAZDA TEAM TO BRIGHTEN THE DAY FOR PATIENTS AT CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA SCOTTISH RITE


ATLANTA, GA.—Five race drivers from the Star Mazda Series joined Racing for Kids in early October to visit sick kids at Children’s Healthcare of...

Racing For Kids® and The Hill Association Sponsors a Second Annual Grand Prix Celebration on Wednesday, August 27 in Grosse Pointe Farms


Merchants and businesses locate on The Hill, a popular retail district in Grosse Pointe Farms, are again sponsoring a special celebration - Racing...

BUDDY RICE MAKES RFK VISIT TO CINCY


Racing For Kids Driver Buddy Rice brightened the day for 75 patients of Cincinnati Children's Hospital and their siblings Thursday, August 7. Rice,...

STAR MAZDA/ RACING FOR KIDS DRIVERS FINISH IN TOP THREE AT PORTLAND EVENT; SIX DRIVERS VISIT 50 SICK KIDS AT DOERNBECHER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL


Rice, Beatriz Big Stars at High Hopes


IndyCar Series Racer Buddy Rice and Indy Lights Series Racer Ana Beatriz visited with 75 patients and their siblings at Nashville's High Hopes...

Beatriz becomes first female winner in Firestone Indy Lights


From IndyCar.com  LEBANON, Tenn. - First Danica Patrick. Now Ana Beatriz in 2008. Beatriz became the first female winner of a Firestone Indy...

IndyCar Drivers Bruno Junqueira and Mario Moraes to visit Golisano Children’s Hospital


Racing For Kids Sponsors Third Visit to Hospitalized Youngsters     Racing For Kids will make its third visit to Golisano Children’s...

FOUR INDY 500 FUNDRAISERS KEPT RACING FOR KIDS BUSY IN MAY


As the beneficiary of four Indianapolis fundraising events, Racing For Kids had a very busy Indy 500 Race Week,. Tuesday (May 20) featured the...

Racing For Kids Driver Finishes Second at Salt Lake City Grand Prix


Charles Hall, left, a Star Mazda race driver, receives a check for $500 from Ron Hingst, Racing for Kids public relations director, for his second...

STAR MAZDA, RACING FOR KIDS KICK OFF 2008 SEASON


STAR MAZDA, RACING FOR KIDS KICK OFF 2008 SEASON BY VISITING SICK KIDS AT PRIMARY CHILDREN’S IN SALT LAKE CITY; CHARLES HALL TAKES RFK INCENTIVE...

Funny Car Champion Tony Pedregon Signs Autographs to Benefit Racing For Kids


Two-time NHRA POWERade Series Funny Car World Champion Tony Pedregon will be making a personal appearance June 2nd at Wal-Mart’s headquarters in...

TranSystems Second Annual FunDrive Raises Funds for RFK


TranSystems, a transportation consulting company headquartered in Kansas City with branch offices across the country, held its second annual FunDrive...

Clabber Girl Partners with Racing For Kids® to sponsor “Cookies for Kids” – an Indy 500 Fundraising Project


Indianapolis – May 10, 2008 – Clabber Girl, the nation’s leading manufacturer of baking powder, and Racing For Kids, a national charity which draws...

LITTLE HOLDS OFF SKINNER TO WIN PRO/CELEBRITY RACE


From gplb.com It was a finish worthy of the Good 'Ol Boys! Celebrity driver Jamie Little, a NASCAR pit reporter, held off pro driver Mike Skinner,...

Beccy Gordon Hits The Pavement In Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race


From Paddocktalk.com Off-road racer Beccy Gordon’s certainly no stranger to being quick on the gas and hard on the brake as she tries to out-race...

Buddy Rice Welcomes Daughter, Team Arrives in Japan


MOTEGI, Japan -- After a quick turn-around from the street circuit at St. Petersburg, Fla., followed by a 13-hour flight from Chicago O'Hare, Dreyer...

This Weekend Nascar’s Mike Skinner and IRL’s Roger Yasukawa Visit Sick Children on Both Sides of the Pacific


Skinner Races For A Good Cause at Long Beach From PaddockTalk.com   NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series veteran and former series champion Mike...

RFK, ANDRETTI GREEN RACING WORK TO BENEFIT ST. PETE'S ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL


Racing For Kids partnering with Andretti Green Racing in support of St. Petersburg's (FL)  All Children's Hospital had an active...

IT'S "THE FAST & THE FAMOUS" IN 2008 TOYOTA PRO/CELEBRITY RACE


By Toyota Motorsports   John Salley, Drew Lachey, Raymond Cruz, Wilmer Valderrama and Eric Dickerson Among the Stars Set to Get Behind the...

BUDDY RICE VISITS MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL


Racing For Kids Driver Buddy Rice visited with 75 youngsters today (Thursday, March 27) at Miami Children's Hospital. The 2004 Indy 500 Winner...

Racing For Kids and Andretti Green Racing Team Up for “Kids at the Track Day” in St. Petersburg


Young patients from All Children’s Hospital along with their families will be guests of Racing For Kids and Andretti Green Racing at the Honda Grand...

Wilmer Valderrama & Drew Lachey Sign For Big Race


From People.com Wilmer Valderrama and Drew Lachey are among the celeb names set to strap into race-ready Scion tCs for April 19's Toyota...

Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at Long Beach Benefits Racing For Kids for 17th Year


The streets of Long Beach California will soon be alive with the sounds of racing for the 34th straight year. Racing For Kids is proud to...

Hill Association Sets August 27, 2008 for Second Annual Racing For Kids to the Hill


Plans are underway for a repeat of last year’s successful event – Racing For Kids to the Hill, to be held in conjunction with the 2008 Belle Isle...

RACING FOR KIDS DONATES $200K TO CHILD HEALTHCARE IN 2007 AND VISITS 2,500 SICK KIDS AT 25 HOSPITALS


GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI. – Racing For Kids, a national charity, which uses motorsports to focus public attention and funding on the healthcare needs...