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Racing For Kids News Archive

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


Racing Star Brightens Day at Children's Hospital in Cincinnati


 Helio and RFK in...

Helio Visits Sick Kids At Cincy Children’s Hospital


IZOD IndyCar star Helio Castroneves took time out of a busy schedule today (Thursday, Sept. 2) to visit with young patients at Cincinnati Children’s...

WILSON SPORTING GOODS NEW RACING FOR KIDS® PARTNER


Wilson Sporting Good Company presented a $1000 check to Racing For Kids® Saturday, August 28 prior to the IZOD IndyCar Peak 300 Race at Chicagoland...

Grosse Pointe Farms Hill Association Gears Up for Racing For Kids to the Hill 2010


In what has become the true last blast of summer, plans and preparations are underway for the fourth annual Racing For Kids to the Hill event, to be...

WILSON SPORTING GOODS NEW RACING FOR KIDS® PARTNER


Wilson Sporting Good Company presented a $1000 check to Racing For Kids® Saturday, August 28 prior to the IZOD IndyCar Peak 300 Race at Chicagoland...

Andretti Autosport Racing Superstar Danica Patrick to Visit Patients at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago


The Izod IndyCar Series veteran will brighten the day for the young patients at Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital this Thursday. Upon arrival in...

Laughter Abounds As Justin Wilson Visits Kids At Santa Rosa Hospital


It was a carnival like atmosphere with a healthy dose of laughter that greeted Racing For Kids® racer Justin Wilson at Santa Rosa (CA) Memorial...

Hildebrand Delights Kids at Akron Children’s Hospital


IZOD IndyCar Rookie J. R. Hildebrand had a busy morning Thursday, August 5 visiting 100 hospitalized children at AKRON Children’s Hospital....

IndyCar Series Leader Will Power Visits Kids At Stollery Children’s


IZOD IndyCar Series points leader Will Power visited with 80 young patients at Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital Thursday, July 22, 2010 as...

Racing For Kids® and IndyCar® Series driver Will Power and Canadian driver, James Hinchcliffe to visit young patients at Stollery Children’s Hospital on Thursday, July 22, 2010


What:  Racing For Kids representative, Will Power, who will drive the # 12 Team Penske car  in the Honda Indy Edmonton at City Centre...

Racing For Kids' Justin Wilson Takes Toronto Pole With Record Lap Time


Toronto, ON- IZOD IndyCar Series star Justin Wilson dominated the Firestone Fast Six qualifyng on Saturday with a blistering course record lap time...

Lights Racer Philip Major Delights "Sick Kids" At Toronto Hospital Visit


Firestone Indy Lights racer, Philip Major, visited with more than 75 young patients during a Racing For Kids visit to Toronto's Hospital for...

Rising Star and Racing For Kids Representative Anders Krohn Moves Up to Firestone Indy Lights Series


Anders “The Viking” Krohn who finished second and third respectively in the sixth and seventh rounds of the Star Mazda Championship last weekend will...

A Racing For Kids First: Indy Racer Brothers to Visit Sick Children at Blank Children’s Hospital


For the first time in the 21 year history of Racing For Kids, two race drivers from the same family will make the hospital visit to Blank...

Well Wishes for Mike Conway


Get Well, Mike Conway! The thoughts and prayers of the whole Racing For Kids family go out Mike Conway, who was injured in a horrible crash during...

Children's Medical Center of Dallas 2010


DALLAS, TX – June 3, 2010 – Tomas Scheckter, who will drive the # 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Honda/Dallara in the Firestone 550K at Texas Motor...

Rock Lobster Party for Racing For Kids this Tuesday, May 25th.


    Rock Lobster Broad Ripple's Party Headquarters BENEFIT PARTY FOR RACING FOR KIDS (Formerly the Front Row Party) 820 Broad Ripple...

Z-line Gives to Two Charities with JGR One-Two Finish


by Amanda Vincent, MTR Media Friday night's Royal Purple 200 at Darlington Raceway not only came down to a battle among teammates, but also a battle...

Z line Designs teams up with Racing For Kids



The Royal Purple 200 will also be the scene of a run off between team mates as well as a win win situation for the charities they will be...

Indy 500 Drivers Take to the Tennis Courts


Indy 500 drivers Mike Conway, Justin Wilson and Tomas Scheckter will trade their race helmets for tennis rackets at a special Tennis Event Benefit to...

Mike Conway Makes Stop To See UK Medical Center Kids


IZOD IndyCar Series racer Mike Conway spent a couple of hours with more than 50 young patient and their siblings Thursday,April 29 at the...

Check Out Toyota Motorsports' Gallery From The Pro/Celebrity Visit to Miller Children's Hospital


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TRANSYSTEMS’ LONG BEACH GP FESTIVITIES HELPS RACING FOR KIDS®


The sunny California weekend started off on Friday at the world-renowned Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes.  TranSystems held a...

TranSystems And IRL Racing - A Winning Combination For The NA Show And Racing For Kids Foundation


TranSystems, a leading professional services firm dedicated to providing innovative solutions to the spectrum of supply chain and transportation...

Steve Millen: Racing with the stars


From its origins 33 years ago as a curiosity in the downtime between pro racing sessions, the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the Toyota Grand Prix of...

Justin Wilson and Charlie Kimball Visit Young Patients at Children's Hospital of Alabama


BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, April 8, 2010 – IZOD IndyCar® Series driver Justin Wilson and Indy Lights driver Charlie Kimball met with as many as 100 young...

Celebrities speed through Long Beach For Racing For Kids


LONG BEACH – They are better known for being in front of the camera or on stage than being behind the wheel of a colorfully painted, race-ready...

IZOD IndyCar® Series driver Justin Wilson to visit patients April 8 at Children’s Hospital of Alabama


Racing For Kids® sponsors Birmingham appearance by popular Indy driver   What:   IZOD IndyCar® Series driver and Racing For Kids...

Hospital Exec Gets Fast Ride To Work From Hunter-Reay


Andretti Autosport's Ryan Hunter-Reay gave Arnold Stenberg a fast ride to the hospital today. Hunter-Reay took the All...

Horsepower Driven by Star Power: 2010 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Drivers Announced


2009 Celebrity Winner Keanu Reeves Returns to Compete with the Pros; Other Stars Behind the Wheel include Adrien Brody, Tony Hawk, Christian Slater,...

Milka in Malaysia talks about Racing For Kids


The good word about Racing For Kids recently spread to Malaysia as IndyCar® driver Milka Duno talked about her work with the charity in an...

Get To Know Ryan Hunter-Reay- RFK's All Children's Hospital Driver Representative


Ryan Hunter-Reay burst onto the racing scene in the late 1990’s, winning six WKA National Karting Championships and three Grand National Karting...

RFK's Beatriz Makes IZOD IndyCar Debut As 1st Brazilian Female To Race At Home


Racing For Kids' Racer Ana Beatriz, the first female to win a Firestone Indy Lights race, is slated to become the latest driver to graduate from...

Donating To Racing For Kids Now Easier


Racing For Kids has updated www.racingforkids.org by adding the capability to make secure credit card donations.  Simply click on the “Donate”...

JUSTIN WILSON AND MIKE CONWAY JOIN DREYER AND REINBOLD RACING FOR 2010 IZOD INDYCAR SERIES SEASON


Indianapolis, IN (February 2, 2010)-  Dreyer and Reinbold Racing is excited to announce that British drivers, Justin Wilson and Mike Conway,...

Racing For Kids Show car at Haiti fund-raiser


The IZOD IndyCar Series Racing For Kids show car will be on display at the Pike Helps Haiti fund-raiser from 5:30-8 p.m. Jan. 29 at Pike High...