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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 Children's Executive Vice President and Chief Adminstrative Officer to the St. Petersburg facility in an IZOD IndyCar Series two seater race car. The two were greeted by 50 patients,siblings and parents waving checkered flags at the hospital's circular drive entrance. 
  
The Racing For Kids event, marked the first VIP program at the new $400 million hospital which opened in January. Stenberg had a major hand in the capital campaign to finance the state-of-the art facility. 
  
Hunter-Reay was then joined by Star Mazda driver Anders Krohn, who drives for Anderson Racing, and the two spent nearly two hours visiting with 100 All Children's patients, posing for pictures, signing autographs, handing out Racing For Kids caps and answering questions about activity at this weekend's Honda Grand Prix of St .Petersburg.  
  
"It was time well spend," said Hunter-Reay after the visit. "I can't believe how strong these kids are in dealing with the illnesses they have." 
  
Said one All Children's nurse to the two drivers: "You have no idea how you helped these kids today. They will be smiling the rest of the day." 
  
Friday Racing For Kids and The Honda Grand Prix of St .Petersburg staff will be entertaining 30 All Children's patients with their families for a "day at the track," including pit and paddock tours, grandstand seats and lunch at The Mahaffey Center. Both Hunter-Reay and Krohn invited their new fans to visit their transporters.