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The world leader in clinical information management for patients born with con- genital heart disease. CardioAccess has proudly provided cardiac clinical out- comes software to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital for more than 20 years Page Obenshain, Sebastin Bourdais, and Dave Bassett Sebastien Bourdais’ Comments About the 9th Annual Kart 4 Kids Pro-Am Kart Race

Following two years of very impressive growth for Kart4Kids, I can only be thankful to our amazing group of volunteers and sponsors. Once again, the response from the community allows us to showcase some awesome racing with some of the biggest names from the IndyCar, Prototype and GT series, all to help the kids at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. A massive thank you to everyone at Andersen Racepark and Green Savoree Racing Promotions, without their support, none of this would be possible! Now, enough words. Let’s have some fun and raise some money. Thank You, Patrick Long

I first met Patrick at our 48 Hours event in Sebring. He was a red headed young kid that everyone said to watch as he was destined to be a great driver. He soon became the only American Porsche Works driver ever. As time went on he and I ran into each other at Daytona, 48 Hours and Sebring and got to know each other. When the idea was hatched for Kart 4 Kids, I called him and asked for his help. The event was to be in the memory of and Patrick’s reply was an immediate yes, he explained that the last time he raced against Dan was in karts. He didn’t say who won that race but I think I know, as Patrick does not brag This event only exists because of Patrick Long’s involvement and we thank him for eight years of leadership of our event. Since the first year of Kart 4 Kids, Patrick has moved to California, married and has two cute little ones. He started an air cooled car show LUFTGEKUHIT, with that, family and a full racing schedule leaves him little time for other events, thus Sebastien has stepped up and shared the leadership. Patrick says he is not finished with Kart 4 Kids but is stepping back a bit to devote time to his other event. Dave, I, and our entire committee gives a big thank you to Patrick, it has been an extreme pleasure working with a true professional.

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Some of the equipment All Children’s Hospital recently purchased with Kart 4 Kids donations.

“Creating healthy tomorrows... for one child, for All Children.” $185,000

YEAR 8

A very special thank you to the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Another Record-Breaking Kart 4 Kids Run!

Last year’s Kart 4 Kids raised a whopping $185,000 for Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.

OUR HARD WORKING 2020 RACE COMMITTEE Event Chairman – Sebastien Bourdais Dave Bassett, Co-Chair; President Kart4Kids, Inc. Page Obenshain, Co-chair; Vice President Kart4kids, Inc. Al Thomas, Bob Dikman, Patrick Long, Christal Smithyman, Chris Russick, David White, Pat Remus, Daniela Boesshenz, Howard Jacobs, , John Vita, Josh Breckeen, Will Reilly Jim Reichert, Larry Mendez, Lee Obenshain, Neil van Niekerk, Charlie Neilson, Pamela Richard, Ginger Reichl, Jessica Bougher A very special thanks to Melissa Schneider 2020 Pro Driver Information

Sebastien Bourdais SBourdais.com Sebastien joins us for his 7th consecutive year and as Event Co-Chairman is an invaluable asset to our suc- cess. Sebastien has competed in virtually every major sports car and open wheel racing series in the world. His extensive resume includes 4 consecutive Champ Car titles ’04-’07 with 31 wins, and the record for most wins in a . He did a stint in Formula 1 in 2007-08 with Toro Rosso. He has 13 starts at the , with 3-2nd place finishes and a 1st in LM GTE Pro class in the Ford GT in 2016. He has 13 starts at the with a 1st and two-2nd overalls and a 1st and two-2nd in class. Sebastien has 11 starts in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona with wins in 2014 and 2017 and a 2nd in class in 2018. Sebastien has 8 starts at the 500. In 2017, after a very successful start to the season with a 1st in class at the 24 Hours at Daytona and a win at the IndyCar season opener at St. Petersburg, Se- bastien experienced a horrific crash while qualifying for the Indy 500. Sebastien miraculously recovered over the summer in time to come back to the IndyCar series for the last 3 races of the season. In 2018 Sebastian again won the Veri- zon IndyCar Series opener at St. Petersburg with Racing with Vass- er-Sullivan. Sebastien again drove the Chip Ganassi Ford GT car in the 24 Hours of Le Mans finishing 3rd in GTLM class, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and distance races. Sebastien started the 2019 season at Daytona with Ford and went on to compete at Sebring, Long Beach, Mid- and the Petit Le Mans in GTLM class. Sebastien was able to squeeze those races in between his full time IndyCar season with as well as another trip to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 2020 racing season opens at the Rolex 24 at Daytona with Sebastien joining the #5 JDC-Mustang Sam- pling Racing team for the full 2020 WeatherTech Sportscar Championship season. Sebastien will be competing in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in the NTT IndyCar series and expects to compete in 4 races this season while he looks for a permanent IndyCar seat.

Sabré Cook SabreCookRacing.com Sabré Cook is from the U.S. and currently competes in the . She started her professional career with an invitation into the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs event at Indianapolis Motor Speed- way, finishing 9th in the Formula Enterprise class. She would step up to American entry level formula in 2018, partial campaigns in both U.S.F2000 and . Her best results would be a 14th in USF2000 (at Indianapolis) and a 15th in USF4 (at the ), how- ever she would only be classified in the former championship standings as points are only awarded to the top 10 in F4. She would qualify as one of the 18 permanent drivers for the , a Formula 3 championship for women. Cook would have an anonymous debut with 13th at the Hocken- heimring, but pushed out of the race in Zolder which result- ed in a drive-through penalty. A race-long battle with Sarah Moore saw her first points at Misano World Circuit , and backed it up with a seventh-place finish in Nuremberg. 2020 Pro Driver Information

Spencer Pumpelly SpencerPumpelly.com Spencer makes his 4th appearance with us this year. Regarded as a Porsche specialist, Spencer has amassed multiple victories in the and GRAND-AM , including two GT class wins at The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. 2006 to 2012 Spencer drove for TRG in the GRAND-AM Rolex GT series, GRAND-AM Continental Sports Car Chal¬lenge and American Le Mans Series GTC class. In 2014, Spencer raced the #45 Flying Lizard Porsche in the Tudor United Sportscar Championship GTD class and at Le Mans. In 2015 he raced with Park Place in the #73 GTD entry with 2 wins at Laguna Seca and . Also, in the CTSCC ST class with 4 wins and the World Challenge with 1 win. In 2016 Spen¬cer was back in the Rennsport One Porsche Cayman in CTSSC ST class where they finished 2nd in the BMW 200 at Daytona. And, in a new #16 GTD Lambo¬rghini Huracan in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with the Drive For Change Racing team. 2017 saw Spencer in the Pirelli World Challenge GT with Magnus Racing and the WSCC with Alegra Motorsports. In 2018 Spen- cer raced Le Mans with and the WSCC with Park Place Motorsports and with TRG in the Pirelli World Challenge and the Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge. In 2019 Spencer raced in the WeatherTech Sportscar Championship and Rolex 24 with Magnus Racing driving the Huracan GT3 Evo. Spencer will race in the Endurance Cup races with Magnus Racing. Spencer raced in the SRO America GT4 Championship scoring 2 wins at Long Beach and Mosport along with 11 podiums. With the start of the 2020 season Spencer and the GRT Magnus team drove to a 2nd in GTD class at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Spencer will also compete with Team Hardpoint in the 2020 season.

Patricio O’Ward PatricioOWard.com Patricio “Pato” O’Ward is a Mexican race car driver and 2018 Champion. He began his racing career in karting at the end of 2005 and remained in karting until 2012. During 2013, O’Ward competed in open-wheel racing, in Latam Fórmula 2000, Formula 1.6 NEC and Pacific Formula F2000. In 2014, O’Ward competed in . In 2015, O’Ward débuted in the Pro Championship with . Once again in 2016, O’Ward competed in the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey. In 2017, O’Ward competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Performance Tech Motorsports in the PC class. O’Ward and his co-drivers won the 2017 Rolex and the 12 Hours of Sebring in the PC class, making him the youngest driver to ever win both races at 17 years old. O’Ward and his team went on to win the 2017 Championship and North American Endurance Cup (NAEC). In 2018, O’Ward signed with to compete in the Indy Lights Champion- ship. He won nine of the 17 races, was named Rookie of the Year and easily captured the drivers championship. Two weeks after clinching the Indy Lights title, O’Ward made his IndyCar Series debut at in a second Harding Racing entry, where he qualifyed fifth and finished ninth (which ties him with David Martínez for the best finish on debut by a Mexican driver in a premiere open-wheel series). For 2019, O’Ward was scheduled to move up to the IndyCar Series full-time, piloting the #8 entry for Harding Steinbrenner Racing. However, sponsorship issues led to O’Ward being granted his release from the team on February 11, 2019. On March 7, O’Ward joined Carlin on a part-time deal that will see him drive in 13 races in the 2019 IndyCar season. O’Ward will drive Carlin’s second entry for 12 races and will also drive Carlin’s third entry for the .[4] In May, O’Ward was signed to the Junior Team and the following month, was placed on a one-event deal to compete at the Formula 2 round, substituting for the banned Mahaveer Ra- ghunathan, and was announced as ’s replacement in the Super Formula Championship. On October 30, it was announced that O’Ward has returned to IndyCar by signing a deal with Arrow McLaren SP for the 2020 season. 2020 Pro Driver Information

James French James is joining us for his fourth year to help the kids at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. James started racing Karts when he was 5 and graduated to SCCA club racing in several series from 2008 through 2011. In 2011, James’s received his first professional drive in an LMPC where he first raced in the American Le Mans Series. In 2012 James once again ran in the American Le Mans series earning his first podium. For 2013 French ran three races in the ALMS and finished third in class. French joined Performance Tech Motorsports in 2014 racing 5 races in LMPC, and in 2015 another 9 races with 5 podium finishes. In 2017 James had class wins in 7 of 8 races including the Rolex 24 hours Daytona, and 12 Hours of Sebring.In 2018, French had his first NASCAR start at while also competing in both the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Championship, and the IMSA Prototype Challenge. James is the 2020 LMP2 Champion.

Jan Heylen JanHeylen.com Jan returns for his 8th consecutive year to support the kids at All Children’s hospital and has been a member of the K4K Race committee for several years. Jan’s impressive racing resume includes Champ Car, ALMS, Rolex Grand-Am, Tudor United Sportscar Series, FIA GT3 European Championship, Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge and many European series. In 2014 and 2015 Jan paired up with in the Wright Motorsports #58 Porsche in the highly competitive GTD Class of the USCC series. Jan helped the team take two consecutive 3rd place finishes at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona as well as two other podium finishes. In 2017 Jan competed in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in the TRG Porsche GT3 R. Jan also drove in the Pirelli World Challenge SprintX GT Pro-Am series for Wright Motorsports finishing in 2nd place overall with 4 wins and 7 podiums. Jan raced with BGB Motorsports during the 2019 and continues in the 2020 season in the GT4 Club Sport in the GS class of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.

Oliver Askew OliverAskew.com Oliver is making his first appearance at the Kart 4 Kids Pro-Am Kart race. Oliver started racing Karts at the age of 8 in Jupiter Florida. In 2016 Oliver competed in the Festival, Trophy, and in late 2016 he won the 2016 Mazda Shootout to compete in the 2017 USF2000 championship. Askew won the 2017 USF2000 championship, which earned him a spot in the 2018 Pro Mazda Series. In 2018 Askew signed with Cape Motorsports and Askew signed with Cape Motorsports. In February 2019, Andretti confirmed Askew would race with them in the forthcoming championship. Askew won the 2019 Indy Lights championship, clinching at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. In winning the championship, Askew has been awarded a scholarship which guarantees him an entry into a minimum of three races in the 2020 IndyCar Series, including the Indianapolis 500. In late 2019 Arrow McLearn announced that Askew would race full-time for the team in 2020.

Drivers also donate memorabilia for the auction which is available for bidding. Items in 2019 included signed race-worn helmets, fire suits, shoes, and gloves, along with autographed merchandise and other non-racing items. The Karts 4 Kids auction arguably hosts the greatest variety of signed racing memoriablia available for auciton in a single event. 2020 Pro Driver Information

Kyle Masson KyleMasson.com This will be Kyle’s second year participating as a Pro Driver with Karts 4 Kids. This is Kyle’s fourth year of professional racing, mostly with Performance Tech Motorsports driving the Oreca LMP2 Prototypes. Kyle has demonstrated that he has a promising racing career ahead of him. He finished fifth in the 2016 IMSA Mazda Protype Lites and in 2017 won the MPC class of IMSA Prototype Chal- lenge with 11 wins in 12 races. Kyle and team won the Tequila Patron N. American Endurance Cup in PC class, winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Mobil 12 Hours at Sebring and Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen. In 2018 the Performance Tech team competed in the P1 class in a transition to the 2019 IMSA LMP2 class, where they finished second in class at the 2019 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona Kyle will be mak- ing his Le Mans debut with the Performance Tech Motorsports team in 2020.

Zach Veach ZachVeach.com Zach is with us again for his third Kart 4 Kids event, helping the kids at Johns Hop- kins All Children’s Hospital. Zack discovered a love for karting in 2007 at the age of 12. After several successful years in Karts, he transitioned to Formula BMW. In 2010, he joined the Mazda Road to Indy series competing in the USF2000 Nation- al Championship when he was signed by Andretti Auto Sport as a developmental driver. Over the next four seasons Zach climbed the Mazda Road to Indy Ladder with Andretti Autosport competing in USF2000, ProMazda and IndyLights. Zach is in his third full racing season in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving for Andretti Auto- Sport starting in the Firestone Gran Prix of St. Petersburg for the 2020 season.

Tristan Vautier TristanVautier.com Tristan returns for his third time to help the kids at All Children’s Hospital. Tristan won the Pro Mazda Series in 2011 and won the Indy Lights crown in 2012. In 2013 Tristan moved to the Izod IndyCar Series driving for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports where he was Rookie of the Year. He spent the 2014 season driv- ing Mazda Prototypes for SpeedSource. In 2015 Tristan went back to IndyCar, driving for Dale Coyne Racing. Tristan spent 2016 thru 2018 in the Weathertech SportsCar Series mostly driving Prototypes, including a 2nd place finish in the Liqui Molly race. Tristan raced the 2019 Weathertech Sports- car Championship season with JDC-Miller Motorsports in the DPI class and continues this year with them, finishing in 5th place overall at the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona in the DPI class.

Visit Kart4Kids.org for photos, race results and to find out how you can contribute to the cause 2020 Pro Driver Information This is Colton’s second year at the kart 4 Kids Pro-Am Kart Race and as usual started at a young age racing karts. He quickly moved into open wheeled racing including the Pacific F1600 series which he won in 2013. Colton joined the Mazda Road to Indy series in 2014, but at the end of the season he made the decision to move to . In Europe, Colton finished third in the British F4 championship in 2015 and third in the Euroformula Open F3 championship. He returned to the U.S. in 2017 to compete in a new Indy Lights team, Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing and finished third in the title chase in his rookie season. In 2018, he finished second in the championship with three poles, four wins and 13 podiums in 17 races. Colton started the 2019 year in the NTT IndyCar Series with Harding Steinbrenner Racing and became the youngest driver to win races at COTA and Laguna Seca. In addition, he is the youngest IndyCar driver to a , when he scored pole at Road America. Colton starts the 2020 season at St. Petersburg in the #88 for Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport.

James Hinchcliffe Hinchtown.com James brings Hinchtown to the Kart 4 Kids Pro-Am Kart Race for the second time to help the kids at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. James started his racing career in Karting as do most Pro drivers. James moved into the Road to IndyCar Series in 2003 with numerous wins in F2000, BMW Rookie of the year(2004), culminating in a 2nd place finish in the 2010 Firestone IndyLite Series. James began his IndyCar career with Newman/Haas Racing as the 2011 Rookie of the Year. He scored his first win at the 2013 season opener at St. Petersburg, followed by a win in and then at the Corn Indy. James scored his 4th win at the inaugural Grand Prix of New Orleans but was sidelined the rest of the season after a crash in the practice session for the 2015 Indy 500. James returned to IndyCar in 2016 with Schmidt Peterson Motorsport and scored a win in both the 2017 and 2018 seasons. In the 2019 season with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports James racked up 1 top 5 finish and 8 top 10 finishes. James has moved to the Andretti Autosport team for the 2020 season and will start at the Firestone Gran Prix of St. Petersburg.

Trent Hindman TrentHindman.com Trent is back for his 7th year helping the kids at All Children’s Hospital. By the time Trent was 18 he had competed in the USF2000 Road to Indy Series, won a Team USA Scholarship, placed 2nd in the GT-2 SCCA Na¬tionals, scored 8 wins in the SCCA US Majors Tour and competed in 5 races in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge with Fall Line Motorsports. In 2014, continuing with Fall Line and still 18, Trent placed 2nd in GS class at both the Rolex 24 at Daytona and Sebring, on his way to winning both the Driver and Team GS Class Champion¬ships in CTSCC with wins at Mazda Raceway and COTA. In 2015 Trent placed third in the GS Team Championship with a win at Road Atlanta. In 2016 Trent won the Blancpain Pro-Am Class Championship and the SCCA National Runoff Championship in GT-2. In 2017, Trent drove the Body Motion Racing #12 Porsche Cayman GT4 GS to a 3rd place in the CTSCC and was the Pirelli World Challenge SprintX GTS Pro/ Am Driver’s Champion with Case-It Racing. In 2018 Trent finished 3rd in GTD class at the Rolex 24 with Paul Miller Racing and raced in the CTSCC GS class with Volt Racing. In 2019, Trent and won the IMSA GTD Championship in their NSX GT3 Evo. Trent finished 3rd for the season with the Park Place Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport in the Michelin Pilot Challenge GS class. In 2020, Trent continues with the Meyer Shank Racing team in the WeatherTech SportsCar Series GTD class and Archangel Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS in the Michelin Pilot Challenge. 2020 Pro Driver Information Matheus will join us this year making his second appearance at the Kart 4 Kids Pro- Am Kart Race to benefit All Children’s Hospital. Matheus began karting in 2009 at the age of eleven, had a successful karting career and moved up to single-seaters in 2014. That year in the Brazilian F3 Championship he finished the season in second place with 2 wins and 9 podiums. In 2016 Matheus driving for won the British Formula 3 Championship scoring four wins, two poles and six fastest laps, taking the title at the final round. In 2017, Matheus signed with Carlin for the Indy Lights Championship. During his first season, he picked up his first podium at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis before taking pole and winning the under two weeks later. A.J. Foyt Enterprises hired Matheus to drive the No. 4 Chev- rolet for the 2018 season and continuing through 2019, teaming up with veteran Brazilian driver and making his NTT IndyCar debut at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 11, 2018. Matheus makes his first start in 2020 at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in the JDC-Miller Motorsports DPI class proto-type where they finished a respectable 5th place overall.

Santino Ferrucci SantinoFerrucci.com We welcome Santino back for his second Kart 4 Kids Pro-Am Kart Race to benefit the kids at All Children’s Hospital. At 14 years old, Santino made his professional debut in the SBF2000 Winter Series season, winning three out of ten races. In 2014 Santino competed in five German races, scoring a 2nd place in his fourth race. He also completed in three British Formula 3 races scoring a pole and two wins. Santino is the youngest winner in British Formula 3 History. In 2015 Santino raced in the Racing Series in and the European Formula 3 after. He ran the Grand Prix in 2014 and 2015 and he drove the GP3 Series in both 2016 and 2017. Santino made his Formula 2 debut during the 2017 season and remained with the Trident team for most of the 2018 season. He finished 2018 making his NTT IndyCar Series debut in four races with Dale Coyne Racing and continuing in the #19 car for Dale Coyne Racing in the 2019 season with 3 top 5 and 7 top 10 finishes. Santino will continue racing the 2020 season with Dale Coyne Racing w/Vasser-Sullivan in the #18 IndyCar.

Ryan Hunter-Reay RyanRacing.com Ryan is joining the Kart4Kids Pro-Am Kart Race for the first time this year to help the kids at All Children’s Hospital. Ryan started in Karting wining multiple National WKA Championships which led him to the Barber Pro series. In 2003 he competed in various until Ryan joined the Rahal Letter- man Racing team in the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2007. In 2010 Ryan joined the Andretti Autosport team and is still with them for the 2020 season. While racing the Verizon IndyCar Series Ryan has scored 18 wins and 43 podiums. Ryan was Rookie of the Year in 2007. In 2012 he won the Verizon IndyCar Series Champion- ship with 4 wins and 7 top 5 finishes. And, in 2014 Ryan won the Indianapolis 500. Over the years Ryan has competed in various SportsCar series including wins in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series. Ryan started this 2020 off at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona racing in the Dpi class and will continue his long association with Andretti Autosports driving the #28 IndyCar. 2020 Pro Driver Information

Felix Rosenqvist FelixRacing.se Felix began his career in karting, finishing second in the Nordic Championship in 2005. In 2007 he moved up to single-seat racing in the Asian se- ries winning Rookie of the Year. In 2008 Felix won 10 out of 15 races to claim the 2008 Formula 2.0 title. In 2009, he returned to and won both the North European Zone and Swedish Formula Renault championships. Felix won two races with eight podium finishes in the 2010 German Formula 3 Championship. In 2011, Felix progressed into with German outfit Mücke Motorsport. In 2012, he dovetailed a second season of Formula 3 Euro Series racing with an attack on the revived FIA European F3 Championship, in which he finished third overall, winning four out of the final six races. In 2013, he competed again in the restructured FIA Formula 3 European Championship, finishing second overall with ten wins and 18 podiums. Felix made his debut in the prestigious street race in 2010. He ran the Macau Grand Prix again in 2012 and logged a second place finish. In 2014, Felix won the end-of-season Formula 3 world finale in Macau. Having won each of the major F3 standalone events, Felix finally won the 2015 FIA F3 European Championship title. He then brought the 2015 season to a perfect end by repeating his Macau Grand Prix win of the previous year, becoming only the second driver in history to win the event twice. In 2016 Felix ran the first half of the Indy Lights Series before joining Mahindra Rac- ing in the ABB Series for 2016, 2017 and 2018. In 2019 Felix joined Chip Ganassi Racing for the NTT IndyCar Series scoring one pole and 6 top five finishes and drives the #10 IndyCar for the Ganassi team in the 2020 season.

Josef Newgarden JosefNewgarden.com Josef is an American race car driver who was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. He found a passion for racing at a very early age which immediately led to go prior to his pursuit of a professional motorsports career. He found a passion for racing at a very early age which immediately led to go kart racing prior to his pursuit of a professional motor- sports career. He is the only American to win the prestigious in , a well-known proving ground for up and coming European drivers. After a foray into Europe he returned to the to compete in the Indy Lights Series, securing the championship in his one and only season. In 2012, he secured a multi-year contract to compete professionally in the NTT IndyCar Series, a rare offer for a rookie driver. Newgarden won the opening race of the 2019 season at St. Petersburg and followed that up with wins at , Texas and Iowa. He lead the points standings after every race except the Indy 500. Newgarden won his second IndyCar title at Laguna Seca. Josef continues to cement his place in IndyCar. He has led the most laps of any driver in the 2017, 2018, and 2019 seasons and he has secured the most race wins of any driver since 2014. He is the 2017 and 2019 NTT Indycar Series Champion and drives the No. 2 for the legendary .

Thank you to the crew at Andersen Racepark for your hospitality and dedication to ensuring this be the best karting event yet. 2020 Pro Driver Information

Scott Dixon ScottDixon.com Scott joins us again for the forth consecutive year to help the kids at All Children’s Hospital. Scott also started in Karts as a kid and was very successful like most of our Pro-drivers. This year Scott starts his 19th consecutive season with Chip Ga- nassi Racing, a team record, in the Verizon IndyCar Series. Scott has the distinction of having the most wins of any active IndyCar driver with 46 wins. Scott is a 5 time NTT IndyCar Series Champion in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015 and 2018 as well as winning the Indianapolis 500 in 2008. Scott and the Chip Ganassi team won the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in 2006, 2015 and GTLM class in 2018 with a second place overall in 2011. In 2016, Scott and team drove the Chip Ganassi Ford GT to a 3rd place finish in the 24 Hours at Le Mans and a class win at Daytona in 2018. Scott secured a 4th place finish in the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series and looks forward to the season opener at St. Petersburg this year. Scott has already started off the 2020 season with a first place finish at this year’s 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona with the Konica Minolta racing team in the class.

Dalton Kellett DaltonKellett.com Dalton is a Canadian racing driver from Stouffville, Ontario. He currently competes part-time in the IndyCar Series, driving for A. J. Foyt Racing. After karting, Kellett competed in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship in 2011 where he finished third. In 2012 he competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for Pabst Racing Services and finished 11th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest and 14th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship season. In 2013 he returned to Pabst to race in U.S. F2000. Kellett made his Pro Mazda Championship debut in July 2013 for Team Pelfrey at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, finishing 10th and 8th in two races. The following months Kellett and Pabst announced that they would join the Indy Lights series for the series’ race at and contest the 2014 season in the series together. Kellett crashed out on the second lap of the Baltimore race and afterwards in an interview stated that running Indy Lights with Pabst was only one of the options he was considering for 2014. On November 14 he announced that he would race in the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey in 2014.[3] Kellett finished 10th in the championship with one podium finish at Houston. He returned to the series in 2015 with Andretti Autosport. He again finished 10th in the championship with one podium finish, this time a second place at . On September 22, 2015 Kellett announced that he would stay with Andretti Autosport to compete in the Indy Lights series in 2016, becoming the first driver to confirm plans for the series for the 2016 season. This is Dalton’s first year competing in our Kart4Kids event.

Meet Rob Howden “The Voice of the Mazda Road to Indy”

For the last 25 years, Rob has dedicated his life to the coverage of kart racing and open wheel formula car racing in North America as the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of past publications such as Shifter Kart Illustrated and FormulaCar Magazine, and most currently, the industry-leading website eKartingNews.com. From this editorial position, he expanded into trackside play-by-play on the PA for the primary karting series and events across the continent, and is considered the leading announcer in the karting community, handling the race calls for series and events such as the ! USA Pro Tour and Winter Series, the ROK Cup USA Challenge of the Americas and the SKUSA SuperNationals. Eventually, this led him to his position with Andersen Promotions as the ‘Voice of the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper ’, which he has held for the last 10 years. In 2014, Rob joined the IndyCar Radio Network broadcast team as a pit reporter for the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires and the NTT IndyCar Series, completing this connection from kart racing through the ladder system to the top level of the sport. Rob will work his fifth Indianapolis 500 for the IMS Radio Network this May. It is Rob’s continual contact with the sport’s young drivers as they climb from karting that has provided him with immense background knowledge and a rap- port with the competitors, many of whom have been interviewed by him since their earliest days in karting. Rob will call over 25 different racing events this year, including tonight’s Kart4Kids charity event, which will take him to all four corners of the country.

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AND K4K: A Very Memorable Tribute Kart 4 Kids is a tribute to Dan Wheldon, an amazing race car driver with a huge space in his heart for kids, who tragically lost his life in October 2011 in a racing accident. PCA members came together At Stepp’s Towing, we’ve seen, towed and NO JOB IS hauled it all – from rig rollovers to buried to raise money in his name for a cause TOO SMALL. tractors to trolley cars – all over the country. We’ve got the equipment to get the job in which he believed – Johns Hopkins All NO PROBLEM done, just call us when you need us. Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. IS TOO BIG. STEPPSTOWING.COM | 800.330.8651

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The Kart 4 Kids Pro-Am charity kart race moving to the Firestone “ Grand Prix of St. Petersburg circuit is a fantastic development. It’s going to generate even more momentum for Kart 4 Kids’ fund-raising efforts, and it’s another tremendous way this race weekend is having a major impact on children in our local community. I’m excited to see all these competitors kick off the race weekend and battle on this special circuit in Turn 1. ”

Co-owner, chairman and CEO of Green Savoree Racing Promotions, organizers of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg All Children’s Hospital Foundation P.O. Box 3142 St. Petersburg, FL 33731-3142 727-767-4199 T 727-767-4107 F givetoallkids.org

Dear Friends,

Each year, it is a joy to see your enthusiasm grow as you support the children and families of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital through the annual Patrick Long Pro-Am Kart Race. Once again, you’ve rallied time, energy, talent and treasure to benefit our community’s most vulnerable children. The impact of your support reaches throughout our community to help children in need across Florida and beyond. “When the race began eight years ago, it raised $6,400. The incredible effort put forth byYou these are avolunteers part of a family makes of more Kart than 4 Kids 8,000 individuals, 1,250 employees, 500 volunteers, 450 companies, “ 60 charitable foundations and 20 pet-therapy teams who are dedicated to ensuring all children have access to the top community fundraiserthe this best year. care. We Thanks are toso you, proud we areof theirnow shaping the future of pediatric medicine through research dedication to our hospital anddiscoveries, our mission. educating Each the year, next this generation event of pediatric leaders, advocacy and cutting-edge treatment – all raises more and more, and whilewe are transforming able to purchase into a top- rankedexpensive academic health center.

life-saving equipment necessaryOn behalf to deliver of our grateful the best patients care andfor thefamilies, thank you to the drivers, spectators, and, of course, the toughest pediatric cases. Theplanning power committee,of their philanthropy for the role you makes play ina making strides to create healthier tomorrows for all children. direct impact upon the type of care our medical teams give to kids. Warmly,

All Children’s Hospital Foundation P.O. Box 3142 St. Petersburg, FL 33731-3142 ” 727-767-4199 T 727-767-4107 F Executive vice president of the givetoallkids.org Jenine RabinJohns Hopkins All Children’s Foundation Executive Vice President Johns Hopkins All Children’s Foundation

Dear Friends,

Each year, it is a joy to see your enthusiasm grow as you support the children and families of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital through the annual Patrick Long Pro-Am Kart Race. Once again, you’ve rallied time, energy, talent and treasure to benefit our community’s most vulnerable children. The impact of your support reaches throughout our community to help children in need across Florida and beyond.

You are a part of a family of more than 8,000 individuals, 1,250 employees, 500 volunteers, 450 companies, 60 charitable foundations and 20 pet-therapy teams who are dedicated to ensuring all children have access to the best care. Thanks to you, we are now shaping the future of pediatric medicine through research discoveries, educating the next generation of pediatric leaders, advocacy and cutting-edge treatment – all while transforming into a top-ranked academic health center.

On behalf of our grateful patients and families, thank you to the drivers, spectators, and, of course, the planning committee, for the role you play in making strides to create healthier tomorrows for all children.

Warmly,

Jenine Rabin Executive Vice President Johns Hopkins All Children’s Foundation

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