Story By: ROB GOODMAN / KALITTA MOTORSPORTS – YPSILANTI, MI – Prior to the Toyota U.S. Nationals, Kalitta Motorsports launched the 2024 “Race to End Hunger,” a partnership among Kalitta Motorsports, DHL Express, Kalitta Air and five new partners, Applied Innovation, Dayco, Future Energy Solutions, Revchem Composites and Toyota, to accelerate the fight against food insecurity.
For six NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series national events, starting with the U.S. Nationals and ending with the Nevada NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas, every time a Kalitta Motorsports driver turns on a race day win light, Kalitta Motorsports will donate $1,000 to Feeding America, and DHL, Kalitta Air and the new partners will match the donation making each race day win light worth $4,000 or 40,000 Feeding America meals.
- Indianapolis: J.R. Todd (0), Doug Kalitta (0), Shawn Langdon (0).
- Reading: Doug Kalitta (0), Shawn Langdon (3), J.R. Todd (1); money donated: $16,000; meals generated: 160,000
- Charlotte: Doug Kalitta (2), Shawn Langdon (1), J.R. Todd (0); money donated: $12,000; meals generated: 120,000
- St. Louis: Shawn Langdon (1), J.R. Todd (0), Doug Kalitta (0); money donated: $4,000; meals generated: 40,000
- Dallas: Shawn Langdon (1); Doug Kalitta (0), J.R. Todd (0); money donated: $4,000; meals generated: 40,000
Totals To-Date: Money Donated $36,000; Meals Generated: 360,000