GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Thursday, August 16th the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer and professional drivers from the American Le Mans Series will spend one on one time with children at St. Vincent Hospital for a much-needed distraction and escape of everyday realities of pediatric cancer and diseases.

Professional racecar drivers Marino Franchitti of Highcroft Racing and Cooper MacNeil of Alex Job Racing will spend time with children and their families building pinewood derby cars and playing XBOX as part of “Fueling Potential: Racing to Win” program.

“It is a delight to see the faces of children when the drivers enter the rooms,” says Dave Marchioni, Motorsports Special Events Coordinator for the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer. “For a couple hours, the children get to spend one on one time with some of the world’s top race car drivers. I am never sure who has more fun, the kids or the drivers!”

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