{"id":104707,"date":"2026-09-02T22:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T22:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/kalitta-motorsports-dhl-kalitta-air-partner-in-the-race-to-end-hunger\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T22:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T22:44:06","slug":"kalitta-motorsports-dhl-kalitta-air-partner-in-the-race-to-end-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/kalitta-motorsports-dhl-kalitta-air-partner-in-the-race-to-end-hunger\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalitta Motorsports, DHL, Kalitta Air Partner in the \u201cRace to End Hunger\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Race to End Hunger campaign donated some 3.75 million meals* to Feeding America\u00ae and the Feeding America network of food banks in the last four years, but food insecurity remains a major problem in the United States. The Race to End Hunger returns in September to continue the effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kalitta Motorsports, long-time partner DHL Express and Kalitta Air are partnering again to accelerate the fight against food insecurity by helping working families, children and senior citizens facing hunger through the now familiar six-race program: the Race to End Hunger. Another stellar list of corporate partners joins the effort this year: Applied Innovation, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Champion, Dayco, Fifth Third Bank, Mac Tools, New Image Building Services, PJH\/Superior.<\/p>\n

The United States Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as \u201ca lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in the household to live an active, healthy life.\u201d In the United States, nearly 48 million people, including more than 14 million children, do not have enough food to eat. Families facing hunger are forced to decide between buying food and paying for housing, transportation or medical bills. Partnering with\u00a0Feeding America<\/a>, the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States, DHL, Kalitta Motorsports, Kalitta Air and eight additional corporate partners are working to make sure every person facing hunger has access to the food they need.<\/p>\n

During the next six NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series events, every time Team Kalitta drivers Doug Kalitta, J.R. Todd or Shawn Langdon turn on a race day win light, donations from Kalitta Motorsports, DHL, Kalitta Air and the eight partners will generate 40,000 meals.<\/p>\n

The program kicks off at next week\u2019s Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis Sept. 4-7 and will continue at the next five races: the Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by MOPAR Sept. 18-20 in Martin, Mich., the NHRA Nationals at The Rock Sept. 25-27 in Rockingham, N.C., the Napa Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals Oct. 2-4 in Madison, Ill., the Texas NHRA FallNationals Oct. 16-18 in Ennis, Texas and the NHRA Nevada Nationals Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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DHL and Kalitta Motorsports donated two million meals to Feeding America and the Los Angeles Area Food Bank on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona, Calif. From left: DHL Global Senior Program Manager Purpose Teresa Kronmueller, DHL Express General Manager Nemer Abohasen, Shawn Langdon, J.R. Todd, Doug Kalitta, and Los Angeles Area Food Bank Chief Development Officer Roger Castle \u2013 photo courtesy of Kalitta Motorsports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By scanning the QR code at the six racetracks, through social media posts or by\u00a0clicking here<\/a>,\u00a0fans can make a personal donation. Every online donation enters the donor into a drawing for a VIP experience for two at the 2027 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series race of the winner\u2019s choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feeding America established Hunger Action Month in 2008 to create a nationwide push to address the hunger crisis across the United States. Each September, the Feeding America network and its partners mobilize together to support people facing hunger get the food and groceries they need.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo child, senior, parent or family should have to face the uncertainty of not knowing where their next meal will come from,\u201d said Nemer Abohasen, General Manager, DHL Express. \u201cYet for millions of people across the country, that uncertainty is a daily reality. That\u2019s why we are proud to rally our employees and join our long-time partners Kalitta Motorsports, Kalitta Air and Feeding America to help make a difference. Together, we can support families in need and continue the race to end hunger in our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe number of people in our country who don\u2019t have enough food to eat is staggering, and the number of children in that predicament is disturbing\u201d Kalitta Air Chief Operating Officer Heath Nicholl said. \u201cWe are happy to join our friends at DHL and our race team in support of this incredibly important effort, and we hope, through this mutual effort, we can help Feeding America make progress in the battle against food insecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKalitta Motorsports is honored to help fight this heartbreaking problem people in our country face every day,\u201d Team Kalitta driver Doug Kalitta said. \u201cFeeding America, and a lot of organizations like them, work real hard to feed the people in our country that need our help. It\u2019s tough for hungry kids to learn in school \u2013 these families are doing what they can, but the work Feeding America does, with DHL\u2019s help, is really important \u2013 we have to make it happen. We really hope NHRA fans will help \u2013 even if it\u2019s just a few dollars. They just scan the QR codes they\u2019ll be seeing on the big screens at the racetrack and on TV so we can all help Feeding America fight hunger. Thanks to all the Team Kalitta partners that joined the fight this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every dollar raised through the \u201cRace to End Hunger\u201d will help provide at least 10 meals. This partnership to support hunger relief nationwide is part of DHL\u2019s sole goal of connecting people and improving lives, which guides all the company\u2019s efforts and operations, underscoring its values and mission to ultimately better society.<\/p>\n

Through the \u201cRace to End Hunger,\u201d Kalitta Motorsports will actively engage the NHRA community through social media posts, race reports and at-track promotions.\u00a0Click here<\/a>\u00a0for more information about the \u201cRace to End Hunger.\u201d\u00a0For more information about Feeding America, please visit\u00a0www.feedingamerica.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*$1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local partner food banks.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on September 2, 2026. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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The Race to End Hunger campaign donated some 3.75 million meals* to Feeding America\u00ae and the Feeding America network of food banks in the last four years, but food insecurity remains a major problem in the United States. The Race to End Hunger returns in September to continue the effort.\u00a0 Kalitta Motorsports, long-time partner DHL […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104707\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}