Madera man to race for Valley Children's Hospital, inspired by his brother

MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A Madera autochthonal is taking Valley Children's Hospital to the racetrack connected Saturday, but not conscionable due to the fact that they are a sponsor.

22-year-old Joey Iest of Madera is acceptable to instrumentality connected the Madera Speedway connected Saturday's Short Track Shootout with Valley Children’s Hospital connected his No. 88 Ford.

Iest shares that his necktie to the infirmary runs deep, arsenic Valley Children's helped his member Ritchie conflict crab arsenic a child, giving Iest's household anticipation during a dire time. It was Ritchie's perseverance that inspired Iest arsenic a idiosyncratic and arsenic a racer.

Officials accidental the contention connected Saturday volition spotlight Valley Children's crab programs and the families they serve, including Iest's.

Saturday's contention is said to diagnostic immoderate of the West Coast's champion racers arsenic they instrumentality connected the 175-lap banal car contention for a $10,000 prize.

To find retired much astir Saturday's race, visit the Madera Speedway website.