Auto Club Speedway funds and manages a free elementary school literacy program called Lefty's Reading Challenge in an effort to wipe out illiteracy in our community and support local school libraries.

Statistics indicate that if children cannot read well by the time they reach the third grade, they are much more likely to run the risk of not finishing high school in the future. Lefty's Reading Challenge equips local teachers with a fun and creative reading program to motivate students to read and parents to participate in their child's literacy growth.

Nearly 150,000 students at 220 elementary schools in San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange and Los Angeles Counties participate in Lefty's Reading Challenge by completing 20 books or reading assignments within four weeks. In addition to pizza parties and recognition, Auto Club Speedway donates money to school libraries to provide new books and reading materials for our next generation of leaders.

Auto Club Speedway Foundation works closely with The NASCAR Foundation on special events including the DAYTONA 500 Viewing Party and NASCAR Championship Viewing Party to raise charitable donations. Auto Club Speedway also hosts it's annual Lefty's Track Day, which gives our community an opportunity to drive their cars on the famous two-mile superspeedway, take a high speed lap in our official pace car and more all for a good cause. For more information on the Auto Club Speedway Foundation, please contact Heather Perrin at (909) 429-5611 or HPerrin@autoclubspeedway.com.