An eclectic group of Hollywood’s stars from film, television, music and sports will put their racing skills to the test for charity on Saturday, April 17 in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, which is part of the 36th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.   

The 10-lap race for charity on a 1.97-mile street circuit through the downtown streets of Long Beach, California, is just one of six events featured during the big race weekend. 

This year’s drivers consist of 11 celebs, all who will be driving Scion tCs. Soon to be geared up and ready for race day are Adam Carolla, Adrien Brody, Anthony Anderson, Brian Austin Green, Christian Slater, Jesse McCartney, Keanu Reeves, Patrick Warburton, Tika Sumpter, Tony Hawk and Zachary Levi.

Reeves, who is returning from his championship win last year, is vying for a win in the Pro Driver category, racing against Jimmy Vasser, 1996 CART Champion for Target/Chip Ganassi Racing and current IRL Team Owner and Toyota dealer, Steve Millen, Toyota MTEG Champion (1986 and 1988), IMSA GT Champion (1992 and 1994) and founder of STILLEN, Tanner Foust, Formula Drift champion and X Games Rally Gold Medalist, and Marty Nothstein, Olympic gold medalist, American professional road bicycle racer and track cyclist.

Toyota will donate $5,000.00 to Racing for Kids in the name of each celebrity racer, and another $5,000.00 to the winning racer’s charity of choice.  Racing for Kids is a national non-profit program benefiting children’s hospitals in Long Beach and Orange County. 

A $15,000.00 donation will also be made in conjunction with the 13th annual PEOPLE Pole Award, which is sponsored by PEOPLE magazine, and honors the pole-position winner of the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race qualifying session on Friday, April 16.

I’m so glad actress Tika Sumpter is up to the challenge!  She’s the only female racer in the event this year and I know she’s got what it takes to show those boys whose boss!

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