Yokohama Tire Continues to Help Combat Veterans via Warrior Built Partnership
The tiremaker supports veterans via charity work and special tire giveaways. The Veterans Day recipient was Army vet Dustin Slade.
For six-plus years, Yokohama Tire has been actively helping combat veterans and wounded service members return to racing thanks to its ongoing partnership with The Warrior Built Foundation.
Warrior Built seeks to honor the service and sacrifice of combat veterans and wounded service members who served our country by providing vocational and recreational opportunities such as motorsports.
Yokohama is aiding those opportunities via charity initiatives, support at various races, and giving away sets of tires to deserving combat veterans throughout the year. Army combat veteran Dustin Slade became the latest recipient, receiving a set of GEOLANDAR X-AT tires for his 2023 Chevy 1500 Trail Boss as part of the company’s Veterans Day recognition efforts. Slade also participated in races throughout the year and took 3rd place in the UTV Pro Stock Modified championship for the Inaugural 2026 American Offroad Racing Championship on GEOLANDAR SD tires.
Earlier this year, Yokohama also honored and supported Curt Caruso, a 20-year-plus Marine combat veteran at King of the Hammers (KOH) with a set of GEOLANDAR M/T G003 tires for his 2024 INEOS Grenadier station wagon and Shane Ruiz, an Army Infantry combat veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart. On the 4th of July, Ruiz received a set of GEOLANDAR X-AT tires for his Toyota Tundra.
Besides KOH, Yokohama supported Warrior Built veterans such as JT Taylor’s Dodge Coronet at Pikes Peak (running on ADVAN A005 tires) and the Warrior Built UTV at both the Mint 400 and Vegas to Reno (on GEOLANDAR SD tires).
Yokohama has also been a major supporter of Warrior Built’s annual charity golf tournament through sponsorship and silent auction items.
“We’ve been truly honored to partner with a world-class organization like Warrior Built,” said Candace Cogan, Yokohama’s director of product marketing. “The work they do with combat veterans and wounded service members is incredible and inspiring! We’re glad we can contribute and will continue our support for them in 2027 with plans for additional racing and tire giveaways for our brave combat veterans.”
For more info on Yokohama motorsports programs and partnerships, go to https://www.yokohamatire.com/motorsports.