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Finding fear, family and fun in the red dirt race tracks of Oklahoma

NASCAR drivers. Made, not born. Made from Dirt.

NASCAR drivers are made, not born. They start driving as early as age six. They learn their craft just like any other kid who might be bouncing a basketball; mentored and nurtured by parents. The best are made in the dirt, and the best racing dirt in the world might be Oklahoma’s red clay.

I hadn’t been to a dirt race track since the early 1980s. One summer in the 80s I worked for my brother Jim in Dallas, Texas, putting in fire alarm and professional sound systems. Jim is a workaholic and always has been, so imagine my surprise when one day after work he eagerly shouted, “We’re going racing” and drove us to a dirt track where we met Lealand McSpadden, a legend among sprint car drivers. I spent the next couple weeks running around Texas and Oklahoma with him and his pit crew. It was a joy to be around him and his team.

So, I was excited about going back to the dirt the third weekend in March. Jim announced that it was the start of the racing season; on my trip to work for his company in Dallas we would be spending the weekend in Oklahoma watching dirt track racing again.

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