Nascar Kids.

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    • Subject Terms:
      NASCAR (Association) 957983448
    • Subject Terms:
      HENDRICK, Rick, 1949-; ROUSH, Jack; DAVIS, Marc
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on future automobile racing drivers who are today's go-cart prodigies. The craze for speed kids began last year when Rick Hendrick, the owner of five-time Nextel Cup-winning team, signed fifteen-year-old former karter Chase Austin to a development deal. Then owner Jack Roush picked up fifteen-year-old Marc Davis. These days, the nation's 125 sanctioned go-kart tracks are deluged with pro scouts like Charlie Patterson, all of them eager to sign up the next prodigy. Nowadays in racing, the sell-by date is about twenty-three. That fact hasn't been lost on the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing owners, who realize their top drivers will soon speed past their prime.