You’ve heard the story before, and you probably know how it ends. A kid goes to Eldora for the first time. He falls in love with the track, with the cars, and with racing in general. He dreams of someday standing on the famed Eldora Speedway stage. | Complete Dream XVIII coverage

Yep, we’ve all heard that story before. Mine isn’t much different. It just has a slightly different spin.

My first Dirt Late Model race at the hallowed half-mile high-banked oval was the 1997 Dream. The race itself MORE