The kids are alright

Thanks to movies like “Cars” and “Herbie Fully Loaded,” more and more children are being drawn to NASCAR. From the Boston Globe: “Fast learners - Disney's animated smash has kids taking to NASCAR with lightning speed”

With its anthropomorphized cars, the box-office smash ``Cars" has revved up interest in NASCAR among kids, evidenced by the sea of RVs packed with families this weekend. While the movie wasn't made with NASCAR's participation, the flick features what are clearly NASCAR-like cars and races. In doing so, it has exposed the sport to younger fans, who tend to be drawn more to football and baseball than to stock-car racing.

Hard to believe, but here in my hometown there’s a 10-year old kid who is already on the racing circuit. And this isn’t South Carolina.