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PINEWOOD DERBY MEMORY I'll Take the Checkered Flag
My seven year old grandson was in his first pinewood derby race this year. He was very proud of his car, as he and his dad had worked long hard hours getting it just right (his dad builds and races real race cars at different race tracks in our state). My grandson wanted it to be perfect.
The race started, and with all of the excitement of a seven year old and an avid race fan of NASCAR he watched as his car went down the ramp. He came in first place 2 times and second place two times. Each race he would look over at me and give me a thumbs up sign.
At the time, we did not know they would select the fastest car by time. At the end, as the leaders were calling out winners, his name was not called. I saw the sadness and the tears, and then he ran to a table and put his head down sobbing. We all tried to comfort him. His dad told him, "Son, I've lost a lot of races, but I always went back on the track. Next year you will get another chance." At this he looked his dad in the eyes and said, "Yea dad, next year I won't be black flagged; I'll take the checkered."
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