[Doug Hoven]

While the opportunity may not arise the most, probably the best way for young people to get into the sport is to find someone kind (or crazy) enough to let a "kid" run their stocker. While it's been done, I'm not saying you should let someone with little to no experience start out in a AA stock car or factory stock car, but at least give some guidance into the world of class racing. I was fortunate enough to find someone that let me dig one of their old stockers out of the archives to go racing, and for that I'm forever grateful. I'm sure there are plenty of retired or current racers with extra cars sitting in the back of the garage that aren't too much of a handful to drive where a "kid" could be mentored in the ways of driving and maintaining a race car. More importantly, it would help prolong the life of class racing.