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The concrete of Martinsville Speedway vibrated through the steering wheel of the #42 Chevy. Jake Reilly could feel it in his teeth. Thirty years of this, and the old man could still taste the metal of the track, the burnt cocktail of rubber, high-octane fuel, and fear.

Into Turn 1, Jake held his line. They rubbed doors—a long, grinding screech of sheet metal. Jake didn’t lift. Neither did Mateo.

“You squeezed me to the wall,” Mateo said, his voice tight. nascar fanfiction

He was looking at the 99 car, at Mateo Flores, who was already taking notes from his crew chief.

Jake saw the gap. A sliver of daylight between Mateo’s door and the inside wall. It wasn’t a lane. It was a promise. The concrete of Martinsville Speedway vibrated through the

Benny came back. “NASCAR says one to go to green. A shootout. Twelve laps. All or nothing.”

Mateo Flores bolted like he’d been shot out of a cannon. He shoved the 8 car out of the way in Turn 1—a little chrome horn, nothing dirty, just hard racing. By Turn 3, he was on the leader’s bumper. Into Turn 1, Jake held his line

Mateo’s eyes were red-rimmed. He looked young. Too young to have that much disappointment on his face.