11-year-old boy dying from leukemia drives race car

Since treatments proved to be unsuccessful, the family brought Caleb home to spend his final days doing the things he loves. The young race fan’s final wish: decorate his casket with racing decals. Publicity of his wish resulted in an organized racing event in Iowa that allowed him to drive a stock race car at Southern Iowa Speedway. (photo credit:  Southern Iowa Speedway Facebook page)

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Grab some tissues and read the news story:

An 11-year-old boy dying from leukemia wants racing stickers for his casket

Video of the race...fast fwd to 38:17 to see his entrance onto the track. They made it fun for him:

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