HOMESTEAD, Fla. – A South Florida boy got a ride to school from a NASCAR driver Thursday morning.
Scott Lagasse Jr. wasn't speeding when he took Caleb Sowinski to Air Base K-8 Center for International Education in Homestead, despite what Sowinski might have wished.
"I think I'm going to go 1,000 mph," the 7-year-old Cub Scout told Local 10 News.
Sowinski arrived in style thanks to NASCAR's partnership with the Boy Scouts of America.
For Lagasse, who was once a Boy Scout, driving Sowinski to school was an honor.
"I believe heavily in it," he said. "And so to spend a few hours and do something fun with it is not a hard decision to make at all."
The second-grade student was the envy of his classmates. Even Lagasse's father was jealous.
"Actually meeting an actual race car driver and him getting a ride to school, that's pretty awesome," Sgt. Greg Sowinski said.
The final race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be decided Sunday at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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