Living on the edge

Local legend Shelton McNair prepares for a race.Drivers fly around the race track, engines roaring in the sticky summer night air, reaching speeds up to 120 miles per hour. After going around the first bend, they work the brakes to make the second, a hairpin turn, before slamming on the accelerator to speed down the straight away. Two more turns come in quick succession before the first of many laps is completed. All this is done while the cars’ fiberglass bodies swap paint due to the drivers bumping and jockeying each other for position, pushing their cars and themselves to the edge, as thousand of fans cheer them on.

This is a Saturday night at the East Carolina Motor Speedway, a \u215c…