Brennan Poole aspires one day to be a NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. Now in his first full season in the Xfinity Series, he will drive in its annual race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington on Saturday.
Another of his aspirations came true on Thursday. Poole, 25, took a tour of Ohio Stadium and the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, home of his favorite college football team, Ohio State.
A free agent in the fan department while growing up in Houston, he latched on to the favorite of his next door neighbor, Will Sexton, whose parents had met while students at Ohio State.