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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

GROWING UP fast: nomad families pay price to race

Teen phenoms growing up fast

• By Dustin Long Staff Writer
• Aug 17, 2006
• Aug 17, 2006 Updated Jan 23, 2015
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Sandy and Tony DiBenedetto watch their son, Matt during a practice session at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC August 12, 2006. The DeBenedetto family moved from northern California to the Hickory area so Matt could pursue a career as a stock car driver. (H. Scott Hoffmann / News & Record)

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At 15 years of age, Matt DiBenedetto drives race cars 100 miles per hour at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC August 12, 2006. (H. Scott Hoffmann / News & Record)

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Matt DiBenedetto's family moved from their home in northern California to Hickory, NC so their son, Matt, could drive race cars 100 miles per hour at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC August 12, 2006. He was driving in the speedway's late limited late model division. (H. Scott Hoffmann / News & Record)

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Matt DiBenedetto's family moved from their home in northern California to Hickory, NC so their son, Matt, could drive race cars 100 miles per hour at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC August 12, 2006. Here, DeBenedetto backs his car out of the pits as he heads to have the car inspected. (H. Scott Hoffmann / News & Record)

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Matt DiBenedetto is dwarfed by the announcer as DeBenedetto is interviewed after finishing third in the limited late model division at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC August 12, 2006. DeBenedetto's family moved from their home in northern California to Hickory, NC so their son, Matt, could drive race cars 100 miles per hour at Hickory Motor Speedway. (H. Scott Hoffmann / News & Record)

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Matt DiBenedetto's, father, Tony Benedetto, sits on a tire in the pit area at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC August 12, 2006. The DeBenedetto family moved from their home in northern California to Hickory area so their son, Matt, could drive race cars 100 miles per hour. (H. Scott Hoffmann / News & Record)

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Matt DiBenedetto's family moved from their home in northern California to Hickory, NC so their son, Matt, could drive race cars 100 miles per hour at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC August 12, 2006. (H. Scott Hoffmann / News & Record)

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Sandy DiBenedetto watches her son, Matt, during qualifying for the limited late model division at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC August 12, 2006. DeBenedetto's family moved from their home in northern California to Hickory so Matt could drive race cars 100 miles per hour. (H. Scott Hoffmann / News & Record)

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By Dustin Long Staff Writer

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