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LeBron James helps Akron student attend NASCAR race after virtual class question

“As a parent, there is no better joy than watching your kid’s dream come true.” AKRON, Ohio — A Northeast Ohio high school student visited the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway after LeBron James followed through on a promise made during a virtual class session. CeCe Wilson, a junior at STEM High […]

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“As a parent, there is no better joy than watching your kid’s dream come true.”

AKRON, Ohio — A Northeast Ohio high school student visited the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway after LeBron James followed through on a promise made during a virtual class session.

CeCe Wilson, a junior at STEM High School in Akron and a student in the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I PROMISE program, asked James during a virtual Ohio State University class if an opportunity in the racing industry could happen for someone like him.

LeBron responded by promising to help.

The exchange between James and CeCe can be watched below: 

Last weekend, LeBron’s partners at RFK Racing hosted CeCe and his family at the track in Michigan. CeCe met drivers Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Preece, spent time in the pit, toured the garage and saw behind-the-scenes operations during the race.

CeCe called it the best experience of his life. His mother, Sarah Wilson, said the visit made her son believe a future in racing is now within reach.

“I didn’t think it was attainable for a kid like him. Now he knows, this is attainable… And because of LeBron saying ‘I got you’ he made his impossible, possible,” said Wilson. “As a parent, there is no better joy than watching your kid’s dream come true.”



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