99-Year-Old NASCAR Fan Drives Pace Car At NH Speedway

BOSTON (CBS) – A die-hard NASCAR fan got to live out her fantasy at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Tuesday.

Rachel Gilbert, who is approaching her 100th birthday, got to take a few laps around the track.

Gilbert, a NASCAR fan since she and her husband went to the Daytona 500 fifty years ago, sounded a little bit overwhelmed. She was aiming to hit 100 miles per hour.

“I wish I could have (reached 100 mph), you know, but I went up to 53 or 54,” said Gilbert.