By KEN HAMBLETON / Lincoln Journal Star
Isaac Corter may be the youngest crew chief in the history of auto racing at Eagle Raceway or anywhere else for that matter.
The 13-year-old from Fairbury works with Steve Swarthout's sport modified racing team of Barry Schomberg, Max Harder, Russell Harms and Matthew Keller to get Swarthout to the front of the pack on Saturday nights.
"It was one of the best days in his life," said Isaac's grandmother Donna Kleinbeck. "He's been going to races with his grandpa (Rick) since he was in diapers and now he's down in the pits and loving it."
Last weekend, the No. 23 racer with the TUFF logo for "tough enough to fight cancer," passed to the front of the pack and hung on to win the A main feature race.
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