Driving at 130 mph: all in a day's work.

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Joe Henderson III of Franklin, Tenn., started driving go-carts when he was 7. Now 19, he's a stock-car racer who dreams of winning the Nextel Cup and is starting his second season with Drive for Diversity, the NASCAR-backed program that supports promising minority racers. Henderson spoke to Upfront about his passion for racing.

Growing up, has racing always been your dream? Yeah, I got it from my dad. He always took me to the racetrack ... and as I kept watching and getting older, I kept on begging dad more and more to get me a go-cart so I could start racing myself.

What are you training for now?

I'm getting ready for the next season ... and just getting in physical shape.... Many people say racing's not a sport. It really is a sport. You get inside a...