Suárez Carries a Special Lucky Charm to Victory Lane at Sonoma

Daniel  Suárez’s name wasn’t the only one on his winning Trackhouse Chevy at Sonoma Raceway Sunday.  As he raced to his first NASCAR Cup series win in his 195^th start, he had a good luck charm whose name was above the door.

Kinsley Wilkerson, from Palo Alto California, is a 7-year-old girl who has been diagnosed with AT/RT, a rare and aggressive brain cancer normally seen in children under 3. For Kinsley however, sadly, it’s something she’s been fighting for most of her young life.

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Kinsley was first diagnosed with the disease when she was three and a half years old. She relapsed at the age of five then again at age 6. Now at age 7, she has relapsed again. She met Suárez morning, and saw her name above the door.

After his win Sunday, Suárez found Kinsley, gave her a high five and a hug.

“My lucky charm!” He exclaimed. “Now you’re going to have to go with me to every race! Are you okay with that?”

While Suárez and the rest of us will start our weeks like always on Monday, Kinsley will be in surgery to try and send her cancer back into remission again.

Find out more and donate here.

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Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community.

Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.

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