rachel gilbert drives pace car

Nonogenarian Lives Dream–Drives NASCAR Pace Car
Nonogenarian Lives Dream–Drives NASCAR Pace Car
Nonogenarian Lives Dream–Drives NASCAR Pace Car
Matt Cardy, Getty Images 99 year-old NASCAR fan, Rachel Gilbert got the chance to do what most fans can only dream about.  She got to drive the pace car at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Gilbert, who is racing to her 100th birthday, says, "I wish I could have (reached 100 mph), you know, but I went up to 53 or 54."