This soon to be 18 year old had a typical childhood with no complications until his 16th birthday when his mom noticed a weird lump on his neck at his birthday celebration with the family. A small lump very quickly turned into stage 3 follicular carcinoma of the thyroid that changed their lives. Multiple tests, biopsies, 2 surgeries, 2 rounds of iodizing radiation and almost 2 years later this young man’s latest scans are looking promising and they are hoping for a clean bill of health later this year.

He was a junior dragster for 8 years until he was 16 and old enough to race the 1985 Mustang that he had saved up to buy and that he and his dad work on together. He loves everything to do with cars; building them, fixing them, racing them and of course watching his idol and favorite You Tube star – Cleetus McFarland rip around the track.

Alberta Dreams can’t wait until this winter when we get to make his dream of going to one of the nation’s premier drag racing facilities, Bradenton Motorsports Park, in Florida, to see the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals come true.