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IndyCar's Moraes Helps 'Make-A-Wish'
Cole Collins' excited "Hey, Mario" rose above the din in the garage area two hours before the Firestone Indy 300, catching the attention of Mario Moraes and everyone within earshot.
The wide smile displayed by Collins, an 8-year-old from Seattle, was returned by IndyCar Series driver Moraes as they met near the KV Racing Technology transporter. Collins, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, was visiting Homestead-Miami Speedway as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. His wish: "go fast in a race car."
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That he did, receiving a ride in the Indy Racing Experience street-legal two-seater on the track as part of the full day of activity. He also received a custom race suit courtesy of Hinchman Racewear, pre-race access to the grid, an A.J. Foyt Racing crew shirt and the opportunity to sit in Ryan Hunter-Reay's race car, and autographs among other items.
Moraes, who recently lost his father to cancer, said to Cole, "Stay strong, my friend."
HEATHER COLLINS (Cole Collins' mother): "This is priceless. Knowing that you have one dream come true, and nobody else can match it is remarkable. To be up close and one-on-one is just amazing to me. He had the choice to pick anybody and he picked Mario, which to this day I still don't know why. He just went through the cars and said, 'That's the one I want.'"
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