This Nov. 18, 2018, photo provided by Bryan Blackford and Snowcone Productions shows Ray Alfalla with his awards on the track at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Alfalla is in the elite class of drivers who have mastered virtual iRacing, an online simulation of the real deal each week in NASCAR. (Bryan Blackford/Snowcone Productions via AP)
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida: Ray Alfalla got hooked on Nascar in the late 1990s after his family left Cuba and settled in the Miami area. He’s the type of die-hard fan the sagging sport craves – a kid who dreamed of racing who’s now an adult that settles in each weekend to catch each bump-and run moment.
He rarely misses a race. And for someone who’s never worn a firesuit, he’s won a few, too.
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