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11-year-old Parker Martin wins another race

11-year-old Parker Martin wins another race at Cochran Motor Speedway
11-year-old Parker Martin poses with his car at Cochran Motor Speedway after his second win this year. Martin is the youngest winner in the track's history.

They don't have driver's licenses yet, but the Junior Enduro series at Cochran Motor speedway gives 11-15 year-olds a chance to rev their engines on a dirt track.

The youngest driver out there tells us how it's done.

"If I go out there and just try to go fast, it doesn't do anything," 11-year-old Parker Martin said. "It'll tear your car up. You gotta go out there and think."

Martin won his second Enduro race on Saturday. His dad, Chris, owns the track. Even though his mom Joni still gets nervous before races, the Martins say Parker's success doesn't surprise them one bit - they just had no idea it would happen this fast.

"Parker's always been pretty competitive in every sport he's been in," Chris said. "I thought he was going to be at a disadvantage because of his age being much younger; not quite as mature as the other kids he's competing against."

"Just watching him on the four wheeler, go-kart, anything we've put him in, he's always wanted go wide open," Joni said. "I never thought that he wouldn't be good."

The Junior Enduro series races each Saturday night in Cochran.

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