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An Oak Park fourth grader is going for go-kart gold

An Oak Park fourth grader is going for go-kart gold

WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago

April 12, 20243m 41s

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Oak Park is home to a state go-kart racing champion… And he’s ten years old. Fourth grader Pierce Joy rose to the top of the Illinois junior league run by K-1 Speed this year. Now Pierce and two other kid drivers from Illinois… are headed to the national championship. To learn more, WBEZ’s Lauren Frost made a pit stop at the K-1 Speed tracks in west suburban Addison. Host: Mary Dixon