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Talk about a lead foot! She's not even old enough to have a driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
driver's licence, driving licence, driving license

license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something

, but she puts the pedal pedal /ped·al/ (ped´'l) pertaining to the foot or feet.

ped·al
adj.
Of or relating to a foot or footlike part.
 to the metal. Chaunece Hayman, 13, of Upper Marlboro Upper Marlboro may refer to:
  • Upper Marlboro, Maryland
  • Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland
, Md., has been drag racing drag racing

Form of motor racing in which two contestants race side by side from a standing start over a straight quarter-mile strip of pavement. Winners go on to compete against others in their class until only one is left undefeated.
 for three years. She and her car Miss Attitude burn rubber down the strip at 75 to 80 mph. Chaunece explains that a race is only 1/8 of a mile and is run on a straight strip of road (no laps, like in the Indy 500). Chaunece's dad and her personal engine builder Mike Corbet are her coaching team. They have taught her the ropes and led her to victory. "My first race, I came in first and beat a couple boys," is how Chaunece remembers her proudest racing moment. And, yes, you guessed it, Chaunece says the coolest part about drag racing is "being able to drive a car." Hmm, wonder if she can parallel park.
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Title Annotation:drag racing teen
Publication:Girls' Life
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 1, 2002
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