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AUTOGuide ANTON
AUGUST 21 - 27, 2019
A Racer’s Life NYU student splits time between the racetrack and the classroom
BY JOSEPH WOLKIN
jwolkin@antonmediagroup.com
R (Photos by Harold Hinson Photography)
acing is Joe Graf Jr.’s life. There is nothing more exhilarating than strapping into a powerful racecar. What better way to spend a weekend away from the hectic life of a college student? “The biggest thing I’ve had to learn is time management,” Graf said. “I had to learn to be disciplined with my time.” Graf, who hails from Mahwah, NJ, is entering his sophomore year at New York
University (NYU) as a business media and sports management student. His journey into the professional world of stock car racing started last year. At the wry age of 19, this NYU student was speeding through racetracks at 200 mph on the weekends, turning a partial schedule into a full-time effort in the ARCA Menards Series, NASCAR’s version of single-A. He started running quite well, finishing near the top of the leaderboard week-in and week-out for Chad
see JOE GRAF on page 18A
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