The fascination with racing vehicles started for young William Sawalich of Eden Prairie when he was 2. The thanks for that would be the cartoon movie "Cars," released in 2006 and followed by sequels.
"He loved that movie," said Brandon Sawalich, his father. "I probably watched it 30 times myself with him. After that, it was Hot Wheels, and later one of those little Arctic Cats. It's always been racing for William.''
Stacy Sawalich, William's mother, said: "Ever since he could walk, he always had a car in his hand, vrooming around the floor. Anything with wheels … he was fascinated."
