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Jay and Michelle Schmidt of Tama stand next to their 19J stock car out front of the Schmidt family business, J&V NAPA Auto, in Tama. The Schmidts will take off for Bristol, Tennessee to participate in the Bristol Dirt Nationals from March 15-20. Jay Schmidt has been racing stock cars since 1997 and can be found most weekends during the warmer months racing with his 19J Schmidt Racing team at dirt tracks around central and eastern Iowa.
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Racing season will kick off in a big way for the Schmidts this year as they plan to travel to Bristol Motor Speedway in northeast Tennessee to participate in a week-long extravaganza the famed NASCAR venue is hosting for their 60th anniversary.