Racing forever.

He's always been a tinkerer. At 5, he was tearing apart alarm clocks. But unlike other kids his age, he was putting them back together too - correctly. At 14, he took over his father's machine shed. Then at 15, he and his brother rebuilt a 1936 Plymouth from scratch and started racing . Although the rules required racers had to be at least 16, he chuckles at how he "misled" racing officials into thinking he was older.

By the time he met Dianne, racing had already become a way of life for Randy. So when they married, she knew she was saying, "I do" to the man and the race car. The Droeschers and many other racers from north central Nebraska hit the road in search of new tracks, which led them to Rock Rapids, IA; Jackson, MN; and Brandon, SD.

For the next 20 years, racing for the Droeschers was a family affair -- leaving Hadar, Nebraska every weekend to race up north. Dianne would drive the tow rig to and from events, allowing Randy more quality time with daughters Misty and Bobbi.

In 1996, the family moved to Larchwood. Randy's sideline business, Designing Performance, eventually became a full-time endeavor, meaning he could race closer to home. Recently, Randy marked his 30th year of racing at Huset's Speedway, as well as almost 40 total years of racing. From his original group of racers in 1976, Randy is the last one still racing. He's been honored with hundreds of trophies and championships for his role in the sport.

Randy does at least 70% of the work himself, even if the racing world - where so many younger participants have sponsors to finance most of the work - considers him a bit of a dinosaur. Randy is proud that he spends about a quarter of the time that other racers do to stay competitive. Yet he usually places within the top five, and finishes in the top ten 98 percent of the time.