After losing his sight in an workplace accident, Jay Blake pursued his dream of owning a race car. Today he works on a car that tops out at 260 miles an hour as part of his job as crew chief for the drag racing team "Follow A Dream." Only A Game's Doug Tribou caught up with Blake and his crew at a stop on the alcohol funny car circuit.
                    
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Blind Drag Racing Crew Chief Sees Track To Success

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