The plane has arrived at the airport. Clark and Sophie step off the plane and there is a limo waiting for them.

"Nothing like the all star treatment, is there?" Clark comments.

"Mr. Luthor!" The driver calls out to him.

"Oh, I'm not Lex Luthor. I have hair." Clark says, pointing to his head. Sophie laughs softly.

"Sorry, sir. I haven't actually met Mr. Luthor. I'll be taking you to the track, there is someone waiting for you." The driver says, opening the door.

"Thank you." Clark thanks him and gets in. Sophie smiles at the driver and gets in beside Clark.

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The limo pulls up in front of the track and stops beside a silver chevy trailblazer. There is a man leaning against it. The driver opens the limo door and Clark and Sophie get out. The man holds out his hand to shake Clark's hand and stops, looking confused.

"Wait a minute, didn't I tell you to pick up Mr. Luthor?" He asks the limo driver.

"Lex couldn't make it. He gave me his tickets. I'm Clark Kent and this is my girlfriend, Sophie." Clark says, holding out his hand. The man smiles and shakes his hand.

"Nice to meet you, Clark. I'm John Fareless. My brother is Jake Fareless, driver of the #19 world of outlaws team. I'm actually the team's engineer." John tells them.

"Oh, Jake 'Fearless' Fareless?" Clark asks, surprised.

"You got it." John smiles. Lex and me are friends. I set this thing up. I guess you can take his place easily enough. Come on, you can meet Jake." He says and motions to the SUV. Clark opens the door and him and Sophie get in. John pulls the truck around and drives through a gate on to the track. "So, have you ever been to Eldora?" He asks Clark.

"No, just races back in Metropolis." Clark says. John begins to drive around turns 3 and 4, towards the pits. The truck leans towards the left on the banking.

"Yeah, you can feel the banking as we go around here. It's a little more degrees than the ashpault track in Metropolis." He tells them. All the sudden, he punches the throttle and the trailblazer slides sideways, going around the rest of the corner. Sophie tenses and grabs a hold of Clark's leg. John gets a little too sideways and the rear end goes around. Clark smiles.

"And now you see why I'm not the driver." John chuckles. He turns around the truck and drives into the pits. He stops near a trailer with a red and black sprint car parked outside. They all get out. Clark walks up to the car, looking at it. A man in red racing suit with the top of it tied around his waist, walks up to the car.

"Hi, I'm Jake." He says, reaching out to shake Clark's hand.

"Clark Kent." Clark says and shakes his hand. "This is Sophie, my girlfriend." He introduces her.

"Hey." Jake smiles at her.

"Hi." Sophie says shyly.

"So, Lex couldn't make it?" He asks.

"Nope, he gave me his tickets." Clark tells him.

"Oh, so your probably new to this racing thing." Jake assumes.

"Actually no. I kind of have an aspiration to become a driver." Clark says.

"Oh ok. Ever driven a sprint car before?" Jake asks.

"Nope. I haven't even driven a real race car." Clark admits. Jake reaches for his helmet.

"There's always a time to start." Jake tells him and tosses the helmet to Clark. Clark thinks to himself, is this guy crazy?

"Are you sure?" Clark asks.

"Yeah. Turn a few laps. Just be careful, I qualified 3rd fastest." Jake tells him. Clark slips on the helmet.

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After a push from one of the push trucks to get started, Clark drives slowly around the track. After one lap, he lets the pedal down and flies into the corner, way too fast. The back end comes around and he rolls backwards onto the apron. (bottom part of the track) Clark spins it back around and does another lap, this time easing into the corner and letting it drift sideways a little. He does more laps, each one getting faster and faster. Jake has a smile on his face as he watches, This kids got some talent. Clark drives down into the pits and shuts it off.

"That was awesome!" Clark says, taking off his helmet.

"I better watch out or your gonna take over my ride." Jake tells him, congratulating him on how fast he was. Clark puts his hands on top of the roll cage and pulls himself out.

"How was I?" Clark asks Sophie.

"I'll tell you later when I can give you a proper celebration." She whispers in his ear. Clark can't wait.

"Me and Sophie need to get to our hotel. Could you point us in the direction of the 'Eldora Suites'?" Clark asks Jake.

"It's right over there." He points to a tall building overlooking the track.

"Ok, thanks. Good luck tonight." Clark tells him.

"Thanks. Hey, if you and Sophie want to go out someplace after the race, you can join me and my fiance, Brooke." He offers.

"Yeah. Um, we'll meet you in the pits after the race." Clark says and walks off with Sophie.

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They open the door to there room and walk in. They look around and can't believe how nice it is. To the right is a full kitchen and to the left are two doors leading to a bedroom. A bathroom is just down from that. Clark walks straight ahead into a sitting area with a couch and big screen TV. He looks out the large plate glass window overlooking the track.

"This is nicer than my house, Clark." Sophie tells him.

"Yeah, this is great. The view is awesome." He says as she walks up beside him.

"Um… where are our bags?" Sophie asks, looking around.

"Probably in here." Clark says, walking into the bedroom. Sure enough, there they are.

"I better get changed then." Sophie says and goes to open her bag. Clark grabs her arm first.

"How about you show me what celebration you had in mind?" Clark asks, kissing her.

"I guess I could give you a preview." She tells him, pushing him down on to the bed. She kisses him passionately and their tongues dance around each other. Clark slides his hands down her back and on to her as. She moans into his mouth as he grabs her. As much as she wants to continue, the preview is over. She releases her mouth from his and he smiles up at her.

"If that was the preview, I can't imagine what the real thing must be." He says to her. She just smiles and gets up off the bed. Clark grabs her arm again and pulls her to him. "You know how much I love you, right?" He asks, looking into her eyes.

"Of course I do." She says and kisses him softly.

"Good." Clark replies with a smile and walks out of the room.

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