A Christmas Dream: NASCAR | 10.10.12

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Christmas Abbott, 30, is intense and ready to go during a morning workout session at the Michael Waltrip Racing Facility in Cornelius, N.C. Her goal is to become the first, female NASCAR front tire changer at the Nationwide and eventually the Sprint Cup Series. COREY LOWENSTEIN — clowenst@newsobserver.com