ESPN has a fabulously written recent “Fan vs. wild” column, which includes a video you can watch. Hampton Stevens has taken on the challenge of getting into a sold-out NASCAR race, with only $20, his cellphone, and his camcorder.

At 1 o’clock on a bright October afternoon, I’m standing in a convenience store parking lot five miles east of Martinsville, Va. In the 24 hours before the green flag drops on the Subway 500, I need to find a ride to the speedway and a $75 ticket to the sold-out race. Problem is, all I have on me is $20, a cell phone and a camcorder. And I’m not allowed to use any media connections to get into the race—or so much as mention the letters ESPN (at least not in that order).

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