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If your last name is Kinser and you live in the vicinity of Bloomington, Ind., chances are pretty good that you’ve been around sprint car racing. Such is the case for 26-year-old Jordan Kinser.

The Bedford, Ind., native has been behind the wheel of a race car most of his life. When people ask how he’s related to a particular Kinser, the stock reply is, “Fourth or fifth cousin.”

Jordan admits he isn’t sure where he is on the Kinser family tree, as it’s as tall as a Sequoia.

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