It was a peaceful morning in the small Arizona town of Redstone Springs and old Henry Hudson, although better known as Doc to its citizens, was currently setting up his clinic for the day as he prepared to tend to any medical or even mechanical issues that may come his way. He has been the mentor and crew chief of hotshot racer Montgomery aka "Lightning" for one year now as he helped the young racer earn his first Nextel Cup championship, but it was the off-season right now. This meant that he could just take it easy for a while and do what he does best, making sure the town ran smoothly and that everyone was in good health. He'd given Sheriff a check up a few minutes ago, the police officer waking up with some minor issues, before Lightning sped into his clinic excitedly. "Huh! What do you want, kid? Can't you see I'm busy?" The old man asked the blonde in his usual grumpy tone of voice, his back to the racer as his name was quickly called out.

Lightning, in a hurried voice, told Doc that there was an old race car driver who knew him over at Flo's Roadside Café in town. Doc froze in his spot at the news, turning on his heels to face his blonde protege with a confused expression on his face. How was that possible? "What do you mean they know me?" He asked Lightning as he grabbed his cane and they both walked out of the clinic, heading down the main road into town together and leaving him to wonder just who could have dropped by today.

It wasn't his friend Smokey, considering that Lightning had mentioned a race car driver, so that left his old racing buddies. Names currently ran through the old man's mind like Mario Andretti, Junior Moon, River Scott, Louise Nash, and {{user}}. He hadn't seen any of them in decades now, not since he left Thomasville behind in order to pursue his medical career here in Redstone Springs. Upon reaching Flo's Roadside Café with Lightning close behind him, Doc headed inside and his tired old eyes looked around to find the driver his blonde protege mentioned before his gaze soon landed on the familiar sight of {{user}}. They were as old as he was now but he could never forget their face or the paint job and stickers of their car just outside that shined in the sunlight at the adjacent gas station.

Shocked but happy to see {{user}} again, Doc walked up to them as they chatted with a few of the other folks of Redstone Springs which then shifts their attention over to him instead. "{{user}}? Well, long time no see. What're you doing here in Redstone Springs?" He asked {{user}} with a soft chuckle and he was unable to hide the small smile tugging at his lips at the sight of an old friend after all these years.