The third Sunday in the month of June is celebrated as Father’s Day across the world. While it is pointless to speak about their influence on each and every one of us, sometimes it becomes important to acknowledge the fact and the ever-lasting impression they leave on their children.

These larger-than-life figures surely need to be acknowledged for the teachings that they impart throughout their lives. And part-time NASCAR Truck Series driver Stephen Mallozi cannot thank his father enough as he helped Mallozi to realize his dream. But it seems things are not on the brighter side for the driver and his father, as Stephen Mallozzi revealed on Twitter.

NASCAR driver Stephen Mallozzi shares a fateful update on his father’s health

It is a special bond that Stephen Mallozi shares with his father. It was through the persuasiveness of his father, who identified his son’s passion very early, that Mallozi started out his life in karting. While things were going smoothly for the father-son duo, circumstances changed soon. 

Back in 2016, Stephen Mallozzi’s father was diagnosed with stage four non-small cell terminal lung cancer. Doctors predicted he had six months to live. The news shook the young racer to the core, and he took a sabbatical from racing to spend quality time with his ailing father.

But Mallozzi senior had more grit and zeal towards life than one could expect and has been beside his son supporting him through the races. But it seems things are looking bleak again for the driver as he updated his father’s health on Twitter. He wrote, “A morning update for everyone: Dad’s pre-Gateway scans were not good at all. The previous treatment has stopped being effective, so we’ve switched to an even more aggressive one. The outlook isn’t great. Things are brutal at home right now. Please keep him in your prayers.”

On other fronts as well, the driver has been facing some turmoil in life. He recently shared how tough it can get to fulfill responsibilities while also following one’s passion.

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Stephen Mallozzi lays bare the harsh life of a part-time driver

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The thrill of speed and the smell of burned rubber on the asphalt are surely enticing to many. But the journey to the tracks and taking a seat behind the wheels is anything but easy. Unless one has got sponsorships worth millions or the backing up of financially stable teams, life as a NASCAR driver is bound to be tough. And no one knows it better than Mallozzi himself. 

Apart from being a part-time Truck Series driver for Reaume Brothers Racing, this young prodigy in the making is also a student at Temple University, studying law. And to provide for himself and his racing career, he works at Outback Steakhouse.

He had updated on Twitter about the hectic life that he deals with on a daily basis. He wrote, “So if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like being a small-time racing driver… Yesterday I drove myself to @MartinsvilleSwy at 7 AM. I raced in the @NASCAR_Trucks race for @AMRacingNASCAR. I drove myself back to my apartment, getting back around 3 AM. Now, I’m serving @Outback.”

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But this young soul could not be proud enough, as he got to fulfill his father’s wish of racing in one of the elite motorsports. He made his debut at the Mid-Ohio with RBR and finished 22nd in position.

After his impressive finish, the driver exclaimed, “If I never pick up a steering wheel again, I did what I’ve always wanted to do,” he said. “What I’ve always said I wanted to do with my dad, which is make it to NASCAR. He got to see it. So anything after is just a bonus.”

The 21-year-old got his second shot at racing when he drove the #22 truck, representing AM Racing at Martinsville. He may have finished 36th in the race, but Mallozzi proved that he ticks all the qualities that a NASCAR driver requires. And the added bonus is that his father has been beside him, witnessing all the feats that his son achieves. 

All one can ask for at this juncture is hope this brave heart finds his zeal toward life back and continues to support his son on the tracks of NASCAR in his future endeavors.

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