TICKFAW, La. (WGNO) — Under the hood of her ’97 GMC Sierra pickup truck, Reann Pennino is in paradise.

She’s been tinkering around trucks since she was 5 years old.

Now, at 18 years old, she puts the pedal to the metal.

WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood says she’s racing to her dream school.

It’s the NASCAR Technical Institute in North Carolina.

It’s her dream school.

Now that she graduated from Ponchatoula High School, class of 2024, she’s ready to hit the road.

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