It's one last wish for a Davenport man with terminal cancer. He wants to get on the track and race one last time. His friends and even complete strangers are making sure it happens.
Josh Lofquist and James Hughes share the same love for racing cars.
"We were cruising the avenue one night and we got into a race," said Hughes.
Lofquist was pretty confident he would win.
"I beat him and we became friends ever since," said Hughes.
Over the years they lost touched, but recently reconnected. Lofquist was diagnosed with a rare cancer.
"My cancer is so rare that its only been seen 16 times in the world. I`m number 16," said Lofquist.
Lofquist would learn he wouldn't have much time left so he came up with one wish.
"He had reached out to some people to help him rebuild a car that he had been working on for a period of time," said Hughes.
Lofquist had an old mustang he wanted to restore and race, but the car needed a lot of work. Instead, Hughes bought a 91' mustang that was in better shape. With the help of some of Lofquist's other friends they set up a gofundme site. So far they've raised $2,375, not to mention people from the community and across the country have donated parts.
Now once again, Loftquist and Hughes will race each other, this time at Cordova Dragway.
"If I can do it again, but this time beat him. I may just buy him a beer or rub it in his face for a little bit," said Loftquist.
Hughes hopes to have the car ready by next Sunday. It will be the first time in 15 years that Lofquist has been out on the track.