A Harvard graduate and third-year medical student at the University of Miami, Patrick Staropoli knows a little something about tough classes and challenging lessons. But the 25-year-old figures he ...

Patrick Staropoli, 27, a racecar driver from Plantation, runs the biggest race of his career Friday night in the truck-series event that kicks off NASCAR’s three-day championship weekend at ...

Now Patrick Staropoli is all grown and on the cusp of a medical career, but this much hasn’t changed. There’s still laps to go. This story was originally published November 16, 2016 at 7:14 PM.

Patrick Staropoli thought he was going to have a tough decision between NASCAR racing or med school, but the Harvard graduate and Plantation resident is back at the University of Miami after a ...

In 2013, Staropoli prevailed over more than 6,000 other entrants in a unique national talent search, the PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge — the prize being a chance to compete in a PEAK sponsored ...

Now Patrick Staropoli is all grown and on the cusp of a medical career, but this much hasn’t changed. There’s still laps to go. This story was originally published November 17, 2016, 9:58 AM.