Braintree Elementary School students Drew Best, Maeve Kennedy, Abby Garvin, Amanda Ferris, and Natalie Messier sign their names on Thunder Road racer Troy Kingsbury's race car as he visited the school on Tuesday. Kingsbury, who lives in Waitsfield, started a program to encourage kids' reading called Race to Read. Students that meet their goal of reading 15 books were able to sign their names on Kingsbury #39 car. As of Tuesday, Kingsbury's race car sported the names of nearly half of the Braintree student body. (Herald / Tim Calabro)