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Central Carolina Community College student Stella Bridges, of Sanford, is all smiles as she holds the NASCAR Hall of Fame tickets she won in one of the college's drawings celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Bridges and her husband, Jay, are really big NASCAR fans. They and their daughter, Autumn, are looking forward to visiting the Hall of Fame, in Charlotte. Bridges, who is earning an Associate in Arts degree, is an accountability assistant for Lee County Schools. For more information about the college's 50th Anniversary celebration during the 2011-12 school year, visit www.cccc.edu/50years.