To a point, one could say that racing is in Paul Dodorico's blood. His uncle built engines for the likes of Billy Spade, Tom Baldwin, Red Klaus and Jim Hendricksen (Tony Ferrante's X-3). Paul's start in racing actually came during the mid-70s, when his uncle got him into it and he was on the crew for the late Tom Baldwin at Islip. He would later work on a Late Model driven by Sam Lipiro at Riverhead. Finally, the urge to drive got the better of Dodorico, and he purchased a Modified in the early 90s. He ran the Modified for roughly three seasons before running two seasons in a Late Model and then taking a season off. With the likes of Scotty Wolf (with whom he had run in the Modifieds) in his ear, Dodorico purchased a used Legends car. Paul ran a limited schedule with the Legends car in 1999 and 2000. He was honored as "Rookie of the Year" in his first year in the Legends division. When Riverhead stopped running the class, Dodorico sought out other places to race his Legends car. He has run at such tracks as Chemung, Mahoning Valley, Monadnock, Mountain, Riverside, Seekonk and Waterford. For five years, Dodorico ran at