With the click of a mouse, Shelby County race fans could help Josh Hamner of Chelsea get his chance to drive a racecar in the NASCAR Busch Series and debut in the Nextel Cup Series.

The 19-year-old, who raced go-karts when he was 8 and who has been driving Pro Late Models and Super Late Models recently, has the chance to appear on a TV reality show involving race drivers.

But to make it to the TV show, &8220;Racin&8217;foraLivin&8217;&8221; he needs the internet vote of fans.

Hamner said fans can go to the website racinforalivin.com to vote on the top 15 rookie drivers from two sets of drivers. They include the Top 50 Racin&8217; for a Livin&8217; and

Wildcard Racin&8217; for a Livin&8217;.

He said 10 would be taken from the Top 50 set and five from the Wildcard set.

Hamner said he needs to be in the top five from that Wildcard group.

According to the website, rookies selected will be trained and compete against each other on and off the track. Veterans of racing will narrow the field to two. Fans will vote, and the winner will be announced during a live two-hour special.

According to Jerry VanDenhul, creator of Racin&8217;foralivin&8217; the winner gets seven races in the Busch Series. And if they win, they will not only collect a big cash bonus but will debut in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series with a team.

He said the seven races will be from Darlington to Daytona.

Voting for the Wildcard group ends Aug. 15.

Hamner, a 2005 graduate of Chelsea High School operates a shop on Highway 280 near Harpersville called Maximum Performance Motorsports. There he and his crew chief Michael Shelton and William Champlin work on race cars including NASCAR AutoZone Elite Cars and Super Late Models.

Hamner attended the Fast Track Driving School in Atlanta, Ga. and recently won the Bama Super Series Championship driving super late model cars.

He plans to compete in the 2006 NASCAR AutoZone Elite Southeast Series.

Hamner&8217;s father, Jeff, raced locally and operates Jeff Hamner Racing Engines in Tuscaloosa, one of the largest racecar engine building companies in the nation.

His mother, Traci, serves as team manager. And his grandfather, Bill Hamner, was Bobby Allison&8217;s Crew Chief in 1974.

&8220;It&8217;s been a family business,&8221; said Hamner.

He said he&8217;s got money saved to go to college to become a mechanical engineer if the race game does not pan out.

But to make it as a race driver, &8220;It would mean the world,&8221; said Hamner. &8220;Working hard all your life, being dedicated as I have been … giving up on friends … I missed my senior luncheon to go to a race. I wouldn&8217;t change one thing about it because I&8217;m 110 percent dedicated to making it, and I&8217;m going to.&8221;

And what about the TV show?

&8220;If I win, that&8217;s just a step to where I want to be as a Nextel champion.&8221;