NASCAR and worship?

OK, so now in hindsight it seems completely obvious to me, but before my trip to this past weekend's race at Pocono I had never pondered where Christian drivers attended church given they always race on Sundays. Thanks to the kind folks at Motor Racing Outreach the drivers, family members, crew, press and even some fans have the opportunity to worship at the track before the race begins. I had the pleasure of providing the music at this past weekend's chapel service in the garage area of the Pocono 500 race. The Motor Racing Outreach team has done an outstanding job of building relationships within the NASCAR community, so the chapel service was well attended and very uplifting. Although the service itself lasted for only about 20 minutes, the Holy Spirit was definitely present and a feeling of peace and comfort seemed to permeate throughout the garage. I couldn't help but think about how in my own walk with God I seek and lean on Him the most in times of stress and danger. Driving 200+ miles per hour with 50 other cars for nearly 3 hours definitely qualifies as dangerous and probably stressful, so I was struck by what a great opportunity Motor Racing Outreach provides for the drivers and others to find God and His peace amidst the stress of their race day activities. I am looking forward to returning to the chapel service in August for the Pennsylvania 500.