On any given Sunday during the race season, it is a common sight to see wooden chairs set in rows alongside the transporters lining the garage area. Heads are bowed and there is thanks to God, the reason the crowd meets two hours before the race each week. When I thank God for winning a race, it s not because I won, but for the opportunity and the blessing he gave me that day, Gordon said with conviction in his voice. Many professional athletes from all types of sports have in some way or another publicly thanked God following the finish of a game. Veteran NFL Player Reggie White, affectionately known as the Minister of Defense, is an ordained minister.
Many players sport a gold cross around their necks.
The list goes on. Motorsports, however, has taken it one step further. It has MRO, a traveling ministry that soothes the soul as well as the body. Wake Forest University Baptists runs it. Inside, a half dozen massage benches line the wall.