Click “Like” to share this with your friends! With an uncle like four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears and a dad like Roger Mears who had successful runs in the open wheel and off-road circuits, most might assume that Casey Mears would have been destined to follow in those sizeable footsteps. While Mears did try…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! In part two of the Inspiring Athletes interview with Kyle Petty, the former driver turned analyst talks about the strength of his family, the giving nature of NASCAR and how faith impacts the entire sport: Bonham: How strong of a shoulder has your wife Patty been to…

Since 2002, Andrew Short has been a mainstay on both the AMA Motorcross and FIM Supercross series. Here’s what Short had to say about his faith, fighting performance anxiety and lessons he’s learned from the Bible: Chad Bonham: How did you get your start in racing? Andrew Short: I grew up in Colorado. I’ve always…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! He’s done it before, now Pastor Joe Nelms of Family Baptist Church in Lebanon, Tenn., has seemingly topped his previous NASCAR invocations with a gem at Saturday’s Nationwide race in Nashville–this time invoking the classic Ricky Bobby prayer from Talledega Nights. Did you notice the huge grins…

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