Caraway Speedway Southern Modified 150

For our third event within eight days we returned to Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, NC.

The race was Saturday evening so we hit the highway right after work Friday afternoon...eventually rolling into Greensboro, NC and hitting the sac at about 2:30am. We finally mustered up the strength around 11:00am to roll out of bed and begin to make our rounds and make our way to the racetrack. We arrived at the facility about 30 minutes after the gates opened as the teams were offloading from their haulers and setting up.

The devotional we posted this week drew from a passage of scripture in Ephesians 5, expressing the magnitude and depth of God's love for us, and in turn how we should "love like that". I love how "The Message" described God's love for us, 'His love was not cautious, but extravagant'. Michelle helped me post the letters again at each team's hauler, and we were able to open quite a few conversations in the process of doing so.

Throughout the day at each track we visit, we experience one continuing love/hate relationship. We love to look forward to meal time, but hate to look forward to eating a steady diet of concession stand food! We were blessed this week to be treated to a freshly prepared meal straight off of the grill of one of the teams. If you have ever had to base your nutritional well being on what you can order from a concession stand you'd understand what a blessing this was! (No disrespect to the men and women who very graciously work the stands at the various racetracks we visit, they are all awesome individuals).

As the afternoon progressed, a member of the community and I carried over some previous conversations regarding a lifetime commitment to Christ, and he made the commitment to follow Christ with his life. Praise God!

Just prior to the race I walked out onto the front straightaway to pray with our drivers as they were lining up their cars on the track for the start of the race. At Caraway, I would typically do this during the fan autograph session, but since that was not taking place at this particular race that was the most feasible time for me to be able to pray with each driver. Just as I was beginning to pray with the last driver on the line I heard my name summoned over the P.A. to head to the start finish line to present the invocation.

We have developed somewhat of a relationship with the track announcer at Caraway, and whenever we are present he invites me to present the invocation...I'm quite honored with that and gladly oblige.

The race was again another smooth one, with minimal incidents throughout the 150 lap race. God's hand has definitely been watching over our drivers, crewmembers, and officials this season.

This weekend we head to Kenly, NC for our next event at Southern National Raceway Park. This race is the furthest from home for us, as we will be logging about 1300 miles round trip. Pray for God's continuing safety and provision as we make this trip...and that we would be vessels of His love and Truth.