Yankee games have "God bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch but only NASCAR has pre-race prayers.
And on Saturday in Nashville, Pastor Joe Nelms came through with a car-racing invocation that won't soon be forgotten. His prayer before the Nationwide Federated Auto Parts 300 managed to fuse unusual automotive praise with a memorable spousal shout-out.
Nelms began the prayer straightforward enough, thanking God for all his blessings. But then his list of gratitude grew increasingly creative.
First he thanked the Man Upstairs for "all the Dodges and Toyotas and the Fords." He then gave thanks for "GM performance technology," "Sunoco racing fuel" and "Goodyear tires that bring performance and power to the track."
(Nelms was not wearing a Goodyear baseball cap but we can only assume he landed a post-prayer endorsement from the tire company).
Then Nelms got personal: "Lord, I want to thank you for my smokin' hot wife tonight, Lisa, and my two children, Eli and Emma, or as we like to call the 'The Little E's."
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4 comments:
This is an obvious Ricky Bobby reference... But the fact that the media took it halfway serious is hilarious.
The lame stream media isn't very sharp.
The Pastor is infamous at that track and has done the prayer for the past three years. I hate to tell people but God does have a sense of humor.
I thank God for my smokin hot lady every day. I believe most married Christians, or atleast happily married (lol), believe their spouse was a gift from God.
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