Trevor Bayne: Racing for the Kingdom (Gospel Light Minute #108)

He is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series race car driver. He drives the No. 21 Motorcraft/QuickLane Ford Fusion for Wood Brothers Racing in the Sprint Cup Series part-time, and the No. 6 Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing full-time in the Nationwide Series. He started his racing career at age five and eight years later he became the youngest top rookie for the Allison Legacy Race Series. He later moved on to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division and in 2008, he recorded one win, six top-five, and seven top-10 finishes in the NASCAR Camping World East Series. He participated in the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway, and began racing in the Nationwide Series for Michael Waltrip Racing. Two years later, he moved to Roush Fenway Racing, and began racing in the Sprint Cup Series for Wood Brothers Racing. In 2011, he became the youngest driver to win the Daytona 500 at the age of 20.

He said about his faith in Jesus Christ, "I grew up hearing about God and knowing about Jesus. But I guess it was around middle school when God started working on my heart and started showing me why Jesus came to earth and who I am in Him. We’re supposed to mold ourselves and look like Jesus, and walk as He did and have Him change our lives....My role model is Jesus and that’s Who I want to be like." He goes on to say, "God ’s just drawn us closer to Him in every experience and that’s what we prayed about before the race. Whether it was a good result or a bad result, we’d just be drawn closer, and He taught me something yesterday in that race. You never know what His plan is, but I can guarantee if you stick with Him, He’s going to have something good for you....It’s cool when you think about that you’re racing for something bigger than a trophy...."

His name is Trevor Bayne.