Darrell Waltrip was one of the most successful drivers on the NASCAR circuit in the 1980s.
Together, he and his wife, Stevie, are chairpersons for Motor Racing Outreach, a Christian organization that holds chapel services for the drivers, crews, and their families. They also distribute Christian literature and offer other support for those in the NASCAR community. I appreciate the work they perform at NASCAR tracks on weekends.
I got the opportunity to speak with Darrell and Stevie on our Focus on the Family Broadcast “Marriage in the Stressful World of NASCAR.”
We recorded at the Darrell Waltrip Museum in front of a live audience of Focus friends right before a race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. We discussed the ups and downs of the Waltrip’s 50+ years of marriage in front of a backdrop of racing banners, photos from Darrell’s career, and a number of his old race cars, some of which had been wrecked, leaving you wondering how anybody could have walked away.
It’s a fascinating building for NASCAR fans, but Darrell sees the memorabilia a bit differently. He says it all represents things that he put before God. All of the races he won and all of his accomplishments were achieved without giving God the glory. |
