Friday, May 29, 2009

Brad Coleman Profile

A while back, I interviewed NASCAR driver Brad Coleman for Baptist Press Sports. He's just about to make his 2009 debut for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nationwide Series. He's a guy who is extremely honest about where he is spiritually, which is nice to see.

After racing a part-time schedule in the Nationwide Series with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2007, he signed with Baker Curb Racing for 2008, and the deal didn’t work out as planned. So he was on the sidelines for the final stretch of the season. Here's what he had to say about though times:
“What you really have to learn is to keep your faith and not give up and not let the down times get you down,” Coleman said. “There will be years when it will be the best year of your life all the way until a month to go in the season, and something can happen that will make it the worst season you’ve ever had, and it would be really easy to say, ‘God, why are you doing this to me?’

“But you’ve really just got to stay strong because he’s testing your faith. You know he has it all planned out for you and you know it’s all for the better.”
If you'd like to read the complete article, here's a link: Young NASCAR driver already giving back