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Trevor Bayne Driven by Faith - The Trevor Bayne Story

After winning the Daytona 500 in 2011, twenty-year-old Trevor Bayne became a role model for NASCAR fans everywhere. Now you can read his inspiring story in the new biography, DRIVEN BY FAITH: The Trevor Bayne Story (Zonderkidz; $6.99; January 2012) by award-winning MotorSports journalist Godwin Kelly.

The youngest winner ever of the Daytona 500, Bayne candidly shares the story of his faith-driven racing career with NASCAR enthusiast Kelly. Kelly’s undeniable love of the sport shines through as he details each crowning moment of Bayne’s young life – how the child attached to his toy cars went on to win three WKA national and world championships, and NASCAR’s highest honor, the Daytona 500. For each accomplishment, the Knoxville-born racer credits his faith.

“The biggest thing I’ve ever done – and ever could do – is find Christ,” Bayne says in the book. “That’s the reason I’m here.”

Young readers and NASCAR enthusiasts will especially appreciate Bayne’s remarkable humility and passion, not only for his work on the track, but for helping families in need with Back2Back Ministries in Mexico and spreading the word of God.

A champion, a big brother, a son and a devoted Christian, Bayne continues to inspire others on and off the race track. DRIVEN BY FAITH proves that the best is yet to come from this young star, who, with faith in his heart, has already touched many lives.

“Victories are great, but they go away with time,” Bayne said. “A relationship with Christ is something that can never go away.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Godwin Kelly has been the Motorsports Editor at the Daytona Beach News-Journal since 1982 and is a two-time winner of Motorsports Journalism Awards of Excellence in honor of Russ Catlin. He has written four books about stock car racing, including Fireball: Legends Don’t Fall From the Sky. The Evanston, Illinois-born journalist now lives in Palm Coast, Florida, with his wife. They have three children.

ABOUT TREVOR BAYNE: 2011′s record-breaking youngest Daytona 500 Champion, 20-year-old Trevor Bayne, was born in Knoxville, Tenn. Since he turned five years old, he has been racing and breaking records in almost every competition. Bayne competed for eight years on the go-kart circuit earning three World Championships, with more than 300 feature wins and 18 State and track Championships combined. In 2008, he began competing in the NASCAR Camping World East where he grabbed his first NASCAR Series win at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway. He went on to earn six top-five and seven top-10 finishes and finished fourth in the NASCAR Camping World East point standings. In 2011, Bayne is making a run at the Nationwide Series Championship while also running a limited schedule in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford. He’s based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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-DJ Communications for ZonderKids, Press Release