Beaver reaches out to fans 'Before the Thunder Rolls'

Former Motor Racing Outreach chaplain Dale Beaver reaches for the hearts and souls of stock-car racing's 75 million enthusiasts with his new book Before the Thunder Rolls: Devotions for NASCAR Fans.

Part of the NASCAR Library Collection, Before the Thunder Rolls offers inspirational insights and anecdotes from Beaver's years with the Cup Series. He shares stories about individual racers and crew members, including Ward Burton, Bill Elliott, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman, Jimmy Spencer, Tony Stewart and others. Each makes profound and often witty connections between the behind-the-scenes details of stock-car racing and Christian life.

Beaver offers an insider's look into each critical stage of the racing experience, from "It Starts in the Shop" to "Off the Truck," from "How Did We Qualify?" to "Final Inspection," and finally, "Staying on Track off the Track." The book provides Scripture selections related to these pivotal moments in the racing experience.

Readers will also appreciate personal forewords from Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman, as well as Beaver's never-before-published eulogy preached at the nationally broadcast memorial for one of NASCAR's legends.

NASCAR's royalty will be donated to The NASCAR Foundation.

About the Author

Dale Beaver was the Motor Racing Outreach chaplain with the Cup Series from 1999 to 2005. He holds a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary and is enrolled in the DMin program at Reformed Theological Seminary.

About the NASCAR Library Collection

A division of NASCAR's overall licensing operation in its Charlotte office, NASCAR Publishing oversees more than 40 licensed publishing partners. In 2004, NASCAR launched the NASCAR Library Collection which provides a level of authentication and quality to NASCAR licensed books. Representing a range of books as diverse and varied as the NASCAR fan base, the NASCAR Library Collection captures the NASCAR lifestyle from all angles. The NASCAR Library Collection includes books in a number of categories, including: drivers and personalities, cookbooks, history, children, fiction and romance, and statistics, facts and reference. NASCAR Library Collection titles can be found in an array of retail outlets including mass market, bookstores, specialty and more.