NASCAR Prayer: Pastor Thanks Jesus For Engines, 'Smoking Hot Wife'

Prior to Saturday night's Nascar Nationwide Series race in Nashville, Tenn., Pastor Joe Nelms was tasked with delivering the invocation. What happened next plays like a scene straight out of Will Ferrell's "Talladega Nights."

Comments

[hrf852964]

05:40 PM on 08/04/2011

Okay this is not a "prayer" I am a christian and very offended!!! Christianity is not a joke it's a gift!!! We are able to have Jesus Christ come down and sacrifice his life for us and his own father God sent him to do that for us!!!! and you guys want to take advantage of it and make fun of it!!!! That's so un christian like I will make sure to say a prayer for you guys for forgiveness!!!! Remember Jesus Loves You and here's a math problem for you!!! 1cross + 3nails = 4giveness :)

[preacherspreacher]

12:00 PM on 07/29/2011

I have been a Pstr for 20yrs and would give all that I own and have including this life of mine to have the people of not only Nascar or Tenn or the USA but to have people from all over the world focusing on and talking about one message or prayer that honored The Lord like this bibical prayer.
To answer those about whats up with the smokn hot wife, its called love, its a God given virtue to all, he not only honored The Lord but his wife (my wife who has survived cancer 3 times is still in my eyes smokin hot!!!!
As for the Nascar fans and in agreement with the message in the prayer "Whether then you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" 1Corinthians 10:31
boogety boogety boobety!!!!!!! Jesus, "the real thing"

[deanable]

11:54 PM on 07/28/2011

its nice to see someone treat Christianity for what it is - a joke

[crammedberry]

08:14 PM on 07/28/2011

Hahaha... I must say that prayer makes top 10.

[LeftLeftLeft]

12:01 PM on 07/28/2011

I'm sorry, but the thought occurred to me that at the same time his prayer went out over the PA system and floated up over the heads of all who heard it at the NASCAR track . . . somewhere else a man was reaching into his wallet, muttering his own thanks for the 'smokin' hot' trafficked young body upon whom he was about to prey. And I imagined God wincing a bit at the irony . . .

[playflute2]

10:05 AM on 07/28/2011

Thanks for a morning laugh. At least the man know that for which he is grateful. :)

[GeoNorth]

10:32 AM on 07/27/2011

BTW, when will they invite a Rabbi or an Imam to give the prayer?

[Charles Stepp]

02:24 PM on 07/28/2011

I've never seen a Rabbi or Imam at any track.

[GeoNorth]

10:28 AM on 07/27/2011

As an avid, nay, rabid, NASCAR fan, this offended me as much as any non violent religious act could offend. This guy thanked God for the sponsors? For the cars? And his "smokin' hot wife"? This was as far from religion as you could get. It was marketing and showbiz BS. This did as much to trivialize religion as, well, religion itself.

It figures that it came out of Nashville, where the phoniest pop music in the world is produced. They call it country, but it's not. It's Nashville Pop, apparently like their religion.

If they wanted showbiz, all they had to do was wait for Carl Edwards to do his backflip.

[playflute2]

10:06 AM on 07/28/2011

Relax.

[Celebrindan]

10:29 AM on 07/30/2011

If you are not thankful for all you have and all that this world has to offer, I suggest you haven't become as good a follower of your invisible super-friend as you infer.

Now I suppose you'll demand we accept that your evil super-fiend enemy created laughter, and will try to outlaw it.

Get a grip and get a life.

[Pollytiques]

05:50 AM on 07/27/2011

LOL...I kept seeing this..figured since it was going to be one of those "forever" stories I might as well look and get it over with.

I live within a few miles of the Petty Museum, I have never, when I could help it had NASCAR on my TV. No interest at all. But I am so glad I looked. That is SO TYPICAL of southern humor. I was laughing so hard before he even got to his smoking hot wife. I could hardly manage to send it to some of my yankee friends that have such a hard time understanding me sometimes.

Who can ever understand humor..but I think this is a perfect example of what passes for christianity. What is more important in this day and age than MONEY and Sex? Just look at the actions of some of these "Family Values" people that God talks to.

[vbinky]

08:34 PM on 07/26/2011

I'm an Atheist and I absolutely loved this prayer, maybe there is a conversion coming in my future...nah, but "Jumpin Jesus" I still loved this prayer.

[tennisi11]

07:00 PM on 07/26/2011

He has a hot wife? How does this keep happening? Wonder what 'hot' is to him?

[ladylove114]

05:24 PM on 07/27/2011

If more men thought their wives were "smoking hot" whether they were or not the world would be a better place.

[scoobanchi]

01:24 PM on 07/30/2011

Smoking hot = Both front teeth! Yee Haw!

[joeyfoto]

06:55 PM on 07/26/2011

Yea... "God is my pit-crew."

We do make our gods in our own image.
Our gods do express the depth of our commitment to life.

My god has more horsepower than your god...
So, eat my exhaust...

[GeoNorth]

10:30 AM on 07/27/2011

A few years back, when Jeff Gordon won (I think it was at Daytona) he said he prayed to God. He quoted himself: "Please God, let me win this thing. I will give you all the glory." He did win.
So you can bribe God?

[DadCat]

01:23 PM on 08/27/2011

But Jeff kept the cash...

[Hiqutipie]

06:40 PM on 07/26/2011

He who Honors God Will Honor!!! Nascar & Nascar fans Honor God each and every day & especially on race weekend...Its just a family affair...God Bless...

[Luceee]

06:07 PM on 07/26/2011

I'm a liberal, I'm a Nascar fan and I thought the prayer was funny.

just thought I'd add my 2 cents

[Hiqutipie]

06:32 PM on 07/26/2011

I'm an Independent, I'm a Nascar fan and I loved the prayer...Looks like everyone loved the prayer!!! Boo-Yah Preacher Joe...

I raise you 2 cents...

[BrassOnes]

09:15 PM on 07/26/2011

I'm a conservative leftist/socialist and atheist. I'm a Nascar fan and I loved the prayer, Boo-Yah Preacher Joe... 3x2x2=12cents

[playflute2]

10:09 AM on 07/28/2011

OK. So, I'm a liberal, I'm not a NASCAR fan, I thought this prayer was laugh out loud funny.

[H P]

04:46 PM on 07/26/2011

So he is a comedian pastor. a comic prayer.. 'smokin' hot wife' that is pretty funny.. the rest sounded like a commercial though, in jesus name.. paleese..