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Pastor Joe Nelms brings the house down with Ricky Bobby inspired NASCAR prayer (video)

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He’s done it before, now Pastor Joe Nelms of Family Baptist Church in Lebanon, Tenn., has seemingly topped his previous NASCAR invocations with a gem at Saturday’s Nationwide race in Nashville–this time invoking the classic Ricky Bobby prayer from Talledega Nights.

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Did you notice the huge grins on the drivers’ faces (including race winner Carl Edwards)? Classic.



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