In 2011, Trevor Bayne became the youngest driver to win the Daytona 500, but winning on the race track is not the ultimate goal for this young man.
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[YELLING]
Announcer: HE JUST WON
THE DAYTONA 500.
UNBELIEVABLE.
Reporter: AT THE RIPE
OLD AGE OF 21, TREVOR BAYNE
IS STILL A KID AT HEART.
I GO EAT MY PE PEANUT
BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH.
Reporter: JUST TWO DAYS
AFTER HE TURNED 20, TREVOR
BAYNE BECAME THE YOUNGEST
DRIVER TO WIN THE DAYTONA
500.
I WANTED TO BE THE YOUNG
GUY COMING IN AND WINNING
RACES.
IT FEELS LIKE A DREAM.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T FEEL
ANYTHING.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE FLAG,
AND PULLING DOWN TO VICTORY
LANE, AND YOU REALIZE YOU
WON THE BIGGEST RACE THERE
IS TO WIN.
Reporter: DO YOU FEEL
STRANGE GOING DOWN A REGULAR
STREET?
A LITTLE BIT.
IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT FAST
UNTIL YOU START TO CRASH.
AND YOU'RE GOING A LOT
FASTER THAN YOU THINK.
WHEN YOU GET ON THE
INTERSTATE, YOU GO A LITTLE
FAST.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN IT
CHECK.
Reporter: DO YOU GET
SPEEDING TICKETS?
A LITTLE, BUT NOT CRAZY.
JUST FIVE OR 10 MILES AN
HOUR OVER.
I TRY TO BE CAREFUL ON THE
ROAD.
Reporter: HE STARTED
RACING GO-CARTS AT THE AGE
OF FIVE.
BUT TREVOR SAYS HIS
CHRISTIAN UPBRINGING HELPED
HIM STAY LEVEL HEADED ABOUT
HIS NUMEROUS SUCCESSES.
I GREW UP HEARING ABOUT
GOD AND KNOWING ABOUT
JESUS.
BUT I GUESS IT WAS AROUND
MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN GOD
STARTED WORKING ON MY HEART
AND STARTED SHOWING ME WHY
JESUS CAME TO EARTH AND WHO
I AM IN HIM.
Reporter: SOME COMPARED
HIM TO ANOTHER ROLE MODEL IN
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
I READ A RECENT ARTICLE
THAT SAID, HEY, YOU WANT TO
BE LIKE TIM TEBOW.
AFTER TALKING TO YOU, I
DON'T THINK THAT'S THE
CASE.
BUT TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE
BIT.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MOLD
OURSELVES LIKE JESUS.
WHEN THERE ARE TWO GUYS
MOLDING THEMSELVES AFTER THE
SAME PERSON, THEY'RE GOING
TO LOOK A LOT ALIKE.
I THINK TIM TEBOW IS A GREAT
GUY, BUT THAT IS NOT MY ONLY
ROLE MODEL.
MY ROLE MODEL IS JESUS.
Reporter: LIKE TEBOW,
TREVOR BAYNE GIVES ALL OF
THE CREDIT TO GOD.
GOD IS HERE FOR EVERY
EXPERIENCE.
WHETHER IT IS A GOOD RESULTS
OR A BODY RESULT, WE'RE
DRAWING CLOSER.
HE TAUGHT ME SOMETHING
YESTERDAY, IN THAT RACE.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE PLAN
IS, BUT YOU'RE GUARANTEED
SOMETHING GOOD.
I PRAY, LET US DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO DO OUR
BEST.
IF IT IS NOT OUR DAY TO WIN,
WE WON'T WIN.
BUT SOMETIMES I PRAY FOR
FAVOR, AND I THINK THAT WAS
ONE OF THOSE DAYS.
Reporter: TREVOR'S
FAITH WAS CHALLENGED AFTER
HIS BIG WIN WHEN HE WAS
FORCED OUT OF THE RACE.
HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL
SUFFERING FROM LYME
DISEASE.
I LANDED IN THE HOSPITAL
BED, AND THAT STARTED
SINKING IN.
I GO ON TWITTER, AND I
STARTED TWEETING, YOU KNOW
WHAT, I'M IN THE HOSPITAL,
BUT GOD IS GOOD.
BUT IF IT IS FOR THAT ONE
PERSON TO THINK THAT THINGS
AREN'T ALWAYS PERFECT, THAT
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
STRUGGLES, THAT'S WHAT IT IS
ALL ABOUT.
I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING
WE CAN LEARN OUT OF
EVERYTHING.
Reporter: HER SURROUNDS
HIMSELF WITH A TEAM THAT
SURROUNDS THEMSELVES WITH
FAITH.
I GOT ON THE PHONE AND I
STARTED WRITING DOWN
WHATEVER I WAS THINKING
ABOUT.
Reporter: YOU STILL
HAVE IT ON YOUR PHONE.
COULD YOU READ THAT?
I DO.
I'M NOT EXACTLY A GREAT
WRITER, BUT IT IS KIND OF
THE THOUGHTS I HAD.
KEEP ME HUMBLE.
I'M NOT LONGER RACING FOR
WORLDLY A ADVANTAGES OR
THINGS, BUT I'M RACING FOR
THE KINGDOM.
THIS MEANS THE DESIRE TO WIN
IS NOT ONLY OKAY, BUT
NECESSARY.
NOT FOR MY NAMESAKE, BUT FOR
JESUS' NAME TO BE KNOWN.
MY HEART, MIND AND EYES WILL
BE SET ON HEAVEN.
Reporter: DID IT WORK?
IT IS WORKING SO FAR.
I'VE GOT TO GO BACK AND READ
IT EVERY NOW AND THEN.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT,
WHEN HE GIVES US SOMETHING,
WRITE IT DOWN.
I'VE BEEN DOING IT A LOT
MORE AND IT HAS HELPED ME.
Reporter: HIS BIOGRAPHY
TEACHES KIDS ABOUT NASCAR
WHILE TELLING KIDS ABOUT
JESUS CHRIST.
FOR ME, WHEN I THINK
ABOUT IT BEING FOR THE
KINGDOM PURPOSE, HAVING
TREASURES IN HEAVEN AND NOT
JUST HERE, THAT IS PRETTY
BIG.
THAT'S COOL.
I'M DOING WHAT I LOVE TO DO,
AND HE IS RACING GLORY FOR
IT.
Reporter: WHATEVER THE
FUTURE HAS IN STORE FOR
NUMBER 21, BIG OR SMALL,
TREVOR BAYNE PLANS TO STAY
FOCUSED ON GOD.
THAT 500 WAS GREAT FOR
THE DAY OR FOR THE LAST
MONTH AFTER THAT -- BOY,
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WILL
NEVER FORGET.
BUT SOMETHING THAT IS GOING
TO STAY WITH ME A LOT LONGER
IS CHRIST.
AND TO SAY, HERE IS MY LIFE, USE IT.