- [Narrator] McKenna Haase haspicked a daring profession.

- Race car driving is like riding a bull,

just trying to control something that

is kind of uncontrollable,

950 horsepower on a 1400 pound frame.

Just those extreme forces,

now try and drive the roller coaster.

- [Narrator] The sprintcar driver's first win

came as a 14-year-old,

but her young success hasn't created

what her Haase-rhymingnickname might suggest.

- I was probably one ofthe least likely candidates

to be doing what I'm doing

and you just know that God'strying to use that for good.

- [Narrator] McKenna's fasttrack to a racing obsession

began with a random meeting.

- I was on vacation withmy family in 3rd grade.

We went out to eat at a shopping mall.

There was a famous NASCARdriver there signing autographs.

I became a huge fan of his

and a huge fan of NASCAR after that

and that's where mypassion for racing began.

- [Narrator] McKennabecame the first female

to win at the Knoxville Speedway,

the sprint car capitol of the world.

The Iowa native doublesas her own marketer,

recruiting sponsors.

- I'm just honest and Itry to be raw and real

about who I am and what I'm doing,

and why that's beneficial for them too.

Really about the relationshipand the partnership

that grows over time.

The business was justclearly a part of my life

from the time I was littleand kind of a gift from God

that I've always been passionate about,

I always love selling.

- [Narrator] Her businesssense isn't the only trait

that makes McKenna unique in her sport.

- You're the only female ina sea of thousands of men.

My gender has by far createdthe biggest challenges

that I've faced throughoutmy career and continues to.

I think it comes down to justincluding God in that matter

and letting Him lead it.

- [Narrator] McKenna's rare attributes

match sprint car's distinct style.

- It's such short, quick,fast, intense racing.

Sprint cars can getaround a half-mile track

in 14-15 seconds.

We race on dirt and as thedirt starts to slick off,

now you have cars going 140 miles an hour

essentially on ice, with24 other cars around you.

A race car is a machine,and it's an animal

and it's working against you

and your goal is toget it to work for you.

I think that's just thegreatest satisfaction,

flirting with the dangertoo, in order to succeed.

- [Narrator] The flirt with danger

comes with the territory of racing.

- I had a really bad crashtrying to pass for the lead

and I flipped like six timesand my helmet came off.

And after that crash Ialways had this vision

of Jesus in my cockpit covering my head

as I was flipping.

That was really when Istarted praying a lot

and I got involved in a college ministry

and that absolutely transformed my life

and really opened my eyes to God.

- [Narrator] On thedashboard of McKenna's car

is a prayer she recitesprior to the race's start.

- "Lord, I pray as I race today,

keep me safe along the way.

Not only me but the others too,

performing the jobs they do.

I know, God, that in a race,

I the driver must set the pace,

but in this race of life I pray,

help me, Lord, along the way."

- [Narrator] McKenna continuesto merge the life she lives

to the profession she chooses,confronting her convictions

against the potential of awaiting fear.

- Coming to terms withdeath on the race track

but still live infreedom, because you know,

A, what's on the other side of that line,

and B, you know that you have a savior

that knows exactly whenyou're going there.

God literally controls the wheel, right?

And so many of my wrecksI didn't walk away

because I should've, orbecause it made sense.

I walked away because Godwanted me to walk away.

And for me, I would ratherlead a life of significance

than a life of length as it pertains

to the Kingdom of Heaven.

- [Narrator] McKenna owns &runs Compass Racing Development,

a program preparing youngdrivers to make educated

and professional impactin the race car industry.

- I believe that youshouldn't wait to give back,

you shouldn't only limityour love to certain people,

to certain environments,

God calls us to treateverybody like family

and I try to love those kids and my fans

and everybody around melike they are family.

Acts 20:24: "My lifeis worth nothing to me;

my only aim is to finish the race

and complete the taskthe Lord has given me:

(race car speeding by)

the task of to the goodnews of God's grace."

My whole life in one verse.

My life is worth nothing to me,

my only aim is to finish the race.

What you do on this Earth matters.

I want to lead people to Christ,like that's why I'm here.

I want to be a light, whereverGod has me planted on Earth

then it matters when you get to Heaven.