Race Car Driver A.J. Foyt Must Obey The Law

A.J. Foyt is a remarkable race-car driver. When you put that guy in a racing car on the Indianapolis 500, get out of the way. But, most of A.J. Foyt’s life is not spent at the 500. He has to drive a car on city streets and highways just like the rest of us, paying attention to speed limits just like we do. Now let’s say Foyt pulls up to a stop sign in Houston one day, and some kid with peach fuzz on his checks and a grin on his face pulls up next to him, know knowing who he is. He thinks his car is cool. It has wide tires, lots of chrome stuff under-neath it and a really loud exhaust. Foyt is just sitting in his passenger car, but the kid says, “Hey, wanna race?” He doesn’t know he is talking to A.J. Foyt. Of course Foyt could easily beat the boy in a drag race. But when the light turns green, Foyt has to apply a whole lot of restraint. There are speed limits on the highway, so he has to put aside his pride as this kid peels off in the distance. (Swindoll’s Ultimate book of Illustrations, p. 413).