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He “wrote like a maniac” for a year until his pen spun out with a bad case of writer’s block. But after accepting an offer to join ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's religious studies department in 2005, L.D. Russell hit the literary gas pedal once more. His finished work, “Godspeed: Racing is My Religion,” explores how NASCAR can be a religious experience for its fans – just like it is for him.