Mike Yorkey, a former Focus on the Family magazine editor and author, co-author, or editor of more nearly 90 books, has written about sports for a variety of national publications. Mike is author of several other titles in the Playing with Purpose series and co-author of the internationally bestselling Every Man's Battle books. He and his wife, Nicole, are parents of two adult children, and live in Encinitas, California.

Meet the "starting lineup" of talented performers with fascinating faith stories in Playing with Purpose: Inside the Lives and Faith of Auto Racing's Favorite Drivers. Just in time for the new racing season, author Mike Yorkey-whose Playing with Purpose biography of NFL rookies Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, and Colt McCoy was a best-seller-joins co-writers Marcus Brotherton and Matthew Weeda in profiling driving stars both established and up-and-coming-including Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin, David Reutimann, Michael McDowell, Justin Allgaier, Blake Koch, and Trevor Bayne. Playing with Purpose will introduce you to talented drivers with compelling faith stories.