Region 1 – Northeast

Region 1 serves the following areas:

Maine

Vermont

New Hampshire

Massachusettes

Rhode Island

Connecticut

New York

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Maryland

Delaware

Virginia

West Virginia

New Jersey

Quebec

New Brunswick

Chaplain Kevin Cooke

Region 1 Director

Howdy! I’m from Louisville,  Kentucky, and started in motorsports ministry in 2011. I served as a trauma response chaplain with Kentucky Raceway Ministries at the NASCAR series. The ministry decided to have some chaplains go through the RFC training in April 2019, and in August of that same year, I became the track chaplain at Kentucky Dragway. 

I’ve served at divisional and national races in RFC’s regions 1, 2, 3, and 4. The experience has allowed me to cultivate meaningful relationships across a lot of geography! My first experience in Region 1 was at the New England Nationals in 2021, where I found the racing community to be very welcoming and appreciative of what RFC does. At the end of the 2022 season, the Lord placed it on my heart to offer my availability to serve at a few of the Region 1 divisional races. My plan was to serve at “some” of the races, while God intended for me to serve at the “sum” total of the races!

Serving as the RFC NHRA LODRS Coordinator for Region 1 in 2023 proved to be a very rewarding experience in terms of service to the Lord and the racing community. I began the 2024 season as the RFC Region 1 Director and am excited for this opportunity!

Life verse: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1

Ministry verse: “I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.” 1 Timothy 1:13