Meditation is a practice in awareness and focus. The goal is to become more aware of your own thoughts and emotions, and by doing so, wield more conscious control over them. Feeling less stressed and all the other benefits associated with meditation are merely by-products of having more awareness. Having more awareness is not mutually exclusive with having a racing mind. Simply be aware that your mind is racing, and by so doing, you are more capable of quieting the mind when necessary or desired.