by vgpetry | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog, Latest News, On-Camera, Radio
The Florida Sports Talk live race broadcast at Citrus County Speedway two weeks ago didn’t exactly go as planned. Technical difficulties at the track forced us to go off air early on, but fortunately, it takes more than that to get the Racin’ Nation crew...
by vgpetry | Jun 11, 2014 | Blog, Latest News, Radio, Writing
Saturday night, the Florida Sports Talk team broadcasted from the Powell Memorial at Volusia Speedway Park and despite the rain, the night was a success – both on the racing and broadcast fronts! Mark Whitener took home his first official Powell Memorial win and...
by vgpetry | May 26, 2014 | Blog, Latest News, Writing
Two years ago, the Association for Women in Sports Media gave me the opportunity to intern as a production assistant at the ESPN headquarters and to attend their 2012 convention in Chicago. Ever since that summer, my career will never be the same. When I applied for...
by vgpetry | May 4, 2014 | Blog, Latest News
After 4 wonderful years, I graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Telecommunication News on Saturday, May 3rd! I graduated Summa Cum Laude in the top 10 in my class and also completed the UF Honors Program in my time at Florida. I earned a minor in...
by vgpetry | Feb 24, 2014 | Blog, Latest News
Tori pit reported at the annual AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car races at Ocala’s Bubba Raceway Park this weekend for the second year in a row. Thursday night, she interviewed fast qualifier and feature winner Brady Bacon as well as the heat race winners and the...
by vgpetry | Feb 23, 2014 | Blog, Latest News
The Daytona 500 was red-flagged just 38 laps in on Sunday thanks to heavy showers in the area that lasted all afternoon. In the six hours of rain delay, NASCAR drivers, fans, teams, and media had to find ways to fill the time. From repeat races to toy cars, here are...