by vgpetry | Jun 30, 2014 | Writing
A 2,400-mile, 9-day, 12-state journey of nearly 100 antique cars known as “The Great Race” ended in The Villages on Sunday. In a vintage car show meets rally race spectacle, this year’s Great Race followed a route of back roads from Maine to Florida, and thousands of...
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 26, 2014 | Blog, Sports Opinion, Writing
1) The red flag was the right choice It was unprecedented in this race, yes, and defies typical tradition. But IndyCar found a phenomenal way to avoid ending under caution (as it unfortunately has the past 4 years) and still stick to their staunch belief that the Indy...
by vgpetry | Mar 16, 2014 | Writing
It was another Kalitta mosh pit at Sunday’s Gatornationals finals. After Alexis DeJoria won in the Funny Car category in Phoenix, the Kalitta Motorsports Team brought home their second Wally in two races, this time with a Top Fuel win by Doug Kalitta. The teams of...
by vgpetry | Mar 14, 2014 | Writing
Enders-Stevens sets Pro Stock national record speed Erica Enders-Stevens set the national top speed record for Pro Stock on Friday with a 214.69 mile per hour run. She made the record-setting run in her first qualifying attempt lined up against Jeg Coughlin. With the...