by vgpetry | Aug 20, 2012 | Writing
Fuel mileage. Restrictor plates. Bump drafting. It sounds like a foreign language to those outside of the world of stock car racing, but to 75 million NASCAR fans, it’s their native tongue. Surprisingly, men aren’t the only ones who speak this language. In...
by vgpetry | Jun 20, 2012 | Writing
When the checkered flag waved at Michigan Motor Speedway on Sunday, the 4-year wait was over. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had finally earned his much-anticipated 19th trip to Victory Lane, and the fans were nothing short of ecstatic. Tony Stewart drove his #14 car into second...
by vgpetry | Apr 21, 2012 | Radio
Going into the weekend at Texas, Trevor Bayne was holding his own at 4th in the Nationwide Series point standings. But even with the high ranking and three Top 10 finishes in Nationwide so far this year, the #60 Roush Fenway Racing team was unable to secure funding...
by vgpetry | Apr 16, 2012 | Writing
After the first off-week of the season over Easter, NASCAR was back on track this weekend. Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first Nationwide and Sprint Cup races of the season, while the Camping World Trucks were at Rockingham Speedway for the first time in eight...
by vgpetry | Feb 28, 2012 | Writing
It was a night of firsts. The first time rain postponed the 500. The first time the race started under the lights on primetime TV. The first time it would run on Monday. And Tuesday. The first time a driver would post on Twitter from his car during the race. The first...