by vgpetry | Feb 22, 2013 | Radio
Cheap Seats is a ESPN Radio Gainesville/Ocala student-hosted radio talk show. On Thursday, February 21, 2013, the Cheap Seats crew called Tori Petry to hear her take on the NASCAR Budweiser Duels in Daytona.
by vgpetry | Feb 21, 2013 | Blog, Sports Opinion, Writing
Danica Patrick went into the history books on Sunday afternoon when she won the pole position for the Daytona 500. Her 196.434 mph lap made her the first woman ever to win a pole for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. With her record-setting performance has come hoards...
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...