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...
by vgpetry | Feb 27, 2014 | On-Camera
NASCAR Driver Ben Kennedy made waves last weekend in Daytona when he made the pole position for the Camping World Truck Series as a rookie. But you may not know that in addition to a full-time driver, Kennedy is also a normal college student. WUFT’s Tori Petry...
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 24, 2014 | Writing
The slanted black No. 3 might have started on the pole for NASCAR’s biggest race, but it was the son of the man who made that number famous who was the first across the finish line at the end. Junior. “All is right in the world,” said teammate Jeff Gordon. “Dale Jr....
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...