by vgpetry | Feb 15, 2014 | Writing
This race had so much carnage, the pace car couldn’t even survive it. Yes, you read that right. Only 8 cars out of 18 finished the Sprint Unlimited Saturday night at Daytona, and after a massive wreck and the pace car catching fire, it was Denny Hamlin who came out on...
by vgpetry | Feb 15, 2014 | Writing
Grant Enfinger survived the chaos at Daytona to win his 3rd career ARCA race, but the big story was the drama that happened off the track. As is usually the case with ARCA at Daytona, carnage happened early. On lap 13, the 99 of Buster Graham spun out to end the night...
by vgpetry | Sep 18, 2013 | Blog, Sports Opinion
Attending races at Daytona International Speedway with my family have accounted for some of my favorite memories in life. It was there that I discovered the magic of NASCAR and just how fascinating this sport could be. Although it holds the most expensive TV contract...
by vgpetry | May 22, 2013 | Writing
They say when life hands you lemons, you should make lemonade. Or, if you’re IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher, you start your own race team and become one of the leading businesswomen in sports. The “lemon” that Fisher was dealt came in 2007 in the form...
by vgpetry | Mar 17, 2013 | Writing
Don Schumacher Racing clinched its 200th win Sunday at Gatornationals with a pair of victories from Johnny Gray and Antron Brown in Funny Car & Top Fuel respectively at Gatornationals on Sunday “That’s an incredible number. Never thought it would happen, never...