Your Dream Vehicle
A 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire, just like the one my Dad had when I was a kid.
Favorite Race
Bristol night race, Belgian Grand Prix
Favorite Driver
Ayrton Senna
Favorite Track
Richmond International Raceway
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Relationship Status
Married
Children Status
Proud Parent
# of Children
Two
About Me
I taught myself how to read with Hot Rod magazine at the age of 3.
Since then, words and fast cars have figured prominently in my life.
Favorite Music
Bruce Springsteen, Clash, The Who, Dave Alvin, Steve Earle, Allman Brothers, Drive-By Truckers, John Hiatt, Lucinda Williams, Ramones, Bo Deans, Gin Blossoms, Muddy Waters, James Brown, Howlin' Wolf, James Carr, Jackson Browne, Replacements, Beat Farmers, Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Warren Zevon and lots more
Favorite Movies
Pulp Fiction, North By Northwest, The Big Sleep, Casablanca, The Godfather, Sunset Boulevard, The Usual Suspects, Double Indemnity, Bull Durham, Grand Prix, It's A Wonderful Life, Saving Private Ryan, Hunt For Red October, Rear Window, Vertigo
Favorite TV Shows
Auto Racing, 30 Rock, The Office
Favorite Books
Candide Or Optimism, Waiting For Godot, Native Tongue, Cheating, Grapes of Wrath
OK, guys (and gals), I owe you a huge apology — with all that’s been going on around here, I’ve gotten way, way behind on the MySpeedTV.com stuff, especially the blogging. So I’m going to try to at least twice a week post something short on here.
And I’d like to begin with some questions for you and your feedback on some of the big stories of the 2010 NASCAR season so far.
So here goes:
Kyle Busch vs. Denny Hamlin — who’s right, who’s wrong, who finishes ahead of the other?
Is Jimmie Johnson’s streak over or will he get hot again at the right time and win a fifth title?
When will a Ford visit victory lane again?
Can Kurt Busch and Steve Addington be a championship duo?
Time to pull the plug on the Dale Earnhardt-Hendrick Motorsports pairing?
Let me know what you think — I will probably use some of the comments for column fodder later.
Take care and thanks for the comments and feedback!
As part of SPEEDtv.com's ongoing efforts to offer race fans more and better information, we have launched a comprehensive new statistics package available at nascar.speedtv.com/results/.
On the main results page are up-to-date race results, qualifying and practice speeds, points standings and schedules for all three of NASCAR's top series.
In addition, each series has a pulldown menu labeled “Choose a Download.” From there you can download PDFs of about 15 key statistical elements for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and many more for the NNS and Truck Series as well.
These PDFs contain everything from entry lists, loop data and the NASCAR weekly update book before each race to a variety of race and points reports afterwards. We believe this to be the most comprehensive set of NASCAR data available for race fans.
Later this year, we be similarly expanding our statistical offerings in Formula 1, IndyCars, Grand Am, ALMS and motorcycles.
Please check back at nascar.speedtv.com/results/ throughout the weekend, as new stats are added as soon as they become available.
We welcome your comments at www.speedtv.con/feedback and look forward to continuing to serve you.
Sprint (NYSE:S) today introduced the 2010 Miss Sprint Cup lineup to the media, as well as fans who follow the program via social media, during Speedweeks in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Returning for her third season as Miss Sprint Cup, Monica Palumbo was joined by newcomers Paige Duke and Amanda Wright in the media center at Daytona International Speedway, as the program expands to three representatives in 2010.
Palumbo is a native of Charlotte, N.C. Duke and Wright hail from Lancaster, S.C., and York, Maine.
The program, which began as a small part of a Sprint sweepstakes promotion in 2007, has become a valuable asset for the Sprint NASCAR sponsorship, both in terms of brand exposure and fan engagement.
“It’s amazing how the fans have embraced the Miss Sprint Cup program,” said Steve Gaffney, vice president of Corporate Marketing for Sprint. “Miss Sprint Cup has become the fans’ ‘friend on the inside,’ interacting with fans both at the track and through social media. Our mission at Sprint is to help fans get closer to the sport they love, and the Miss Sprint Cup program does a tremendous job of that.”
Highly visible personalities at every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event, the Miss Sprint Cup representatives appear throughout the weekend at the Sprint Experience mobile display, where they greet fans and interviews drivers, celebrities and other NASCAR personalities. They can also be found interacting with race-day attendees on pit road tours, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage and at driver introductions.
The program has experienced tremendous growth in the social media space during the past year and now boasts more than 71,000 fans on Facebook, 5,700 followers on Twitter, and the largest membership (approx. 64,000 members) of any “crew” in the Community section of NASCAR.com.
“We’ve made the Miss Sprint Cup program a central component of our overall social media strategy at Sprint,” said Gaffney. “We’ve been very pleased with the high volume of overwhelmingly positive two-way direct fan interaction. This new and rapidly evolving channel is a great way to interact with consumers and build brand affinity.”
Sprint also used its social media presence to build interest in the unveiling. For the past several weeks, photos of the new lineup were displayed online, with the faces obscured by question marks. A new tidbit of information about the lineup was posted to Twitter and Facebook each day to help pique fans’ interest. A trivia game on the Miss Sprint Cup Facebook page gave fans the chance to answer NASCAR-related questions. When enough followers correctly answered the questions each day, another piece of a photo “puzzle” was displayed, with the final piece revealing the faces of the three young women.
With the rise in the program’s popularity, Miss Sprint Cup now regularly receives requests from tracks, teams, charitable organizations and even other NASCAR sponsors to appear at various events. The increased time demands, both at and away from the track, spurred the decision to expand the program to include a third Miss Sprint Cup for 2010. Two of the three representatives will appear at every race, while all three will be at select events, including the Daytona 500.
The group will make its first public appearance at noon (EST) Thursday, Feb. 11, when they greet fans for the first time at the Sprint Experience in the midway of Daytona International Speedway.
It's cold but sunny here at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday morning.
The Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series teams will all be practicing today in preparation of what should be a great weekend of racing.
We'll have tons of news stories, photos and commentary this weekend, so check back here often.
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