Links of interest: Pros
You see the list of NASCAR blogs on the right side of the page?
Keep going down. ... Farther. ... Keep going. ... Yep, that's it. All the way down there.
I'm going to try something different, which is why there are two links now instead of a few dozen. Everything will be revealed after the jump.
These are blogs and columns by people who are paid to give them. It doesn't mean they're any better than me or you. It just means that they get paid for typing. Most of them actually do some reporting and have something interesting to say, which is why they're here.
PROS (racin' writers and their cousins)
Dustin Long's NASCAR Chase
The News & Record's turn left/drive fast writer.
http://hamptonroads.com/blogs/dustin-long
Blog of Tomorrow
Doug Demmons of The Birmingham (Ala.) News.
http://blog.al.com/blogoftomorrow/
David Exum
The Boston Herald's racin' writer. Yep, a Yankee.
http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/nascar/
David Smith
Talent scout who needs to write more.
http://www.davidsmithmotorsports.com/blog.htm
The Daly Planet
John Daly (no, not the golfer) has been writing about motorsports on TV for two decades and change.
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com
Do You NASCAR
Tim Zaegel, originally from Rusty Wallace Country, gets paid to blog for b5media.
http://doyounascar.com/
ESPN
No real blogs. Just lots of lots of commentary and the occasional scoop mixed in with ... what's the opposite of scoop?
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/seriesIndex?seriesId=2
The Fast Lap
Charlie Turner's solo blog
http://fastlap.onpitrow.com/
Fox Sports
Jeff Hammond
Larry Mac
Lee Spencer
Dee Double-U
From the Marbles
Like Deadspin, but from Yahoo. You need to be reading this.(Full disclosure: I went to college with Jay Busbee.)
http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/nascar_marbles
Frontstretch
An online journal of all things NASCAR
http://frontstretch.com/
Jade Gurss
Junior doesn't blog, so his PR guy does it for him.
Junior's former PR guy is now working with KHI and Petty Enterprises -- and still blogging.
http://fingerprint.typepad.com/
Life in the Turn Lane
By Charlotte's David Poole (aka The Big Dawg)
http://turn-lane.blogspot.com/
Monte Dutton
Blogging up a storm for the Gaston (N.C.) Gazette.
http://blogs.gastongazette.com/MonteDutton/default.aspx
On Pit Row
Charlie Turner and Steve Wronkowicz, radio show co-hosts.
http://benchracing.onpitrow.com/
Sporting News
Bob Pockrass is good and he hustles. Read him daily.
http://www.sportingnews.com/experts/bob-pockrass/
Sports Illustrated
Tom Bowles
Brant James
Fan Nation
Tom Higgins' Scuffs
The Big Dog's predecessor will school you on racin'.
http://blogs.thatsracin.com/scuffs/
Track Talk
Jaynelle Raymon blogs from Tucson.
http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/blogs/tracktalk
Am I missing any? Holler.
Comments (2)
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Thanks for the shout-out John.
However, my company no longer represents Junior or Anheuser-Busch. We are currently consulting on projects with Kevin Harvick Inc. and Petty Enterprises. And we may have a few new things up our sleeves as well - all on the blog.
Thanks again.
jade.
Posted on March 19, 2008 3:53 PM
D'oh! Thanks for the heads-up, Jade, and good luck with the new clients. I updated the list and posted about it here. I'm with you on Chuy's. I spent waaay too much money there when I lived in Houston.
P.S. I don't think "Driver 29" would be a good name for your sequel. I vote for "Happy."
Posted on March 20, 2008 8:15 AM