Spencer Neff Twitter: @NeffOnSports11 Leading into each weekend of racing, I will have some brief thoughts about recent news in the world of motorsports: 1. Very happy to hear that the Sprint Cup Series will be utilizing a new aero package at Kentucky in a few weeks. Passing has become an increasingly rare commodity atContinue reading “Quick Takes: Pre-Weekend Edition”
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Top Ten Tuesday: Fathers and Children in Racing
Spencer Neff Twitter: @NeffOnSports11 Each Tuesday I will have a top ten countdown. In honor of Father’s Day on Sunday, here are my top father and children in racing: 10. Gilles and Jacques Villeneuve: After starting out on snowmobiles in his native Quebec, the Canadian quickly moved to open-wheel cars. From 1977-1982, Gilles racked upContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Fathers and Children in Racing”
Sunday Night Quick Takes
Each week I will have some thoughts on some of the weekend’s racing events: 1. The IndyCar race in Toronto on Sunday featured some competitive racing and strategy, as rain played a factor early on in the event. Barber winner Josef Newgarden pulled away for his second win of the season and Luca Filippi completedContinue reading “Sunday Night Quick Takes”
My Love of Racing
I think an introduction is a great way to start off the blog. So, here it goes: If the story of your interest in auto racing is anything like mine, you have probably had numerous people question how you could like racing. “It’s just a bunch of guys going around in circles” is one ofContinue reading “My Love of Racing”
About Me
I graduated from Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) in May with a BA in Mass Communication and a minor in History. While at Purdue, I covered football and basketball for the Black Hammer, Purdue’s affiliate with 247sports.com. Currently, I am looking to get into the sports journalism industry as a sportswriter. Although motorsports has beenContinue reading “About Me”