Author Archives: Spencer Neff

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”