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A conversation with ESPN’s NASCAR broadcaster Dr. Jerry Punch

posted by Chad Bonham

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! Jerry Punch doesn’t just play a doctor on TV. He is one—not one of those PhD types who earns the title by writing a thesis on an educational discipline of some sort. [...]

The Best of Inspiring Athletes: NASCAR Edition

posted by Chad Bonham

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! With the NASCAR season wrapped up for another year, Inspiring Athletes thought it might be a good time to look back at an exciting nine months that saw a number of unpredictable [...]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., closes out NASCAR season with Nationwide Series championship

posted by Chad Bonham

Click “Like” to share with your friends! Based on Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s 2010 season, there was really no way to know whether the driver of the #6 Roush Fenway Ford was going to be a contender in 2011 (as he [...]

Morgan Shepherd turns 70; NASCAR community chimes in with high praise

posted by Chad Bonham

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! NASCAR’s Nationwide Series is an interesting collection of drivers and teams. It’s a place for youngsters like Trevor Bayne, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Justin Allgaier to gain invaluable experience on their way [...]

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A conversation with NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett
In NASCAR’s rough and tumble era of the 1950s and 1960s, Hall of Fame inductee Ned Jarrett stood out due to his understated personality and polite dem

posted 8:00:42am May. 15, 2013 | read full post »

A conversation with NASCAR driver Sam Hornish Jr.
The Nationwide Series isn't the exact place Sam Hornish Jr., wanted to be for the 2013 season, but you won't ever hear the Defiance, Ohio, native complain. As a

posted 8:00:09am May. 10, 2013 | read full post »

A conversation with Minnesota Wild center Matt Cullen
With the NHL Playoffs in full swing, Minnesota Wild center Matt Cullen is feeling right at home. In 16 seasons, Cullen has enjoyed several postseaso

posted 8:00:41am May. 06, 2013 | read full post »

A conversation with five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher
Derek Fisher has never been named to an NBA All-Star team or won any major individual awards. But he has still been one of the most valuable

posted 9:00:26am May. 02, 2013 | read full post »

A conversation with NASCAR broadcaster Andy Petree
Andy Petree has experienced NASCAR at just about every level—as a driver, crewmember, crew chief, car owner and most recently as an analyst for ESPN. Some might find it s

posted 8:00:20am Apr. 15, 2013 | read full post »


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