The 2013 NASCAR season saw standout performances from young and old drivers alike, a veteran get sidelined prior to the end of the year and a familiar champion. In between there was history making moments, a wide reaching scandal, and the debut of the Generation 6 car in the Sprint Cup series.
Kevin Harvick won the first race of the season, the non-points paying Sprint Unlimited at Daytona; already rumors were swirling that this would be his last full season with Richard Childress Racing. In her first race in her first full year of Sprint Cup competition Danica Patrick made history by winning the pole for the Daytona 500.
The week leading up to the season opening Daytona 500 was relatively quiet until the final lap of the Nationwide race on Saturday when a crash coming to the finish line sent pieces of cars into the grandstands injuring nearly 30 fans. Driver Michael Annette was also injured and spent the night in a hospital; he would later require surgery for his injuries and miss part of the Nationwide season. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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