NASCAR’s Denny Hamlin performs a burnout in his No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in NASCAR Champions Week Victory Lap on the Las Vegas Strip at the intersection of Spring Mountain Road on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. CREDIT: Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau
A youngster covers his ears at the roar of the engines as fans record the scene at the NASCAR Champions Week Victory Lap on the Las Vegas Strip at the intersection of Spring Mountain Road on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. CREDIT: Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau
NASCAR’s Kyle Busch emerges from a cloud of smoke in his No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in NASCAR Champions Week Victory Lap on the Las Vegas Strip at the intersection of Spring Mountain Road on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. CREDIT: Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau
NASCAR’s Joey Logano burns down the Strip in his No. 22 Penske Racing Ford in NASCAR Champions Week Victory Lap on the Las Vegas Strip at the intersection of Spring Mountain Road on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. CREDIT: Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau
NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson performs a burnout in his No. 48 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in NASCAR Champions Week Victory Lap on the Las Vegas Strip at the intersection of Spring Mountain Road on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. CREDIT: Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau
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Sting arrives on the red carpet for the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Friday, Dec. 2, 2106, at Wynn Las Vegas. CREDIT: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau
The band American Authors arrives on the red carpet for the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Friday, Dec. 2, 2106, at Wynn Las Vegas. CREDIT: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau
Luke Wilson arrives on the red carpet for the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Friday, Dec. 2, 2106, at Wynn Las Vegas. CREDIT: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson, his wife Chandra and their daughters Genevieve (left) and Lydia arrive on the red carpet for the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Friday, Dec. 2, 2106, at Wynn Las Vegas. CREDIT: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau
Actress Olivia Holt arrives on the red carpet for the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Friday, Dec. 2, 2106, at Wynn Las Vegas. CREDIT: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau
Driver Daniel Suarez arrives on the red carpet for the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Friday, Dec. 2, 2106, at Wynn Las Vegas. CREDIT: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau
Driver Kyle Larson and his girlfriend Katelynn Sweet arrive on the red carpet for the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Friday, Dec. 2, 2106, at Wynn Las Vegas. CREDIT: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his 14th consecutive Most Popular Driver Award at the end of 2016 (Getty Images)
Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community.
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.
Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community.
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.
