CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Doug Rice, a broadcaster for PRN, and Joey Logano, driver for the #22 Shell Penzoil Ford, speak to the media during a press conference prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: David Ragan, driver of the #55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Cars line the grid during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Crew members push the #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet through the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew Baja Blast Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew Baja Blast Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew Baja Blast Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: A sign welcoming back Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota, is shown on his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Coating Systems Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 Mobil 1/Aspen Dental Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 Ortho Ford, stands on the grid prior to during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: (L-R) Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 Mobil 1/Aspen Dental Chevrolet, Clint Bowyer, driver of the #15 Cherry 5-Hour Energy/Special Operations Warrior Foundation Toyota, and Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 Ortho Ford, talk on the grid prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: David Ragan, driver of the #55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota, sits in his car prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: First Round winner Greg Biffle (2L), driver of the #16 Ortho Ford, Sprint Fan Vote winner Danica Patrick (3L), driver of the #10 Mobil 1/Aspen Dental Chevrolet, and Second Round winner Clint Bowyer (3R), driver of the #15 Cherry 5-Hour Energy/Special Operations Warrior Foundation Toyota, pose in Victory lane after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: David Ragan, driver of the #55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet, lead the field to start of the second round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Clint Bowyer, driver of the #15 Cherry 5-Hour Energy/Special Operations Warrior Foundation Toyota, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Great Lakes/Menards Toyota, races Brad Keselowski, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Careers for Veterans Ford, during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #19 BBR Music Group Ford, races Scott Lagasse Jr., driver of the #31 GunBroker.com Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Dollar General Toyota, races during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Careers for Veterans Ford, leads Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Great Lakes/Menards Toyota, during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Dollar General Toyota, races during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag ahead of Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Dollar General Toyota, to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/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.
