SPARTA, KY - JULY 14: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, leads the field past the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)
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SPARTA, KY – JULY 14: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, leads the field past the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)
SPARTA, KY – JULY 14: Crew members push the car of Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, through the garage area prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
SPARTA, KY – JULY 14: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, leads the field past the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
SPARTA, KY – JULY 14: Clint Bowyer, driver of the #14 Haas 30 Years of the VF1 Ford, pits during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
SPARTA, KY – JULY 14: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, leads the field past the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
SPARTA, KY – JULY 14: Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)
SPARTA, KY – JULY 14: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Snickers Intense Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)
SPARTA, KY – JULY 14: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, pits during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
SPARTA, KY – JULY 14: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
SPARTA, KY – JULY 14: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)
SPARTA, KY – JULY 14: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018 in Sparta, Kentucky. (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.