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Senior writer, Gaming Today @catenamedia @GamingTodayNews . Formerly of USA Today, ESPN, SI. com, then-St. Petersburg Times, chasing race cars and pucks.

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5 years
@darrenrovell For a second there, that was about the person who died.
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13 years
I think someone needs to tell tim #tebow that world hunger and cancer are ahead by 13 and there's only three minutes left
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7 years
I believe Joey Logano is the only driver who has practiced for a red flag this weekend. Huge advantage. #nascar
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7 years
The @DaleJr @HomesteadMiami car will remind you of something, as in DEI days, particularly 1999. #nascar @usatodaysports
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4 years
NASCAR's elimination of Confederate imagery at tracks must now be dogged or this all is branding.
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7 years
Please do not feed the race car driver. @joeylogano at least not being made to put head down
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10 years
Here's a better shot of Sebastian Wheldon karting helmet. @GPSTPETE #indycar @danwheldon @ESPNMotorsports http://t.co/UBC2ErnjMI
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5 years
Fascinating how entertaining it is to watch @DaleJr , a guy who seemingly has seen/done everything in motorsports, see/do something for the first time and be utterly enthralled by the experience. @IndyCaronNBC
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7 years
Why you love Boris Said: he's carrying his own helmet through Syracuse Airport. #nascar @WGI
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4 years
Radar shows Windows update 15 minutes out. #eNASCAR
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6 years
Breaking: @DaleJr wears XL
@DaleJr
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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This is the shirt I’m looking to add to my collection one day. I have one that fits Amy. But I’m looking for an XL of my own to wear. It’s literally the one reason I search eBay daily. #ThrowbackGoals
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9 years
Earnhardt Jr. has led this race for two consecutive days. #NASCAR
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10 years
Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin arrives at Halifax. #nascar
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2 years
@JDCocchiarella I only go on Sunday
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10 years
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8 years
If the #nascar race is postponed at @TXMotorSpeedway today, they should resume it in six weeks and let @josefnewgarden run in it. @IndyCar
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7 years
Somewhere in a dark room in Daytona Beach, "encumbered" is placed on a shelf near "Car of Tomorrow." Janitor gives a longing last look, flicks off light, closes door. Then ... oblivion. #nascar
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7 years
The @BourdaisOnTrack week in review: raised $150,000 for kids who need it at @AllChildrens , got a plaque for 2017 #GPSTPETE win, a street renamed for him, another couple sponsors, won SPGP again. Don't discount how much this means to him at home. @IndyCar
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7 years
From @mikehembree : @dalejr speaks on #charlottesville , peace love and understanding. #nascar
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9 years
Visor down, @OriolServia ready to man the 25 for late friend Justin Wilson. @IndyCar @RaceSonoma http://t.co/LHhFm0WPFN
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7 years
A very @dalejr detail: he intentionally avoided seeing @HomesteadMiami before the unveil so he could be legit excited on TV #nascar
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6 years
And all-Wheldon front row at @GPSTPETE Media/Pro kart race demonstration laps @IndyCar
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9 years
Asked Ryan Newman in garage what he saw in last-lap crash: " #NASCAR got what they wanted. That’s the end of it."
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| #nascar officials will impound the Derrike Cope car as they're very interested in why it detonated.
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7 years
Adams Stevens just called a "Denver Broncos" plan for Kyle Busch, so obviously they're going to try and lose the Super Bowl. #nascar
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9 years
Curious to see Go Pro video of @IndyCar Golden Gate Bridge event, how local news treats it. On scene, was optically memorable.
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9 years
That lightning bolt might have been a manifestation of Jimmy Vasser's anger. #IndyCar
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8 years
Carlos Munoz apologizes to Graham Rahal after @IndyCar races. Rahal still displeased.
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9 years
Says NBC: Fontana telecast averaged 512,000 viewers, was most-watched @IndyCar race on NBCSN since 2011. Figure up 83% from 2014 finale.
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9 years
French flag flying with American counterpart atop @ClintBowyer hauler at @PhoenixRaceway . #nascar
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10 years
Petty Motorsports cars will have these aboard this weekend. #nascar http://t.co/1pfsj1FjUD
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7 years
Ever-amused when #nascar makes a new phrase, competitors ignore it. Still "Chase," not playoffs. 2-day show > "enhanced schedule."
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7 years
I have a memo that proves @jeff_gluck has accepted money from multiple sources to cover #nascar @indycar and @F1 races.
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8 years
Montoya granted another run at Q. He must be Glad. Otherwise, that would be a hefty disadvantage. @IndyCar
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8 years
The #indy500 flyover.
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10 years
More driver visitors including Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Danica Patrick. Obvious concern from Kyle Busch peers. #NASCAR
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9 years
The @OriolServia machine for #Indy500 is going to be a crowd-pleaser. #Indycar http://t.co/hG4n0QfQn2
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7 years
@DaleJr The next moment of revelation is when those words come from your mouth
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4 years
James Hinchcliffe continues to be a natural in @IndyCar broadcast booth. Analyzing in modern detail, not old stand-bys.
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7 years
Would like to see the winner, pulled aside by someone after the race and informed, politely decline the offer of the pistols. No one has the luxury of living in a vacuum anymore.
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11 years
Nick Saban has pulled his name from consideration as Junior's crew chief in 2015. Says it's too much pressure. #nascar
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9 years
Med-Evac leaving @poconoraceway with Justin Wilson to hospital in Allentown, Pa. @IndyCar http://t.co/B1jrah01d1
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8 years
It is truly astounding how many human beings are in the yard. #indy500
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6 years
Feel for @OriolServia having to lay down a quality pace lap with no practice time in that car. @IndyCar
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7 years
It would be so Kenseth if he announces a surprise multi-year deal with some team on Monday. #nascar
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8 years
Apparently we're about to have fog lightning. of course we are. Didn't know that was a thing. #NASCAR
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8 years
Tony Stewart
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6 years
I hope anyone in the market for a used Corvette in Detroit gets the Carfax.
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7 years
Kyle Busch vs. Goodyear is an emerging #nascar rivalry.
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9 years
Somber, subdued and almost silent at Pocono Raceway. @IndyCar
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7 years
Appears @PhoenixRaceway is electing a new pope. #NASCAR
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9 years
David Letterman remains facially hirsute. @IndyCar http://t.co/JaiXkgJSf7
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7 years
Brilliant torch pass to 2018 #brickyard400 by having this one begin in July and end in September.
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8 years
Will Power says just start and see what happens. #nascar @Iindycar
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8 years
It's not my fault you spell your name wrong. But seriously, apologies.
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+ @TXMotorSpeedway president @eddiegossage says tonight represented the track's best @indycar crowd since 2012.
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7 years
The @edcarpenter20 save is getting a lot of @SportsCenter affection. @IndyCar
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10 years
Not rooting for anyone, but it is refreshing to see a car with an @AARP sticker driving fast in Florida. #nascar
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5 years
There's a puppy out there whose life is going to be changed forever today. #PuppyBowlXVI
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4 years
His ability to share such private thoughts and express them so well in what has been a very public life is incredible
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Nate Ryan
4 years
This was an amazing moment of TV/podcasting by @DaleJr . The conversation with Schrader had many hilarious stories, but his best answer was this one in which he never said a word -- but yet still said everything through his facial expression in reaction to Dale's words. #nascar
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This is really happening. #nascar
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4 years
Sato's going to be harder to pass than universal health care. #Indianapolis500
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8 years
Baby, you're much too fast. Prince tribute sticker on @KyleBusch car. #NASCAR
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8 years
As always, this will be a popular win considering the very likeable @TonyOldman41 is involved. Local kid makes good. #Daytona500
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Clint Bowyer's probably more emotional in his car right now than Tony Stewart. #nascar
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7 years
Colts fans seem very hurt that someone broke a promise to be there for them, then snuck out of town.
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10 years
Two Kurt Busch supporters out #nascar HQ for hearing. @USATODAYsports http://t.co/kFshD3sELy
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4 years
Does Cape Canaveral have lights, @bobpockrass ?
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8 years
Biggest grandstand cheer of introductions for Tony Stewart. #NASCAR
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6 years
It's kinda galling how Paul Tracy can regurgitate 'the show must go on' at the top of every broadcast but has no time for contrition over his unauthorized and inaccurate Robert Wickens medical 'update' last week. @IndyCar
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There's a lot to read today, but read this first ... Beer, Rolling Stone and rock ‘n’ roll: How Dale Earnhardt Jr. journeyed beyond NASCAR into new media – NASCAR Talk #nascar @nateryan
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IndyCar driver Justin Wilson was a husband and father to two daughters.
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As Newman does donuts, awaiting a quick cut to Kyle Busch attacking Joey Logano's blown tire. #nascarfoxsports
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6 years
Wickens is racing with the skill of a veteran and the abandon of a driver that hasn't experienced the down side of getting it just wrong on a high-speed oval. @IndyCar
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9 years
Update:/ @IndyCar confirms head injury to Justin Wilson at Pocono Raceway.
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8 years
There's @josefnewgarden discussing @IndyCar return to @wgi
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8 years
Alex Zanardi could have been defined by the crash. Now it's just a moment - albeit terrible one - in an extremely interesting life. @lxznr
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10 years
wow, the new rules package has really slowed these cars down. #NASCAR
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8 years
That @AlexanderRossi has an ardent supporter on site. She was not anticipating this. @IndyCar #indy500
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6 years
The amount of misinformation and speculation disseminated following the Robert Wickens crash is not only bad journalism but a collection of bad efforts at being decent people.
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8 years
The @indycar series is unloading on a cool and partly sunny morning @WGI
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Kyle Busch is making lemonade out of lemons this morning. 15th with five to go. #NASCAR
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7 years
Confirmed: @OzzyOsbourne will be on @KurtBusch pit box today. Was hoping he would get to be spotter. #NASCAR
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6 years
History in real time, @scottdixon9 in third place alone in all-time @indycar wins with 43.
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8 years
So, future radar says it's going to start raining around 245p and stop in time to start snowing for Christmas. #NASCAR
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8 years
The reveal of Tony George as IMS Chairman of the Board during command to start engines is like meeting new step mom at Thanksgiving dinner.
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7 years
Here's the thing: I think being concise is still very important, especially in an instant medium such as twitter. So, in every instance possible, even considering the vast latitude applicable with a broader canvas, I think it remains imperative to keep it very, very, very brief-y
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Doesn’t it feel like a high pct of the people who got the 280-character Twitter are trolls? Not counting @brantjames , of course. Maybe.
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+ @RaceSonoma will open its 50 Acres campground to evacuees seeking temporary refuge from the Northern California fires. #nascar @IndyCar
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9 years
So Leno comes to the track and Letterman's driver wins. I believe some cosmic force spoke. @IndyCar @GrahamRahal
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3 years
@A_S12 @NASCAR Everyone will start building cities trying to get a street race, inevitably sparking a nostalgia for 1.5-mile tracks
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8 years
I wonder if @Hinchtown will jump rope before dancing like he does before racing. @IndyCar @DancingABC
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7 years
BREAKING: Australian man wins race, shoots guns, wears hat.. @IndyCar
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Any truth to the rumor that @jeff_gluck is being considered for grand marshal of his hometown @Portland_GP ? That would be popular.
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Hunter-Reay was told Wilson was unconscious and not responding when he was last updated. @IndyCar
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Hearing there's a real groundswell of energy in #portlandoregon for local boy @jeff_gluck to give the command to start engines at @Portland_GP . @IndyCar
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