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Staff writer for The Charlotte Mercury covering government, elections, public safety, and development across multiple publications. Beckett has filed more than 600 stories on local policy, crime, zoning, and civic accountability in Connecticut and the Carolinas.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, CARS Tour Late Model Stock, developmental motorsports
John Speedway covers the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, CARS Tour, and Late Model Stock racing with the intensity of a man who believes the next great stock car driver is racing on a short track right now — and the rest of the world just hasn't figured it out yet. Speedway brings decades of sports storytelling to the developmental series that build the stars of tomorrow. He covers the races, the drivers, the tracks, and the stories that happen after the checkered flag drops.
NASCAR rules, governance, and sport-direction analysis
The NASCAR Guy's weekly column for Grand National Today. Same technical voice as his Charlotte Mercury work, written for core racing fans: rules and officiating, charter and governance, championship math, manufacturer politics, and where the sport is headed.