Grand National Today
The reporters, writers, and contributors who cover National.
Charlotte sports — Panthers, Hornets, Charlotte FC, Knights, and the full local sports scene
John Speedway has been BRINGING IT to Charlotte sports fans since the days when sports TV meant a man in a blazer, a highlight reel, and the sheer force of personality. A walking encyclopedia of Charlotte Hornets heartbreak, Panthers lore, and minor league diamond drama, Speedway covers it all with the kind of breathless, hyperbolic passion that reminds you why sports matter in the first place. If it happens in the Queen City and somebody wins or loses, John Speedway was THERE.
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.