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Jared Turner

Sports Editor

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Jared Turner is a motorsports writer who has covered NASCAR for 20 years. He has interviewed over 20 NASCAR Hall of Famers and around 100 drivers, crew chiefs, and team owners, both past and present. He has also covered the sport for FOX Sports (where he was a two-time recipient of the FOX “X” Award for “Xtraordinary” job performance), NASCAR.com, Sporting News, NASCAR Pole Position Magazine, the SPEED network, and plenty of other online and print-only publications throughout his career. Notably, Jared has penned dozens of articles for NASCAR souvenir programs, including several featured prominently in Daytona 500 keepsakes. A Virginia Press Association award winner and former member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA), Jared has racked up accolades both for his writing and his academic work. He studied both Communication and Psychology at Virginia Tech, where he was permanently enshrined in Phi Beta Kappa — the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. Jared excels at feature writing and opinion writing, much of which stems from his dedication to all levels of racing.

Articles by Jared Turner (308)

‘I Just Didn’t Have Anything There At The End’: Kyle Busch Unsatisfied After Dominant Day At COTA

Seeking his first NASCAR Cup Series win since June 4, 2023, Kyle Busch spent much of Sunday’s race at Circuit of The Americas in position to end his lengthy drought. But when the checkered flag waved on the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, Busch wasn’t out front. Instead, the Richard Childress Racing driver was fifth. So, what […]

Jared Turner  •  02 Mar 2025
‘Frustrated’ Austin Cindric Refuses To Let Kyle Larson Avoid Convo About Dustup

Before the green flag waves on this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, Austin Cindric wanted to get on the same page with fellow driver Kyle Larson. The two collided while racing for the lead in the final laps of last Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, with […]

Jared Turner  •  01 Mar 2025
New COTA Layout Threatens To Take Away Even More Of The Advantage Chase Elliott Once Held On Road Courses

Once considered the NASCAR Cup Series’ resident road course king, Chase Elliott hasn’t been to Victory Lane on a road circuit since the debut of the Next Generation Cup Series car in 2022. That’s pretty hard to believe when considering Elliott’s overall record at tracks that require both left-hand and right-hand turns. Will this be […]

Jared Turner  •  28 Feb 2025
3 Heavy Hitters Who’ve Endured A Perfectly Miserable Start To The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Season

While the NASCAR Cup Series season is off to an amazing start for some drivers, others — including three heavy hitters, in particular — have fared quite poorly. Let’s quickly review what’s gone wrong so far in 2025 for Chase Briscoe, Brad Keselowski and Ty Gibbs. Chase Briscoe Briscoe’s season — at least unofficially — […]

Jared Turner  •  27 Feb 2025
Why Is Everybody Mad At Carson Hocevar After NASCAR Cup Series Race At Atlanta Motor Speedway?

Second-year full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar recorded the best finish of his young career on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. But for Hocevar, who came home second to Christopher Bell in a close three-way battle for the win also involving Kyle Larson, it wasn’t all rainbows and ice cream after the race. Instead, […]

Jared Turner  •  24 Feb 2025
Can William Byron Make It Two Wins In A Row To Start The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Season?

William Byron started the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season in the greatest way possible: winning the Daytona 500. But what are the Hendrick Motorsports driver’s odds of backing up that victory with a trip to Victory Lane in Sunday’s Ambetter Health 400? Historically-speaking, not very good. Drivers rarely make it a clean sweep of the […]

Jared Turner  •  22 Feb 2025
No Place Like Home: Chase Elliott Raring To Get To Atlanta Motor Speedway After Disappointing Daytona 500

Last weekend’s Daytona 500, the official kickoff to the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, didn’t go as Chase Elliott wanted. While the outcome couldn’t have been any more favorable to Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron, who captured his second consecutive win in The Great American Race, Elliott was an afterthought in the final analysis. […]

Jared Turner  •  21 Feb 2025
‘Very Satisfied’ With Justin Allgaier’s Daytona 500 Finish, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ponders Future of JR Motorsports

An already blockbuster week for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports culminated in style at Sunday’s Daytona 500. After qualifying for The Great American Race with a ninth-place finish in Thursday’s Duel at Daytona, Justin Allgaier — a full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series driver for JR Motorsports — delivered another ninth-place finish for the company in […]

Jared Turner  •  17 Feb 2025
William Byron Bristles At Naysayers, Defends Consecutive Daytona 500 Wins: ‘It’s Not All Luck’

By any objective analysis, all the stars had to align perfectly for William Byron to win Sunday’s Daytona 500. But Byron, whose No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was five rows back coming to the white flag, bristles at any suggestion that his second consecutive victory in The Great American Race was some kind of fluke. […]

Jared Turner  •  17 Feb 2025
‘This Feels Incredible’: Jimmie Johnson Turns Atypically Emotional After Strong Daytona 500 Finish

As a NASCAR Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports, Jimmie Johnson rang up 83 victories and a record-tying seven championships. Along the way, Johnson rarely wore his emotions on his sleeve but instead kept his proverbial head down and focused on winning — which he did with regularity. After a two-year break from the sport, […]

Jared Turner  •  17 Feb 2025