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Jared Turner

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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)

Cameo Daytona 500 Outing For Martin Truex Jr. Comes To Abrupt, Disappointing End

Making his only scheduled start of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, Martin Truex Jr. entered Sunday’s Daytona 500 with one objective: win. Unfortunately for Truex, who retired from full-time driving at the end of 2024, his unfinished business in NASCAR’s most prestigious race remains just that — unfinished business. For the 21st time in […]

Jared Turner  •  16 Feb 2025
These 4 NASCAR Cup Series Drivers Stand Out As Contenders To Win Today’s Daytona 500

The day is finally here. It’s time for the Daytona 500 and the official start of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. After four consecutive days of on-track activities at Daytona International Speedway, a quartet of drivers stands tall above the rest as the group with the best opportunity to prevail in Sunday’s 67th installment […]

Jared Turner  •  16 Feb 2025
3 Daytona 500 Drivers Who Could Benefit From Bad Weather In 2025

While forecasts have indicated that rain could put a damper on Sunday’s proceedings at Daytona International Speedway, wet weather isn’t always a nuisance. That’s especially true if you’re AJ Allmendinger, Chase Elliott or Joey Logano. These three drivers, all on this weekend’s Daytona 500 starting grid, have enjoyed stellar runs in soggy conditions in fairly […]

Jared Turner  •  15 Feb 2025
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Holds Back Tears After Watching Justin Allgaier Race His Way Into Daytona 500

As a NASCAR Cup Series driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. enjoyed some amazing moments at the Daytona 500 — a race he won twice. But on Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway, Earnhardt Jr. the team owner had perhaps just as much reason to celebrate. That’s because Justin Allgaier — driving a JR Motorsports car that […]

Jared Turner  •  13 Feb 2025
Daytona 500 Weather Forecast: How Rain & Thunderstorms Could Affect The Race

Weather in Central Florida is almost always a guessing game, especially in the winter months. Just ask the NASCAR Cup Series drivers and fans who convene each February for NASCAR’s biggest race, the Daytona 500 at famous Daytona International Speedway. Unfortunately, the weather for Sunday’s 67th running of The Great American Race looks predictably unpredictable […]

Jared Turner  •  12 Feb 2025
6 NASCAR Cup Series Champs Chasing 1st Daytona 500 Win

When the green flag waves on Sunday’s Daytona 500, Joey Logano will be the only NASCAR Cup Series champion in the field with a Daytona 500 victory. Remarkably, the other five — and possibly six — champions will all be chasing their first Harley J. Earl Trophy. Before the engines fire in Central Florida to […]

Jared Turner  •  11 Feb 2025
3 Underdog NASCAR Drivers Capable Of Shocking The World At The Daytona 500

Recent Daytona 500s past have produced multiple surprise winners. They include, most notably, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2023), Austin Cindric (2022), Michael McDowell (2021) and Austin Dillon (2018). So, will another underdog come from seemingly out of nowhere to claim the 2025 edition of NASCAR’s biggest race? No one knows for sure, of course, but it’s […]

Jared Turner  •  09 Feb 2025
Team Penske Drivers, Chase Elliott Offer Slightly Different Takes On Whether The Clash Should Stay at Bowman Gray

No matter how you slice it, Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium was a major success for NASCAR. Not only did fans pack the stands and the sport’s most popular driver score a popular win, but the participants got to sleep in their own beds — which rarely happens over the lengthy […]

Jared Turner  •  05 Feb 2025
‘I Don’t Care’: Points or No Points, Chase Elliott Thankful To Kick Off 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Season With Win

Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium might not have produced the best racing in the world, but many people watching in the stands and from home couldn’t have been more pleased with the outcome. That’s because the night — and, really, the entire weekend — belonged to NASCAR’s most popular driver, Chase […]

Jared Turner  •  04 Feb 2025
Ty Gibbs Goes Airborne, Involved in 4 Dustups, But Chooses Words Carefully at Bowman Gray Stadium

The main event of Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium was, by any objective measure, a bit of a snoozer. The preliminary 75-lap Last Chance Qualifier leading up to it was anything but boring, however. And for that, you can mostly thank Ty Gibbs. No, Gibbs didn’t win the Last Chance Qualifier, […]

Jared Turner  •  03 Feb 2025