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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 (309)

4 Big Changes Coming to Joe Gibbs Racing for 2025 NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Season

With the 2025 NASCAR season right around the corner, here’s a quick look at four significant changes coming to Joe Gibbs Racing — one of the NASCAR Cup Series’ premier organizations. The totality of these changes will affect not only JGR’s NASCAR Cup Series efforts but also the organization’s NASCAR Xfinity Series program. Ready to […]

Jared Turner  •  08 Jan 2025
5 Extremely Bold Predictions for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Season

Welcome to the new year and the unofficial start of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Before the season gets officially underway with the Daytona 500 on February 16, here’s a handful of bold predictions about what’s going to unfold between now and early November. 1. Brad Keselowski Will Finally Win The Daytona 500 Keselowski […]

Jared Turner  •  02 Jan 2025
Who’s The Favorite To Win The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Title? The Answer Is Obvious

Over the past four seasons, one NASCAR Cup Series driver has stood tall above the rest in the win category. That driver is Kyle Larson, wheelman of the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. So, while a Team Penske driver has claimed the champion’s mantle in each of the three previous Cup Series seasons, Larson […]

Jared Turner  •  31 Dec 2024
3 Faces in New Places Who Could Profoundly Impact 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Season

Not sure who’s going where in NASCAR for 2025? While it’s not quite time yet to walk through the full list of drivers on the move, here are three who could have a tremendous impact on the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season with their new team. Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Filling the seat of […]

Jared Turner  •  30 Dec 2024
How Did Ross Chastain Go From NASCAR Cup Series Aggressor To Afterthought?

Two years ago, Ross Chastain was all the rage in the NASCAR Cup Series. Fresh off a season in which he shocked the NASCAR world by capturing two victories and finishing a career-best second in the Cup Series standings, Chastain seemed poised to battle for wins and championships for years to come. Then came 2023 […]

Jared Turner  •  29 Dec 2024
4 Drivers That Could Win Their First NASCAR Cup Series Championship In 2025

While Team Penske is enjoying a three-year stranglehold on the NASCAR Cup Series championship, 2025 could be the year that a driver with another organization breaks through. While former champions such as Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott are arguably the most likely to dethrone Penske, the two Hendrick Motorsports teammates are hardly the only drivers […]

Jared Turner  •  28 Dec 2024
Countdown: The 5 Most Electrifying Finishes of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series campaign was not bereft of memorable moments, which included several downright amazing finishes. As the checkered flag waves on the year 2024, let’s take a quick look back on the five most electrifying finishes of the NASCAR Cup Series season. We’ll start at No. 5 and work our way down […]

Jared Turner  •  27 Dec 2024
‘Not Good Enough’: Bubba Wallace Knows a Repeat of His 2024 Performance in NASCAR Cup Series Won’t Cut It

Off the race track, life was pretty good for Bubba Wallace in 2024. In late September, he became a dad for the first time when his wife, Amanda, give birth to the couple’s first child — a son named Becks. Earlier in the month, 23XI Racing co-owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin announced they had […]

Jared Turner  •  24 Dec 2024
Kyle Busch’s Disastrous NASCAR Cup Series Season: What Went Wrong and What’s Next?

No matter how you attempt to spin it, the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season was nothing short of a spinout for Kyle Busch. Oh sure, Busch enjoyed a few good moments, but the year was by and large a major disappointment for the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and his No. 8 Richard Childress Racing […]

Jared Turner  •  22 Dec 2024
Joey Logano: One Of The NASCAR Cup Series’ All-Time Greats? It’s Not As Crazy As It Might Sound

Prior to the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, only nine drivers had won three or more NASCAR Cup Series championships in the sport’s 75-year history. Not surprisingly, those drivers are a who’s who among NASCAR royalty: Richard Petty (7 championships), Dale Earnhardt (7), Jimmie Johnson (7), Jeff Gordon (4), Tony Stewart (3), Cale Yarborough (3), […]

Jared Turner  •  21 Dec 2024