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Kelly Crandall has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013. She joined RACER.com as chief NASCAR writer in 2017 and her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Kelly is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) and is currently in her second term serving as the organization’s president. She’s also the host of Racing Writers Podcast where she interviews and shares stories from drivers and personalities in NASCAR, NHRA, and others. Her first book is titled NASCAR 75 years which she co-authored with Al Pearce, Mike Hembree and Jimmy Creed. It is an illustrated story of NASCAR stock racing in America, a decade-by-decade history of celebrations, photography, and legendary drivers and teams. Her book is published by Motorbooks.
SHOW SPONSORS
American Collectors Insurance • Classic.com • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
Jimmy Johnson and his work ethic, how he treats people, how he handles himself through the good and bad times.
CHALLENGES
Time management and balancing work and life in a positive way is a challenge and when it came to writing her first book, time management became critical, and quite challenging. Also, determining what to include and what to leave out given the enormous amount of information in the time period Kelly covered.
SPECIAL VEHICLE
NASCAR’s Twisted Sister cars
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
NASCAR 75 Years by Kelly Crandall*, Al Pearce, Mike Hembree*, and Jimmy Creed
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
“We can do hard things.” – Glennon Doyle
Be here now, be present in whatever you are doing.
WHERE TO FIND KELLY
SHARE THE INSPIRATION
If you enjoyed this show, please go to Apple Podcast and leave me a five-star review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and help others to be inspired by Cars Yeah. * indicates a past Cars Yeah guest.