Sports Reporter, The Charlotte Mercury
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.
The RCR No. 21 opened 2026 at Daytona the same way he opens most years — in Victory Lane. Austin Hill's fourth season-opener win in five years is a reminder that the talent was never the question.
Apr 10, 2026
After 150+ career starts and 23 top-10s, Anthony Alfredo arrives at Viking Motorsports in 2026 with a familiar crew chief and an unfamiliar thing: stability. Now what does he do with it?
Apr 10, 2026
Brandon Jones put the JRM No. 9 in second place at Rockingham — and in doing so, gave us the cleanest possible picture of what this car is capable of. Now comes the harder part.
Apr 10, 2026
Austin Green's father drove these cars. Now Green has his own full-time seat at Peterson Racing — 33 races to prove that the name on the back of the firesuit is his, not a legacy he's borrowing.
Apr 10, 2026
Blaine Perkins grew up in Bakersfield, California — not exactly NASCAR country. But here he is at Jordan Anderson Racing No. 31, making the case that the West Coast can produce short track racers too.
Apr 10, 2026