John Stanley
John Stanley has been with WGNA from the very beginning in 1973 and can recall firsthand how things have evolved over the years! A dedicated NASCAR and racing fan, you can catch him weekends on WGNA.
With the big game this weekend, it's hard not to focus on football - and since the start of the 2013 NASCAR season is just a couple of weeks away, here is some news for both football and race fans.
Even though the Daytona 500 is still just about a month away, some of NASCAR's top stars will be racing at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. It's the start of the Grand-Am sports car racing season and the opening race is the Rolex 24.
Last week we got a sneak peak at Chevrolet's newly redesigned Corvette when it was introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. This week marks the Corvette's 60th anniversary and one of NASCAR's top team owners Rick Hendrick will talk about his collection of Corvette's on CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood.
On this weekend before Christmas everyone is busy making final preparations for the big day. Nobody is any busier than Santa himself and he got some good news from the Federal Aviation Administration this week.
Two time Daytona 500 Champion Michael Waltrip will be making a special guest star appearance on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on Monday night.
Due to a rules change NASCAR made earlier this year, recently crowned 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Brad Keselowski will not be eligible for the first Cup race in 2013 at Daytona International Speedway.
Brad Keselowski has said that when he was growing up he didn't just want to be a race car driver - he wanted to be a great race car driver. Now he is officially a NASCAR champion race car driver.
Skaters hit the ice at the Empire State Plaza in Albany for the first time this holiday weekend as the outdoor ice rink opened for the season on Friday.
We are down to two drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship - Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson. Everyone else has been eliminated from contention. But will happen after last week's intentional wrecking, fighting in the pits, blown tire racing melee at Phoenix?
The 2012 NASCAR season is rapidly coming to a close. There are just two races left in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Series Championship. This weekend the teams have headed west to Phoenix International Raceway. In Friday's qualifying, a new track record was set.
By gaining maximum points last week at Martinsville Jimmie Johnson has taken the points lead in the chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. On Friday he won the pole starting spot for the second week in a row. Now Johnson and Lowes team are in position to control their own destiny over the final three races of the season.
It seems to always sneak up on us. Falling back. Daylight savings time comes to an end tonight. So remember to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed.