Lot of emotions kicked into high gear during the final stages of winter, leading to conflicts and new levels of confidence of getting my brand launched, hoping it’ll lead to greater things in my road of “Getting Over” and live the dream on a regular basis. Man! I’m going to be honest with you guys, […]
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Fighting for Acceptance: What Being 23 Taught Me
Age 23 has a moniker, “nobody likes you when you’re 23.” Finding acceptance is like jumping through a fire, not knowing the implications it’ll produce. Nobody likes you when you’re 23. Not “Year Jordan,” but that phrase has a stigma. I don’t get why this came to be, nor would I care to know because […]
List of Promises: Life after Graduating from Idaho – One Year Later
A year removed from both the greatest and worst moment that’s ever happened in my life, I seek to bounce back from a year of misery and lost concentration with 14 goals I want to accomplish by next December 10th. Saturday, December 10, 2016. A snowy and celebrated day in Moscow, Idaho not only marked […]
Racing Sour Grapes: My final thoughts on the 2017 NASCAR season
The 2017 NASCAR campaign will go down as one of its better seasons this decade, but also among the worst due to the state of the sport. 10 days removed from the championship-deciding Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway where more icons of yesteryear (Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Matt Kenseth) have hung up their helmets […]
Finale Frustrations: Brad Keselowski finished 7th at Homestead, the lowest among Championship 4 contenders
Former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski finished 7th, ending his season fourth in the final standings. Keselowski was also critical on Toyota’s performance as Ford will be the oldest car next season. Coming into Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, 2012 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad […]
"We'll Be Back": Kevin Harvick ends debut season with Ford third in the final points standings
A hole on the nose of Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford put a damper on his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title hopes, finishing 4th in Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead. The championship effort by Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford is what he’ll take away from his fourth […]
Backfired Strategy: Kyle Busch comes up short of winning his second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title
A late caution by Kurt Busch hurt brother Kyle’s bid of a NASCAR championship at Homestead, settling for a runner-up finish behind champion Martin Truex, Jr. Kyle Busch came up less than a second short of capturing his second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title in three years Sunday. Late strategy by the No. 18 […]
The Team That Never Quitted: Martin Truex, Jr. and Furniture Row Racing cap off season with their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship
In a season filled of mastering the field and overcoming tragedy, Martin Truex, Jr. captured his 8th win of 2017 at Homestead for his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship in his 14th season. After a season of dominance and emotional setbacks, Martin Truex, Jr. and Furniture Row Racing entered Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 […]
Battle of the Former Xfinity Series Champions: 2017 Ford EcoBoost 400 Preview
Sunday’s finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway is shaping to be the true end of an era with emotions running wild as not only a couple of drivers bid farewell, its strongest Championship 4 contenders will settle it out for 267 laps and it could go either way. The past two editions of the Ford EcoBoost 400 […]
Being Successful at 45 Is A Novelty: What Matt Kenseth’s 2018 plans mean for the future of NASCAR
The days of being competitive at over 45 years old is gone as 2003 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth will step away from the sport after the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead Nov. 19. When the checkered flag drops in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 19, a champion will […]
