Waid’s World: Two Who Spent Huge Sums to Gain NASCAR Influence & Power – Briefly
From the years 1977-1985, two men spent more money and exuded more influence in NASCAR than any others.
Steve Waid has been in journalism since 1972, when he began his newspaper career at the Martinsville (Va.) Bulletin. He has spent over 40 years in motorsports journalism, first with the Roanoke Times-World News and later as publisher and vice president for NASCAR Scene and NASCAR Illustrated.
Steve has won numerous state sports writing awards and several more from the National Motorsports Press Association for his motorsports coverage, feature and column writing. For several years, Steve was a regular on “NASCAR This Morning” on FOX Sports Net and he is the co-author, with Tom Higgins, of the biography “Junior Johnson: Brave In Life.”
In January 2014, Steve was inducted into the NMPA Hall of Fame. And in 2019 he was presented the Squier-Hall Award by the NASCAR Hall of Fame for lifetime excellence in motorsports journalism. In addition to writing for Frontstretch, Steve is also the co-host of The Scene Vault Podcast.
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Waid’s World: Rusty Wallace Faced a Very Rocky Road to the 1989 Championship
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Waid’s World: Cale Yarborough’s Style Shaped a Career That Included 3 Straight Titles
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