Waid’s World: Dale Earnhardt Earned His Coveted Win at Indianapolis in 1995
Steve Waid recalls Earnhardt’s determination to win the Brickyard 400.
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.
Steve Waid recalls Earnhardt’s determination to win the Brickyard 400.
Steve Waid writes about a controversial finish at the Nashville Fairgrounds between Darrell Waltrip and Neil Bonnett.
Steve Waid looks back on the history of multi-car teams in NASCAR.
Steve Waid writes about why Ricky Rudd deserves to be in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Steve Waid shares the story of how the first 600-mile race at Charlotte Motor Speedway came to be.
Pearson won the ’73 Rebel 500 whereas the top two from 1972, Bobby Allison and Richard Petty, finished third and seventh, respectively.
The story of how independent driver James Hylton helped change NASCAR in the 1970s
Steve Waid regales with a story of DiGard’s famous racecar Buckshot Bertha.
The 1986 Miller High Life 400 is considered one of the most memorable Cup races ever held at Richmond Raceway.
Steve Waid ventured into the grandstands to experience a Cup race like the average fan. Would he do it again? “Hell, no!”