Matthew SullivanMatthew Sullivan

Hailing from Northern California, Matthew is a lifelong auto racing fan. For more than 10 years he has served as unofficial online track reporter for his home track, Redwood Acres Raceway while also recorded video from the track posting his work to YouTube for the past four years. In 2010, he began work on his blog, Speeding In The Pits which tracks in-race penalties for drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Matthew follows racing of all variety. Besides following NASCAR specifically, he is a huge fan of pavement late model short track racing and is an avid collector of old racing footage of west coast late model open competition events as well as races from the now defunct NASCAR Southwest Tour Series.

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How To Fix The All-Star Race

Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star race proved to be a huge disappointment. Every year there is a huge buildup for the event and every year the racing leaves a lot to be desired.  It is apparent that…Read More

Chase For The Sprint Cup Seed Projections (After Eleven Races)

The following is a projected seeding for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Seeding is based upon a driver’s performance thus far in the season as well as the projected performance of a driver based…Read More

Cup Dominance Hurts Nationwide Series

NASCAR’s Nationwide Series needs to be fixed.  A lot of people in and out of the series probably do not believe that the series is broke but with Cup drivers and teams dominating race after race week…Read More

Chase For The Sprint Cup Seed Projections (After Ten Races)

The following is a projected seeding for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Seeding is based upon a driver’s performance thus far in the season as well as the projected performance of a driver based…Read More

Chase For The Sprint Cup Seed Projections (After Nine Races)

The following is a projected seeding for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Seeding is based upon a driver’s performance thus far in the season as well as the projected performance of a driver based…Read More

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Chase For The Sprint Cup Seed Projections (After Eight Races)

The following is a projected seeding for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Seeding is based upon a driver’s…Read More

Chase For The Sprint Cup Seed Projections (After Seven Races)

The following is a projected seeding for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Seeding is based upon a driver’s…Read More

Chase For The Sprint Cup Seed Projections (After Six Races)

The following is a projected seeding for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup.  Seeding is based upon a…Read More

Will Sunday Be Earnhardt’s Day?

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has started off the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season strong, the best that he…Read More

Chase For The Sprint Cup Seed Projections (After Five Races)

The following is a projected seeding for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup.  Seeding is based upon a…Read More

Chase For The Sprint Cup Seed Projections (After Four Races)

The following is a projected seeding for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup.  Seeding is based upon a…Read More

Chase For The Sprint Cup Seed Projections (After Three Races)

The following is a projected seeding for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup.  Seeding is based upon a…Read More

Chase For The Sprint Cup Seed Projections (After Two Races)

The following is a projected seeding for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup.  Seeding is based upon a…Read More

Daytona A Disappointment

I went into this year’s Daytona 500 with more anticipation and excitement than I have had in recent…Read More

Kyle Larson Wins In Controversial Fashion

I just finished watching the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series UNOH Battle At The Beach and needless…Read More

Sprint Unlimited: Are The Rules Changes Positive?

The first green flag of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is set to drop Saturday evening with the Sprint…Read More

My Racing Heroes Part 2

As I grew up in the 90s, the memories of races now gone by are more clear in my mind. I remember watching…Read More

My Racing Heroes Part 1

A clear blue sky; seventy degree weather; a slight breeze helping the American flag off in the distance…Read More

It’s Time For A NASCAR TV Network

The National Football League has one.  Major League Baseball has one.  The National Basketball Association…Read More

Second Place Trend Not Good For Clint Bowyer

In racing, second place has long been known as being the first loser.  That phrase is even truer when…Read More