Twitter Guide to Racing

Posted by Genna | Posted in , | Posted on 3/07/2009

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I’ve been on Twitter for about 9 months now and I’ve come across some pretty awesome racing Twitter accounts. I decided to put together this guide that isn’t necessarily all NASCAR.

NASCAR
NASCAR Official: @nascarsays
NASCAR Trucks Official: @nascar_trucks
NASCAR Nationwide Official: @nascar_nns
NASCAR Foundation Twitter: @NASCAR_Foundat
NASCAR Hall of Fame: @NASCARHall
NASCAR on FOX: @nascaronfox

Drivers
David Ragan/UPS: @upsracing 
Max Papis: @maxpapis
Bobby Labonte: @bobby_labonte
Juan Pablo Montoya: @jpmontoya
Robby Gordon: @RobbyGordon 
Tati Papis, Max’s wife: @tatipapis
Marcos Ambrose: @MarcosAmbrose
Kyle Busch: @mmsracing @RidinWithRowdy
Kevin Harvick/Delana Harvick: @kevinharvick @DeLanaHarvick
Landon Cassill: @landoncassill
Brad Coleman: @BradCColeman
Michael Waltrip: @Mw55
Sam Hornish: @SamHornish
Ryan Newman:@RyanNewman39
Michael McDowell: @mmcdowell47
Marc Davis: @nascarmdavis
Moses Smith: @mosessmith16

Sponsors and Manufacturers
Ford Racing: @FordRacing
GM Official: @GMBlogs
AllState Official: @allstate
Office Depot Official: @officedepot
Carhartt Official: @Carhartt
Combos Official: @Combos
Toyota Official: @toyotanewsroom
Home Depot Official: @HomeDepot
Shell PR: @shelldotcom
USA Official: @USArmy
CharterCom Official: @CharterCom
Little Debbie Official: @LittleDebbie
Lowes Official: @Lowes
Scotts Official: @ScottsLawnCare

Teams
TRG Official: @TRGMotorsports 
JTG Daugherty Racing: @NASCAR47
Joe Gibbs Racing: @joegibbsracing

NHRA
John Force: @JFR_Racing
Official NHRA twitters: @NHRA @NHRA_FTS
Team Kalitta: @teamkalitta
Bob Vandergriff: @bobvandergriff
Matt Hagan: @mathaganracing

IHRA
Official IHRA twitter: @ihramotorsports
Terry McMillan: @terrymcmillen
Wells Motorsports: @wellsmotorsport
Stevens Family Racing: @topfueldragster

Indy
Official Indy twitter: @indycarnation

Whackers*
Doug Herbert *NHRA, IHRA*: @dougherbert
Leilani Munter *ARCA Remax, Firestone Indy Lights*: @LeilaniMunter

Other
Rod Houck Racing: @rodhouckracing
Victor Pfluger: @VictorPfluger
Taylor Hacquard: @hacquardracing
Ashley Gerbis: @agracing

Tracks
Indianapolis: @IndyTalk
Dover: @MonsterMile
Gateway: @gatewayraceway
Watkins Glen: @WGI
Infineon: @InfineonRaceway
Phoenix: @PhoenixRaceway
New Hampshire: @NHMotorSpeedway
Las Vegas: @LVMotorSpeedway
Michigan: @MISpeedway
Iowa: @iowaspeedway
Pocono: @poconoraceway
Bristol: @BMSupdates
Talladega Superspeedway: @TalladegaSuperS
Auto Club Speedway: @ASCUpdates
HM Speedway: @HomesteadMiami

Blogs - shows - Podcasts - other NASCAR sites
NASCARView.com: @nascarview
Restrictor Plated, blog: @restrictor
Matt Humphrey, Orlando Sentinel blogger: @mathumphreycar
Kerry Murphey, podcaster, blogger: @thefinallap
Dustin Long, NASCAR beat writer: @dustinlong
Tania Gangulie, with Orlando Sentinel: @osnascar
Jayski.com, rumor site: @jayski_nascar
Jay Busbee, writer at From the Marbles: @jaybusbee
Jerry Bonkowski, NASCAR Columnist: @JerryBonkowski
Claire B Lang, NASCAR Sirius show host: @ClaireBLang
Portland Press Herald: @Bump_Draft
Fox Sports Radio’s RaceDay: @rahalracing
Becca Gladden: @nscrwriter
The Biff Files: @thebifffiles
NASCAR Insiders: @nascarinsider
OnPitRow.com: @onpitrow
Phat Guys on Fantasy Podcast: @PhatGuys
Ron Meyer Blogger: @brutonnb
Scene Daily: @scenedaily
Z. Smith, mother of NASCAR CWW Series driver, Moses Smith and epic blogger: @zwriter
SPEEDTV: @speedtv
Former driver, TV personality, Kyle Petty: @kylepetty
Rut! From SPEEDTV: @RuteledgeWood
Crash Gladys, radio&TV personality from SpeedFreaks TV: @CrashGladys 
Racing Fashionistas: @RacingGirls
Answer This Blog: @tallglassofmilk
Horsepower and Heels Racing blog: @HorsepowerHeels
LOLDrivers: @loldrivers
Racing Digest: @racingdigest

Notable Fans
@Splashgirl
@thebifffiles So cool, she got on this list twice!
@awesomewreckage
@BrianNeudorff
@limey59
@RacingGirls -Oh yeah, the fashionistas are on here twice also!
@wood_brothers21
@tigergoesroar -My BFF and likes too many drivers to name
@Smoke14TS
@luvinjrandsmoke
@NASCARHottiez -Will update more, promise!
@rivensky
@labonte
@nenny
@1UPSwife
@lg245
@mom2twinsplus1

Other resources
Moses Smith Street Team: @StreetTeam16
OurRacingDream.com, a new racing team website for fans: @ourracingdream
Todd Luckow @tluckow (MRD Motorsports NCWTS #8)

I believe I’ve covered most of the professional teams, tracks, and series official Twitter accounts. If you know of any others, please leave me a comment.

 

*Whackers- drivers that race in more than one series.

Thanks,

Comments Posted (5)

Thanks for including @thebifffiles on your list.

Thanks Genna, great list. I've got it bookmarked. LEE 337

@joegibbsracing

@phatguys has more followers than most of these hacks

@SimpsonRacing

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