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I am a long time fan of NASCAR, attending my first race as a kid in 1979 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the World 600. Darrell Waltrip won that race and from that day forward I've been hooked.

My friends and I started a version of what has become RubbingsRacing.com around 2000, and it has slowly evolved from a fun, harassment site among friends to now having two NASCAR podcasts and a full blown website. I am the host of the "Over The Wall" podcast, a podcast that features a weekly panel discussing issues that face the sport as well as recap races and make predictions on upcoming races. I currently run solo on it's sister podcast, "Gas and Go", a short, quick blurb about breaking news or whatever else seems worthy of taking up a few of your minutes.

Along with NASCAR, I am a huge ACC fan. Being a N.C. State alum, I am a diehard all-around Wolfpacker. It doesn't matter if it's baseball, wrestling, basketball or football...but basketball and football do rule the roost.
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Christopher is the managing editor at RubbingsRacing.com. It's all about NASCAR and the happenings within the sport. Full of news, opinions and often a humorous outlook on what is going on in the Sprint Cup Series.

You can find me in multiple places. We are really trying to grow our facebook page, so if you are on facebook, join our page as a fan!
Web: http://www.rubbingsracing.com
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Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rubbings

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Philip Rivers, Torry Holt, Mario Williams, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Michael Waltrip

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Anything NC State, NASCAR in general

  • Favorite Coaches

    Jim Valvano, Kay Yow, Sidney Lowe, Bill Cower, Tom O'Brian

  • All Time Sports Moment

    1983 National Championship NC State over Houston

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Darrell Waltrip winning World 600 in 1979

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Richard Petty's 200 win mark

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    ACC all the way, "It's Awesome Baby! With a Capital 'A'."

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  1. Christopher,

    I thought you might like this piece. It’s a personal look back at the Florida Marlins incredibly shocking upset of the New York Yankees in the 2003 World Series.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272473-a-night-to-remember-the-2003-florida-marlins-shock-the-world

    Let me know what you think.

    Thanks,

    Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke

  2. Hello Chris, I would like you to take a look at this article and leave your support in the comment area. I would love to see this story make a difference. Pass it around! Thanks

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224275-ny-giants-george-martin-the-forgotten-hero

  3. Christopher,

    Again, I thought I'd branch out from my NASCAR streak and do a list of who I consider to be ten of the most enduring athletes in American sports over the past 20 years. These talents have played through the pain, hardships, and against time while they achieved their successes. Take a look at my list and chime in with your thoughts!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217043-the-top-10-most-enduring-athletes-in-american-sports-from-the-past-20-years

    Rob

  4. Hiya.....hope all is well. Please take a second to read my latest, bleacherreport didnt put it anywhere for anyone to read and I thought the article turned out well. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/216276-dei-the-demise-of-what-was-once-a-promising-empire

  5. After multiple delays, I have finally published the final part of my most recent article:

    Joe Weatherly, 1964, and NASCAR's not-so-good “Good Old Days.” (Pt. 2)

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/215918-joe-weatherly-1964-and-nascars-not-so-good-good-old-days-pt-2

    I hope you enjoy the piece. As always your comments are welcome.

  6. Hey there Christopher,

    Hope you're doing well and are enjoying the NASCAR season. Well, I thought you'd get a kick out of this little number for racing:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214026-nascar-goes-back-to-the-future-with-quite-the-mcfly-on-track-satire

    Rob

  7. Hi.
    I thought you might be interested that I have finished my multi-part story on Joe Weatherly.
    Unfortunately, I got a little more long-winded than usual and I had to break the final part into two parts.

    Joe Weatherly: NASCAR's First Triple Champion… Almost. (Part 4a)
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/181881-joe-weatherly-nascars-first-triple-champion-almost-part-4a

    And:

    Joe Weatherly: NASCAR's First Triple Champion… Almost. (Pt. 4b)
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/181884-joe-weatherly-nascars-first-triple-champion-almost-pt-4b

    ..and don’t forget to vote on my first-ever poll(s)!
    Thanks in advance.

  8. How are you?
    Here’s something completely different from what you’ve seen from me in the past!
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/171676-eight-year-old-racer-gets-national-exposure

  9. Hello!
    My article "Joe Weatherly: NASCAR's First Triple Champion… almost: (Pt. 2)" has been published on Bleacher Report.
    You can find it at:
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/168680-joe-weatherly-nascars-first-triple-champion-almost-pt-2
    Hope you might have the time to read and comment!
    Thanks!

  10. HEY Chris yea Ben said something to me about it i may help you out if you want to give me more info email me at davidphillips15@yahoo.com

  11. Thanks for becoming a fan!

  12. Thanks for becoming one of my fans.

  13. Thanks for becoming a fan, Christopher!

  14. Chris,

    Thanks for the fan pick.

  15. Chris,

    A little advice... It looks like your articles are being brought in automatically from your other site... That's cool and all, but it's not putting correct (and in some cases any) tags on your articles, therefore they aren't getting edited and/or placed on the NASCAR page... You may want to try and keep an eye out when it gets posted to make sure you put the Motorsports and NASCAR tags at least on them so they will actually go somewhere...

    I'm an editing intern for the site and would be glad to help get your stuff edited quickly and onto the feature list if you let me know when you have new stuff out... I try and scan the NASCAR page frequently for new articles, but obviously, I'm not on here 24/7.

    Let me know if you have any questions about anything...

    Ben

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