Christopher Smith's Sportswriter Profile

Christopher Smith joined January 2009

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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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/RubbingsRacingcom/56360995287
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
Ruth or Mays?
Unitas or Montana?
Jordan or Russell?
Gretzky or Orr?
Pele or Maradona?
Federer or Sampras?
Tiger or Nicklaus?
Petty or Earnhardt?

Petty
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

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

Latest Articles »

Mayfield: Story Has More Twists and Turns Than Watkins Glen

07/16/2009

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Over The Wall: Episode 15

07/15/2009

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Over The Wall: Episode 14

07/10/2009

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The Price of Fame

07/10/2009

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Crabber 1967 . said...

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Hello!
I’m finally back to publishing articles on Bleacher Report.
About 12 days ago I published my take on the Hall of Fame:
NASCAR Hall Of Fame's First Class a No-Brainer... and That's the Problem
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284615-nascar-hall-of-fames-first-class-of-inductees-a-no-brainer

My most recent effort is:
NASCAR, Stop the Talladega “Flip” Flap
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/292015-nascar-stop-the-talladega-flip-flap

Part Two of:
NASCAR, Stop the Talladega “Flip” Flap
Will be coming soon!

Thanks for reading and I look forward to your comments!

7 days ago

Hotnuke said...

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Christopher,

I really thought you’d find this piece something you’d want to read on this Veteran’s Day.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288145-sports-veterans-day-reflect-understand-and-soften-your-heart

Thanks,

Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke

13 days ago

Robert Domaine said...

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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

92 days ago

Rob Tiongson said...

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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

134 days ago

David Scercy said...

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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

135 days ago

Crabber 1967 . said...

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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.

136 days ago

Rob Tiongson said...

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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

139 days ago

Crabber 1967 . said...

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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.

180 days ago

Crabber 1967 . said...

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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

198 days ago

Crabber 1967 . said...

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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!

202 days ago

David Phillips said...

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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

249 days ago

Crabber 1967 . said...

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Thanks for becoming a fan!

262 days ago

S M Napier said...

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Thanks for becoming one of my fans.

263 days ago

Jen Preston said...

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Thanks for becoming a fan, Christopher!

263 days ago

Tony Castaneira said...

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Chris,

Thanks for the fan pick.

263 days ago

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