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John Moriello

Sports Editor

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John Moriello started covering sports in 1982, began digital publishing in 1995, and joined Sportscasting in 2020. A graduate of St. John Fisher University, he finds inspiration in the underdogs and the fascinating stories sports can tell (both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat). John expertly covers all aspects of NASCAR. Beginning with his 2014 coverage at Fox Sports of the aftermath of the dirt-race tragedy in which Kevin Ward Jr. died after being struck by a car driven by NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart, John has excelled as a journalist who specializes in the motorsports world. He previously spent more than three decades covering high school sports and worked as a beat writer covering Big East football and basketball, but NASCAR is now where the true expertise falls. John is a member of the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame (2013), the President of the New York State Sportswriters Association, and a two-time Best of Gannett winner for print and online collaborations whose work has appeared on FoxSports.com and MaxPreps.com.

Articles by John Moriello (2948)

Michael McDowell’s Euphoria After Winning the Daytona 500 Ended With a Disgusting Task When He Got Home

Michael McDowell landed atop the NASCAR Cup Series world by winning the 2021 Daytona 500. He was brought down to earth the following day at home.

John Moriello  •  28 Jan 2022
The NFL Is Why the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Ends on Saturday Instead of Sunday

CBS and the PGA Tour collaborated to conclude the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines on Saturday to clear a TV window for the NFL playoffs.

John Moriello  •  27 Jan 2022
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 200-Word Email Sealed His Reputation as 1 of the Good Guys in Sports

Dale Earnhardt Jr. reached out to a reporter after a disappointing race in 2011. His message was evidence of why the retired NASCAR star remains enormously popular.

John Moriello  •  26 Jan 2022
Chase Elliott Assessed His Predicament While Airborne and Upside Down: ‘Yeah, This Isn’t Going to Be Good’

Chase Elliott’s crash at the 2022 Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, caught the attention of race fans. Elliott’s take as it happened: ‘Yeah, this isn’t going to be good.’

John Moriello  •  26 Jan 2022
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Took Winning Advice Early in His NASCAR Career: ‘Just Don’t Hit Nothing’

Dale Earnhardt Jr. told some stories at his NASCAR Hall of Fame induction, and former crew chiefs Tony Eury Sr. and Tony Eury Jr. were happy to turn the tables.

John Moriello  •  26 Jan 2022
Bobby Isaac Quit NASCAR During the Talladega 500 Because a Voice He Heard at 170 mph Told Him to Do It

Bobby Isaac won 37 NASCAR Cup Series races and is in the sport’s hall of fame. But it is his mid-race retirement at Talladega in 1973 that the racing world recalls.

John Moriello  •  26 Jan 2022
Why Is Dale Earnhardt Jr. Defending the Daytona 500 Winner?

Dale Earnhardt Jr. draws upon personal experience in speaking up on behalf of winner Denny Hamlin after a near-tragedy at the Daytona 500.

John Moriello  •  26 Jan 2022
Richard Petty Wanted to Stop and Watch While Winning the 1979 Daytona 500

NASCAR star Richard Petty sailed past a last-lap accident to win the 1979 Daytona 500,

John Moriello  •  25 Jan 2022
Juan Pablo Montoya’s 2012 Daytona 500 Wreck Set the Standard for Bizarre NASCAR Crashes

Juan Pablo Montoya triggered a two-hour delay at the 2012 Daytona 500 by plowing into a jet dryer on the track during a caution.

John Moriello  •  25 Jan 2022
Dale Jarrett Traded Aiming for British Opens and The Masters for 3 Daytona 500 Victories

Dale Jarrett followed his father into stock car racing and then into the NASCAR Hall of Fame despite an early interest in pursuing a golf career.

John Moriello  •  25 Jan 2022