Jeff Gluck | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Gluck in 2010 | |
| Born | Jeffrey Gluck (1980-09-19)September 19, 1980 (age 45) |
| Alma mater | University of Delaware |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Employer(s) | The Athletic JeffGluck.com (former) USA Today (former) NASCAR Scene (former) |
Jeffrey Gluck[1] is an Americanmotorsports journalist forThe Athletic. Gluck is best known for his coverage ofNASCAR races. He has a "12 Questions" interview column where he asks NASCAR and other motorsports drivers 12 different questions each season. He is also known for posting "Quiet Track" photos of empty racetracks and "Was it a good race?" polls on Twitter after races are done.[2] He has previously written forNASCAR Scene,USA Today, and his own reader-funded website.
While in college at theUniversity of Delaware, Gluck would be intrigued by a sports writing class offered by the university. As an avid sports fan, he would take the class and would begin to write for the school's newspaper.[3]
In his first newspaper job inRocky Mount, North Carolina, he was asked to cover a race at the localRockingham Speedway. This would spark Gluck's interest inNASCAR.[3]
In 2007, Gluck was hired by theNASCAR Scene as an associate editor.[4]
In 2009, he was laid off fromNASCAR Scene due to economic issues caused by theGreat Recession.[1] At the same time, then-startup sports news blogSB Nation was looking for aNASCAR reporter to write for their website. CEOJim Bankoff would proceed to hire Gluck, before leaving at the end of 2012 forUSA Today.[5]
In 2016, Gluck would come under fire fromNASCAR after he wrote an article with the headline "NASCAR looks beyond declining attendance, TV ratings".[6] NASCAR, which had been experiencing declining rating and attendance, was worried about their public appearance in the media, and during a midseason update meeting, a high-ranking official told Gluck and drivers that Gluck's coverage was "killing the sport." In a meeting without Gluck, someone held a copy of the article as an example of unneeded and unaffordable negative coverage at the time. Some drivers, includingCarl Edwards, were also angry at Gluck, and one driver, who had not read the article, confronted Gluck at the racetrack.[7][8]
In 2017, Gluck would leaveUSA Today due to "family-related reasons" and would instead start up his own site that was funded by his own readers. According to Gluck, his wife, Sarah, was trying to become a Child Life Specialist, which would need the Gluck family to have flexibility on moving around the country.[9][10]
In 2019, Gluck joinedThe Athletic when the sports website expanded to covermotorsports.[11]
Gluck is currently married to Sarah Gluck. The two welcomed their second daughter in March 2021.[12]
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