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The reporters, writers, and contributors who cover Charlotte, NC.
Staff writer for Mercury Local covering government, elections, public safety, and development across multiple publications. Beckett has filed more than 600 stories on local policy, crime, zoning, and civic accountability in Connecticut and the Carolinas.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, CARS Tour Late Model Stock, developmental motorsports
John Speedway covers the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, CARS Tour, and Late Model Stock racing with the intensity of a man who believes the next great stock car driver is racing on a short track right now — and the rest of the world just hasn't figured it out yet. Speedway brings decades of sports storytelling to the developmental series that build the stars of tomorrow. He covers the races, the drivers, the tracks, and the stories that happen after the checkered flag drops.
Peter Cellino is the publisher of The Charlotte Mercury and founder of Mercury Local, the platform that runs it. He writes on agentic AI, platform economics, and the future of independent local journalism.
NASCAR, motorsports, and the Charlotte racing scene
The Charlotte Mercury's resident motorsports voice. TheNASCARGuy has lived and breathed stock car racing from the pits of Concord to the infield at Daytona. If it turns left and goes fast, he's on it.