# Ep. 351 | Andrew Clarke (author)

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Podcast: [The Racing Writer's Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-racing-writer-s-podcast-743362)
Published: 2026-05-11T14:26:08+00:00
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## Resource

Andrew Clarke is a motorsports writer and author and he has a new book that we’re discussing today, The Immortals of NASCAR . Clarke shares how the project came to be; the word ‘immortal’ being perfect for a NASCAR project; the reason that the list is made up of all champions; the debatable criteria of being included on the list or considered an honorable mention; shedding insight on Shane van Gisbergen from his Supercars career; what he was like to cover in Australia; the following he still has over there with what he’s doing now; putting the order of the list together; the debates that come with this list; having Richard Petty write the forward, and his words about what drivers mean to the sport; the driver being the focus in NASCAR versus other sports; Clarke’s background covering NASCAR and motorsports; the racing to pay attention to on that side of the world; explaining having a love of Wikipedia. Original music created by Tony Monge. Follow me here: https://linktr.ee/kellycrandall

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