Doug Turnbull

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Doug has been writing for Frontstretch.com, since April, contributing a weekly NASCAR TV column, as well as filling-in for columnists on other pieces. Doug also writes weekly for MotorSportsNews.net, monthly for Motorsport America and Pole Position Magazine, and on occasion for Cox Newspapers’ NASCAR Insider.

Doug’s day job is working at News/Talk 750 WSB in Atlanta as a traffic reporter and producer. He also contributes weekly, on-air, and produces the weekly NASCAR show the Bellamy Strickland 120, every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. on WSB and wsbradio.com. He has been with WSB since late 2004.

Doug recently graduated from Georgia State University, with a degree in political science and a minor in journalism.

Doug is married to his beautiful bride Sarah and they both attend Dunwoody Baptist Church and live in NE Atlanta.

When You Can See Doug’s Frontstretch Columns:*
Talking NASCAR TV: Tuesdays (Website)

Past articles by Doug Turnbull

November 2009

11/17: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Chase Race #9 Edition [1]

11/10: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Chase Race #8 Edition [3]

11/03: Who's Hot/Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Chase Race #7 [3]

October 2009

10/27: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Chase Race #6 Edition

10/20: Who's Hot / Who's Not In Sprint Cup: Chase Race #5 Edition [3]

10/12: Five Points to Ponder: Pepsi 500 Edition [5]

10/06: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Chase Race #3 Edition [3]

September 2009

09/29: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Chase Race #2 Edition [2]

09/22: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Sylvania 300 Edition [3]

09/15: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Chase Elimination Edition [1]

09/08: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Atlanta Labor Day Edition

August 2009

08/26: Top Ten Things Going Through Chase Austin's Head When He Wrecked Kyle Busch [6]

08/25: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Bristol II Edition [1]

08/18: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Michigan (2) Edition [8]

08/12: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Watkins Glen Edition [3]

08/04: Who's Hot/Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Pennsylania 500 Edition [5]

July 2009

07/14: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Chicagoland Edition [7]

07/07: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Daytona Summer Speedweeks Edition [9]

June 2009

06/30: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: New Hampshire Edition [1]

06/24: Petty and Earnhardt (Possibly) to Toyota? The Times They Are-a-Changin' [4]

06/23: Who's Hot/Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Infineon Edition [4]

06/16: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Michigan Edition [8]

06/09: Who's Hot/Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Pocono Edition [4]

06/02: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Dover Edition [3]

May 2009

05/28: Who's Hot / Who's Not In Sprint Cup Heading To Dover [1]

05/19: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: All-Star Edition [3]

05/12: Who's Hot / Who's Hot in Sprint Cup: Darlington Edition [2]

05/05: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Richmond Edition

April 2009

04/28: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Talladega Edition [3]

04/21: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Phoenix Edition [4]

04/21: Beyond the Cockpit: Scott Lagasse, Jr.

04/14: Who's Hot / Who's Not In NASCAR's Other Top Series [1]

04/07: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Texas Motor Speedway Edition [4]

March 2009

03/31: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Martinsville Speedway Edition [3]

03/24: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Bristol Motor Speedway Edition [1]

03/10: Beyond The Cockpit: David Ragan Talks UPS, Getting Aggressive, And Roush's Future

03/10: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Atlanta Motor Speedway Edition [1]

03/08: Did You Notice? Quick Hits From The Atlanta Motor Speedway Garage [2]

03/03: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Las Vegas Edition [3]

February 2009

02/24: Beyond The Cockpit: Joey Logano On Patience, Pressure, And ... His Personal Car?

02/24: Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: Auto Club Speedway Edition [4]

02/17: Who's Hot / Who's Not In Sprint Cup: Daytona 500 Edition [2]

02/10: Who's Hot / Who's Not: Budweiser Shootout Edition

November 2008

11/18: Talking NASCAR TV: NASCAR on ESPN Finale in the Books...the Grading Begins [4]

11/11: Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN on ABC... Sort Of? Why The Plug Was Pulled On A Playoff Race [12]

11/04: Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Pit Reporters Bring Their A-Game To Texas [2]

October 2008

10/28: Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Atlanta Coverage An Improvement Over Past Weeks [3]

10/27: Drivers Take Turns at Trying to Solve Rained Out Qualifying [7]

10/21: Talking NASCAR TV: Mistakes Mar ESPN's Middling Martinsville Coverage [3]

10/16: Beyond The Cockpit : Matt Kenseth On A Lost Chase, Free Agency, And The CoT [4]

10/14: Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Finally Points The Camera Lens Beyond The Chasers

10/07: Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Not Detail Oriented In 'Dega [4]

September 2008

09/30: Talking NASCAR TV: The Chase Gets Chased Off The Air On Non-NASCAR ESPN Shows [6]

09/23: Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Conquers Monster Mile, But Leaves Room For Improvement [1]

09/16: Talking NASCAR TV: Classic ESPN Speed World Links Past Success, Failure With Present Coverage [3]

09/09: Talking NASCAR TV: Dramatic Richmond Race Had ESPN Covering All Sides [3]

09/08: And Then There Were 12: Richmond Unkind to Ragan and Kahne [6]

09/02: Talking NASCAR TV : ESPN Is The Mark of Inconsistency For Sunday’s California Race [6]

09/01: Win Just More Proof That Johnson and Knaus Are the Definition of "Clutch" [2]

August 2008

08/26: Talking NASCAR TV : ESPN Shines Under The Bristol Lights [1]

08/19: Talking NASCAR TV: SPEED's TWIN Needs To Double Coverage Of Other Series [3]

08/12: Talking NASCAR TV: Punch, Pit Road, And Post-Race Are Where ESPN Needs To Improve [10]

July 2008

07/29: Talking NASCAR TV: Terrible Tires Overshadow ESPN's 2008 Debut [5]

07/24: Doug Turnbull Mouths Off : Brickyard Is Big, But Daytona Still Reigns Supreme [6]

07/22: Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Needs To Learn From Mistakes To Improve 2008 NASCAR Coverage [5]

07/16: Journeyman Riggs Long Forgotten In Stewart Shuffle [2]

07/15: Talking NASCAR TV: SPEED's Stewart Announcement Debacle Overshadows TNT Season Finale [3]

07/14: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Rough Ride For NASCAR Freshmen At Chicagoland [1]

07/08: Talking NASCAR TV: TNT's Wide Open Coverage Has Some Gaps [12]

07/08: Who's Hot / Who's Not In Sprint Cup: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Edition [4]

07/01: Talking NASCAR TV: SPEED Satellite Failure Not The Only Weekend Problem Over The Airwaves [2]

June 2008

06/24: Talking NASCAR TV: Noticeable Glitches Undermine Solid TNT Effort At Sonoma [7]

06/23: Matt McLaughlin's Thinkin' Out Loud: Infineon Edition [23]

06/17: Talking NASCAR TV: TNT Not The Only Network To Step It Up A Notch This Week [6]

06/12: Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off : Today's Drivers Don't Hold A Candle To Old School Toughness [17]

06/10: Talking NASCAR TV: TNT return is dyn-o-mite! [22]

06/03: Talking NASCAR TV: FOX Finale Adds Some Spice To Snoozer At Dover [4]

May 2008

05/13: FOX Wines And Dines The Lady In Black To A Second Straight Saturday Night Success

05/06: Richmond Race Coverage Conveys Short Track Drama Well

April 2008

04/29: Unrestricted Thoughts On Restrictor Plate Coverage From FOX And ESPN [2]

04/22: Critiquing NASCAR TV: Who's Turned Things Around In 2008 ... And Who Hasn't