{"id":250,"name":"Jacob Mayer","url":"","description":"Jacob Mayer is a motorsports writer who has covered NASCAR since 2008, starting at Fox Sports. He has also covered the sport for the Amarillo Globe-News as well as for his own website, \"Monday Morning Crew Chief\", for several years. His coverage has forayed into multiple mediums, as he co-hosted an online show about racing and covered the sport in person at Texas Motor Speedway while working for AGN.\r\n\r\nWhile Jacob is an expert on NASCAR, he also has expertise and passion for baseball.\r\n\r\nWhen he was working as a reporter for the college newspaper at Southern Illinois University Carbondale \u2014 where he received his degree in journalism \u2014 Jacob won an award for in-depth reporting at the Illinois state level.\r\n\r\nFinally, Jacob is a massive St. Louis Blues fan.","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/author\/jacobmayer\/","slug":"jacobmayer","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b547a0eb581e1cd9419fa1311a20396e?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b547a0eb581e1cd9419fa1311a20396e?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b547a0eb581e1cd9419fa1311a20396e?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n