Biography

A native of Indianapolis, now a transplant in NASCarolina, Raygan graduated from Indiana State University, a small suitcase campus that still touts Larry Bird as its claim to fame.

Armed with a journalism degree and appetite for drama, Raygan chased the newspaper circulation numbers all over Indiana covering courts and cops at the Brazil (Ind.) Times Kokomo Tribune and Evansville Courier & Press.

Looking to return to Indianapolis and in search of a new challenge, Raygan took a job with Gannett's first Gen-X publication INtake Weekly, a product of the Indianapolis Star. Here she wrote lifestyle features and first-hand adventure stories, but more important her first NASCAR cover story. The piece: 20 questions with the No. 20, Tony Stewart, which ran a week before Stewart won the Brickyard 400. Humoring the NASCAR newbie, Stewart later told Raygan the story must have been good luck.

A new opportunity presented itself in the blogosphere. Raygan was asked to join the Indianapolis Star's pilot online news team where she was the paper's first pop culture blogger.

Finally, Raygan left the print product of journalism for good in exchange for a career on the World Wide Web -- NASCAR.COM where she covers the lifestyle stories and trend side of the sport.