Biography

A native of Charleston, S.C., David earned a journalism degree from the University of South Carolina, where he graduated with no honors but a near-perfect record for attendance at home basketball games. He covered high schools and Clemson University football for the newspaper in Aiken, S.C., before moving to the bright lights of Spartanburg, S.C., for a full-time beat job covering University of South Carolina athletics.

David won numerous writing awards in his four years with the Herald-Journal, but is more proud of surviving successive 1-10 and 0-11 Gamecock football seasons, something Brad Scott wasn't able to do. After witnessing 21 consecutive losses, David moved on to his hometown paper to cover something more peaceful: auto racing.

David covered NASCAR and other racing series for seven years for the Charleston Post and Courier, focusing on people and big-picture issues rather than nuts and bolts. For the last three years of his tenure in Charleston, he also covered College of Charleston basketball. He gave up all the perks of hanging around Bobby Cremins in January 2007, when he joined NASCAR.com.