About Oval Insider
Oval Insider is a digital publishing brand dedicated to coverage of all things NASCAR.
We are part of the Realtimes Network - a global publishing company which also publishes major credible brands in soccer, F1 and entertainment.
Our experienced team of highly‑respected journalists break stories and create content consumed by millions of loyal fans around the world every month.
Our content is also available on all major social media platforms, as well as trusted partners including MSN.
Our Mission
Our mission at Oval Insider is to create a must‑have resource for NASCAR fans, covering the sport they love, 24/7.
As well as reporting on the news from the track and beyond, our goal is to provide a platform for opinion and analysis on the state of the sport now, and how it can be improved.
We are a completely independent brand, we do not have any links with NASCAR or any of its teams. Our mission is to provide an unbiased take, and coverage which also reflects the views of fans. If it is a big deal for you, it will be a big deal for us.
Whether it is the Next Gen car, the Cup Series playoff format or MJ and Denny vs the world, we will bring you in‑depth editorial coverage and analysis.
Finally, we welcome feedback from our fans, this is a two‑way conversation. So please contact us at any time to talk about our coverage. You can read full details on our editorial policy, including the standards we strive to meet every day.
The Realtimes Network
The Realtimes Network is home to a string of long‑standing and respected digital brands, operating in a number of key languages and territories.
Our brands produce content read by around 20million unique visitors every month, and we have teams operating all around the world.
Alongside Oval Insider, we have FootballTransfers, FCUpdate, GPFans, Moviemeter, AnfieldWatch, FootballCritic and MeeMetOranje.
Editorial team
Our team of experienced and respected editors have been operating at a high level with decades of experience working for major outlets.
Chris Deeley
Editor
Experienced sports journalist and broadcaster of over a decade, author of Forgotten Nations [2019] and online japester
Graham Shaw
Consultant Editor
Digital sports leader with 30 years of senior level experience running global brands. Built sportinglife.com to be a behemoth as well as being in charge of the Planet Sport network of sites including planetf1.com, football365.com, teamtalk.com and planetrugby.com. Then grew goal.com to be the world's biggest soccer website in 18 languages and 37 territories. Was GM of Portals for Perform Group (now DAZN) with overall responsibility for sportingnews.com, spox.de and voetbalzone.nl. Also <A HREF="https://www.sportingnews.com/au/other-sports/news/sporting-news-is-the-new-home-of-sportal-in-australia/13tmqbcams3151wrxk9yliydig">launched Sporting News into the Australian market</A>.
Simmey Hannifin Donaldson
Chief Editor
Simmey Hannifin Donaldson is a motorsport journalist and editor specializing in NASCAR. He covers the sport across the Cup Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and Truck Series, producing breaking news, live race reports, features, analysis, and opinion.