Eddie Fuhrer's dedication to covering overlooked drivers earned him the prestigious Rod Campbell Award
In December 2022 Eddie Fuhrer, now a senior studying journalism at Lehigh, started a website to report on the lower levels of car racing, USOpenWheelNation. At first it was tough to get anyone to respond to his email requests for interviews, but over time his audience grew and he could tell the site was becoming more influential.
A year later Fuhrer featured a young driver who was up and coming, not already well known to his readers. Alex Popow had moved to Florida from Venezuela and was having a lot of success in regional races but struggling to secure the financial backing he needed to move up to the national circuit. That was the first time most of Fuhrer's audience had heard Popow's name.
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Spotlight Recipient
Eddie Fuhrer
Journalism major