Photo by Scott Lockwood
Former News-Progress Sports Editor Scott Lockwood (left) and former News-Progress Managing Editor Krista Lewin (right) share a moment in the spotlight at Legends Day at the 2019 Indianapolis 500. Lewin, 52, passed away after a brief illness on August 6.

•August 17, 2022•
By Scott Lockwood
Special to the News-Progress

Back in the fall of 2008, I was longing for an opportunity to show what I could do as a full-time sportswriter.
After putting in applications all over the country, I was digging a hole to install a new irrigation system at my job near the beach when my phone rang with a 217 area code. It was a welcome break from the searing Sarasota, Florida heat.
On the other end of the call was a warm, jovial personality that was drawn to some of the auto-racing related stories that I had sent in as samples for what I was hoping for a new career path.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.