{"id":15754,"date":"2018-04-03T17:48:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T22:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=15754"},"modified":"2018-04-03T17:48:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T22:48:13","slug":"sweet-survivor-newest-great-american-sweetheart-libby-to-make-nascar-debut-this-weekend-at-texas-motor-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/03\/sweet-survivor-newest-great-american-sweetheart-libby-to-make-nascar-debut-this-weekend-at-texas-motor-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet survivor: Newest \u2018Great American Sweetheart; Libby to make NASCAR debut this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>FORT WORTH, Texas \u2013 <strong>Libby Vincek<\/strong> made her debut as the newest member of the &#8220;Great American Sweethearts&#8221; during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nascar.com\">Texas Motor Speedway<\/a> Media Day in February. That evening, she also made her television debut, starring as a contestant on the CBS reality show &#8220;Survivor: Ghost Island.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15756\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/03\/sweet-survivor-newest-great-american-sweetheart-libby-to-make-nascar-debut-this-weekend-at-texas-motor-speedway\/texas-motor-speedway-media-day-43\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/775110174_RR_9174_E43CE23F212DF82A08EB6C88E19D7931.jpg?fit=4812%2C3527&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4812,3527\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;FORT WORTH, TX - FEBRUARY 28:  The Great American Sweethearts with newst member Libby Vincek (center) pose for a photo during Media Day at Texas Motor Speedway on February 28, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.  (Photo by Richard Rodriguez\/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway) *** Local Caption *** Libby Vincek&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1519825620&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2018 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;53&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Texas Motor Speedway Media Day&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Texas Motor Speedway Media Day\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sweethearts with newst member Libby Vincek (center) pose for a photo during Media Day at Texas Motor Speedway on February 28, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.  (Photo by Richard Rodriguez\/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/775110174_RR_9174_E43CE23F212DF82A08EB6C88E19D7931.jpg?fit=640%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15756\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15756\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/775110174_RR_9174_E43CE23F212DF82A08EB6C88E19D7931.jpg?resize=300%2C220\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/775110174_RR_9174_E43CE23F212DF82A08EB6C88E19D7931.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/775110174_RR_9174_E43CE23F212DF82A08EB6C88E19D7931.jpg?resize=768%2C563&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/775110174_RR_9174_E43CE23F212DF82A08EB6C88E19D7931.jpg?resize=1024%2C751&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/775110174_RR_9174_E43CE23F212DF82A08EB6C88E19D7931.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/775110174_RR_9174_E43CE23F212DF82A08EB6C88E19D7931.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweethearts with newst member Libby Vincek (center) pose for a photo during Media Day at Texas Motor Speedway on February 28, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez\/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This weekend, she&#8217;ll make her sweetheart debut in front of more than 100,000 race fans during the O&#8217;Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR doubleheader weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Libby, a Houston native, is a graduate of Fort Worth&#8217;s Texas Christian University, where she received her degree in social media strategy and marketing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They honestly found me,&#8221; Libby said of her &#8220;Survivor&#8221; experience. &#8220;It was almost like a dream of mine that I never really knew I had. I was preparing for it unknowingly. The sense of adventure, travel, social game and the game as a whole just has everything I&#8217;m really into &#8211; along with a challenge I was up for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And as for joining the Sweethearts?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It means that I get to represent an awesome sport and my home state at the same time,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;m excited to really get to know the NASCAR fans. These fans are so loud and proud of their sport and representing that is a huge job I&#8217;m honored to be a part of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For information on where you can see Libby and all of the &#8220;Great American Sweethearts&#8221;, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0017avhuoGrqONXRmZVeSJjlotc6XK6SFOXCNZqDrou4qPgCF-QbtzGjSdvg_ZGexuePrj4o1lGcALcebD6J3AciPkibf3HOwKksJFS_GXVMHjHZ7TWit6S-fsG1fMPiIyzlOodp0XG0mirHxQ-HqlG9J4mbxCfeX9xOqzWm30iJJt6U4Upc76p4g==&amp;c=nGPnNtOXaBF5LYuwELW-nG56U1xzW1kVYpR6t8akrgN54kOdfZnN1A==&amp;ch=5cn1-t8tOfEL3z8Ju6ykSxPrjC7-_41iid-UNvu25onthVN89iB6Zw==\">www.texasmotorspeedway.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z_5iieSg87k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations&nbsp; FORT WORTH, Texas \u2013 Libby Vincek made her debut as the newest member of the &#8220;Great American Sweethearts&#8221; during Texas Motor Speedway Media Day in February. 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