Maggie MacKenzie

Education:
Fairfield University; Babson College
Location:
Boston, MA

Experience

Maggie MacKenzie is a Boston-based writer and editor who has spent more than a decade covering sports, with a deep focus on NASCAR. She worked for NASCAR.com for several years, where she reported, wrote, and edited coverage across the sport: from race-weekend news and analysis to larger stories shaping the series.

Her time at NASCAR.com took her on the road to races and industry events, working in a fast-moving newsroom where accuracy, speed, and context mattered. She covered Cup Series race weekends, tracked storylines throughout the season, and collaborated closely with editors, reporters, and production teams to deliver timely coverage fans actually wanted to read.

Before and after her NASCAR tenure, Maggie has held editorial roles across sports media, including as a copy editor and writer at Sports Business Journal, where she worked on coverage of the business side of professional sports. That experience sharpened her eye for detail and gave her a broader view of how the sport operates beyond the track.

She has been writing and editing professionally for more than ten years and brings a reporter’s mindset, strong news judgment, and a deep understanding of NASCAR to her work with Heavy Sports.

Education

Maggie earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Fairfield University and an MBA from Babson College.

Latest Articles From Maggie MacKenzie

CARS Tour Changes Doug Barnes Jr. Penalty After Appeal Ahead of Nashville

CARS Tour Changes Doug Barnes Jr. Penalty After Appeal Ahead of Nashville

Denny Hamlin Fires Back at NASCAR Easter Debate With Blunt 4-Letter Response

Denny Hamlin Fires Back at NASCAR Easter Debate With Blunt 4-Letter Response

What to Expect at Bristol: Key Storylines, Drivers to Watch & What We Learned Last Year

What to Expect at Bristol: Key Storylines, Drivers to Watch & What We Learned Last Year

WATCH: Xander Bogaerts Gets Standing Ovation in Emotional Fenway Return

WATCH: Xander Bogaerts Gets Standing Ovation in Emotional Fenway Return

William Sawalich Becomes Youngest Rockingham Winner With First O’Reilly Series Victory

William Sawalich Becomes Youngest Rockingham Winner With First O’Reilly Series Victory

WATCH: Cody Bellinger’s Wild Catch Has Yankees Fans Stunned

WATCH: Cody Bellinger’s Wild Catch Has Yankees Fans Stunned

Red Sox Give Injury Update on Kutter Crawford

Red Sox Give Injury Update on Kutter Crawford

Doc Rivers Among Headliners in Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026

Doc Rivers Among Headliners in Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026

Kevin Harvick Names His Pick to Win Bristol NASCAR Race

Kevin Harvick Names His Pick to Win Bristol NASCAR Race

Fuel Prices Are Hitting NASCAR Teams Hard, Kaulig Racing Says

Fuel Prices Are Hitting NASCAR Teams Hard, Kaulig Racing Says

NASCAR Penalizes One-Third of Field Ahead of Rockingham Return

NASCAR Penalizes One-Third of Field Ahead of Rockingham Return

Inside the Red Sox’s 1-5 Start: What’s Actually Going Wrong

Inside the Red Sox’s 1-5 Start: What’s Actually Going Wrong

Dale Earnhardt Jr.: NASCAR Hall of Fame ‘Shouldn’t Have Put Me In When They Did’

Dale Earnhardt Jr.: NASCAR Hall of Fame ‘Shouldn’t Have Put Me In When They Did’

Dennis Quaid to Lead AMC NASCAR Drama ‘Thunder Road’ as Sport Eyes Hollywood Surge

Dennis Quaid to Lead AMC NASCAR Drama ‘Thunder Road’ as Sport Eyes Hollywood Surge

Jayson Tatum Says This NBA Honor ‘Means a Lot’ After Injury Perspective Shift

Jayson Tatum Says This NBA Honor ‘Means a Lot’ After Injury Perspective Shift

Kevin Harvick Reacts to Seeing Himself in Son Keelan’s Driving

Kevin Harvick Reacts to Seeing Himself in Son Keelan’s Driving

LeBron James Passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Another Historic NBA Record

LeBron James Passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Another Historic NBA Record

Luka Dončić Matches Michael Jordan With 600-Point March in Historic Run

Luka Dončić Matches Michael Jordan With 600-Point March in Historic Run

Shohei Ohtani’s Return to the Mound Changes Everything

Shohei Ohtani’s Return to the Mound Changes Everything

Why Chase Elliott Is Still NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver — Martinsville Showed Exactly Why

Why Chase Elliott Is Still NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver — Martinsville Showed Exactly Why

Magic Johnson Told LeBron, Carmelo to ‘Pick Up the Phone’ Before 2004 Team USA

Magic Johnson Told LeBron, Carmelo to ‘Pick Up the Phone’ Before 2004 Team USA

Red Sox Opening Day at Fenway: Time, Starter, How to Watch and What to Expect

Red Sox Opening Day at Fenway: Time, Starter, How to Watch and What to Expect

Richard Petty: Bubba Wallace ‘Knocked the Door Out of Him’ in Hocevar Wreck

Richard Petty: Bubba Wallace ‘Knocked the Door Out of Him’ in Hocevar Wreck

Denny Hamlin Sounds Off on NASCAR Hall of Fame Debate, Questions Who Belongs

Denny Hamlin Sounds Off on NASCAR Hall of Fame Debate, Questions Who Belongs

Joey Wiemer Just Did Something MLB Hasn’t Seen Since 2002

Joey Wiemer Just Did Something MLB Hasn’t Seen Since 2002

Yankees Passed on Luis Robert — Mets Pounced and May Already Be Winning the Bet

Yankees Passed on Luis Robert — Mets Pounced and May Already Be Winning the Bet

Kyle Busch Among Drivers Hit as Martinsville Gets Messy

Kyle Busch Among Drivers Hit as Martinsville Gets Messy

Charles Barkley Breaks Silence on Michael Jordan’s NASCAR Rise

Charles Barkley Breaks Silence on Michael Jordan’s NASCAR Rise

“He Put Me in the Fence”: Ryan Blaney Sounds Off on Denny Hamlin After Martinsville

“He Put Me in the Fence”: Ryan Blaney Sounds Off on Denny Hamlin After Martinsville

Denny Hamlin Falls Short at Martinsville Despite Leading 292 Laps

Denny Hamlin Falls Short at Martinsville Despite Leading 292 Laps