Joe Capraro

Joe Capraro

Joined: Oct 27, 2021

Joe Capraro is the Site Expert at Chicago Sky Daily and previously acted in that same capacity at Rip City Project, covering the Portland Trail Blazers. He has been in journalism for more than 25 years, including over a decade covering professional basketball, NCAA sports, and auto racing as a writer and photographer. He holds a Bachelor's in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts and a Master's in the field from the University of Texas. Joe hosts a weekly current events radio show and podcast called Grading the World.

MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 07: A general view of the Autocine Madrid Race open-air cinema from a car on May 07, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. Autocine Madrid Race will reopen its doors on May 13 after closing due to the lockdown. Spain is opening new businesses as hairdressers, delivery food restaurants and book shops after weeks of lockdown. Spain has had more than 250,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 26,000 reported deaths, although the rate has declined after weeks of lockdown measures. (Photo by David Benito/Getty Images)

At the Drive-In: Christine (1983)

WAYNE, MI - DECEMBER 14: A worker builds a Ford Focus on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Assembly Plant December 14, 2011 in Wayne, Michigan. Ford released details about the electrification of the Michigan Assembly Plant that will power production in part by one of the largest solar energy generator systems in order to produce their new C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi electric vehicles. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Ford’s New Charging Cable May Convert EV Skeptics

Ty Monson touches the screen of a luxury car while at the open house of the new Lucid Motors location in Scottsdale Fashion Square on Aug. 7, 2021.Lucid Motors Ribbon Cutting

Lucid Air Named Motor Trend Car of the Year

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 14: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W12 leads Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF21 during the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 14, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Hamilton Tightens F1 Championship Race with Sao Paolo GP Win

Team Penske driver Will Power (12), Dale Coyne Racing with RWR driver Romain Grosjean (51) and Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian driver Colton Herta (26) celebrate with champagne after winning first, second and third place, respectively, in the the Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Team Penske Driver Will Power 12 Wins The Indycar Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix Race At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Saturday Aug 14 2021

Formula 1 vs IndyCar: What’s the Difference?

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 12: Boats race during Day 2 of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series, the first freshwater races in the event's history, on Lake Michigan on June 12, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Weekend Road Trips: Circling Lake Michigan

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 10: Rivian electric trucks are seen parked near the Nasdaq MarketSite building in Times Square on November 10, 2021 in New York City. Rivian, an electric truck maker backed by Amazon and Ford, made its debut at Nasdaq going public with an IPO valued at close to $70 billion with 153,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $78.00 per share. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Rivian’s Market Value Tops Ford and GM After Historic IPO

THE SIMPSONS: A scene from the "The Winter of his Content" episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, March 16 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. THE SIMPSONS ª and © 2014 TCFFC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

The Powell Homer: The Worst Car Never Made

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dinning Room at the White House on November 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. The President is speaking after his Infrastructure bill was finally passed in the House of Representatives after negotiations with lawmakers on Capitol Hill went late into the night. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Infrastructure Bill Means Road Improvements, EV Incentives

Some of Terry Longsworth's colorful collection of antique motor oil cans.04 Cos Gas Collector

Shade Tree Answer Man: Which Oil is Right for my Car?

Kyle Larson (Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

Kyle Larson Gets Redemption the Hard Way

TACOMA, WA - SEPTEMBER 21: A line of vintage and antique autos are on display at the LeMay-America's Car Museum as viewed on September 21, 2021, in Tacoma, Washington. The LeMay-America's Car Museum has 165,000 square feet of exhibit space, and contains a 350-car gallery showing cars notable for their speed, technology and design, as well as their importance to car culture. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Auto Museums Still Hurting from COVID Crisis

Zero Introduces Three New 2022 Models

Jeep Wagoneer (Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

Jeep Wagoneers Earn Starring Roles in Film and TV

--MT HOOD AND TIMOTHY LAKE July 7, 2001. photo by Diane StevensonTimothy Lake with Mount Hood overhead.Mt Hood Timothy Lake

Weekend Road Trips #1: Portland -> Columbia River Gorge -> Mount Hood -> Bend

Oct 24, 2021; Austin, TX, USA; A view of the starting grid of drivers and the US flag and the Formula One flag and the University of Texas marching band before the start of the United States Grand Prix Race at Circuit of the Americas. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

The US Grand Prix Goes Mainstream