In the new age of NASCAR, multi-car teams rule. NASCAR mandated a few years back that one owner could only have four teams, and soon, almost every big time car owner will be there. Only Hendrick, Childress, Roush, and DEI have that many teams now, but within a year or two many others will follow. Owners with [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Chemistry with Multi-Car Teams Vital
April 30th, 2008 
T.C. The Series is called What Now?
April 29th, 2008 Journo The constant evolution of the NASCAR series’ is what makes it such a great sport. However, with this comes the ever changing Series Sponsors. As you may have noticed throughout our posts, probably mine more than TC’s I am never really sure what to call a certain series. For instance, if I am referring to [...]
NASCAR Pit Crews Rule
April 28th, 2008 T.C. When it comes to being a race fan, I’m a fan of pretty much all forms of motorsports. It doesn’t matter if it’s NASCAR, drag racing, Formula 1, sports cars, etc. I like to watch it all. And one thing I’ve noticed over the years, being the observer that I think I am, is that NASCAR [...]
Posted in Over The Wall, Racing Observations 
Tags: formula 1, indy car, IRL, lugnuts, NASCAR, pit crew, pit stop 
No Comments »Second is the First Loser
April 27th, 2008 T.C. As much as I know that second place in any race is a good finish, can I just say that it still sucks a little. The famous phrase is that second place is just the first loser, and on some level that is true. I think its easy to let the races go where you [...]
Hauler Drivers: The Unsung Heroes of Racing
April 25th, 2008 T.C. As the real grind of the racing season kicks in, I wanted to take some time to talk about the real heroes of really any kind of motorsports: the hauler drivers. We couldn’t do what we do if it wasn’t for the guys that hop behind the wheel of these 80,000lb race shops on wheels. [...]
Posted in In the Shop, The Business of NASCAR Tags: hauler driver, NASCAR, racecar, team, transporter, truck driver 4 Comments »Silly Time for Silly Season
April 24th, 2008 Journo We’re only eight races into the season and already the chaotic silly season has come full circle. There is talk of Greg Biffle leaving Roush, Martin Truex leaving DEI for Childress, Carl Edwards becoming the newest guy to drive the big brown truck, and now Tony Stewart to exit Joe Gibbs Racing. Now unfortunately I [...]
The Drivers Aren’t the Only Competitors
April 23rd, 2008 T.C. If you are a race fan, and you think the competition stops with the drivers, think again. The drivers are the face of the sport and they get paid big bucks to do what they do. But, the competition for crew guys is just as fierce as the on track action, and its not just competition [...]
Posted in In the Shop, Over The Wall Tags: competition, Crew Chief, NASCAR, pit crew, pit road No Comments »Racing In Your Backyard
April 22nd, 2008 Journo I’m not exactly sure what or when the first race I ever went to was. It was unfortunately not something that registered in my head as a significant event. Or I was too young to remember. Whatever the case, my earliest memories of stock car racing were at race tracks in my own backyard. In [...]
Race Track Fan Walks
April 21st, 2008 T.C. A recent trend in race track design has been the addition of fan walks and infield fan experiences adjacent to garage areas and pit road. Tracks like Daytona and Las Vegas have high profile access for fans, but a lot of other tracks have them including Kansas, Kentucky, Nashville, Iowa, and Pocono. For a price, [...]
The NASCAR Life: The Friends (and The Extended Family)
April 21st, 2008 Journo The second installment of my NASCAR Life series delves into how friends see the sport. I’m sure I’m not alone in this, but most of my friends don’t watch any kind of racing and don’t really understand what I enjoy about it. As a fan and a member of the community I have spent my [...]
