Racing is back home in Charlotte for the next two weeks. The Truck Series and All Star race are this weekend, followed by the Coke 600 next weekend. Its always a big couple of weeks here in town and our local population always swells a little bit. I thought since maybe some of our readers are [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Charlotte Race Weeks – Stuff to Do
May 15th, 2008 
T.C. 
Posted in NASCAR News 
Tags: all star race, coca cola 600, coke 600, ganassi fan day, hendrick museum, pit crew challenge, race shops, speed street 
No Comments »When it Rains it Pours
May 14th, 2008 T.C. Have you ever had one of those days where no matter what you did, everything just went completely wrong? And it is so bad that even the people around you start to struggle too? We had one of those days not too long ago. It was sort of the opposite of the story I discussed [...]
Posted in Over The Wall, Racing Observations Tags: Crew Chief, penalty, pit road, pit stop, struggle, wreck No Comments »Sometimes you’re the bug…
May 13th, 2008 T.C. I know a lot of you have probably seen the video of Danica Patrick hitting a Dale Coyne crew member last week during Indy 500 practice. And I also know that you’ve probably seen a few NASCAR crew guys hit on pit road this season during races. Journo hit on this topic in his post [...]
Posted in Over The Wall, Racing Observations Tags: dangers, NASCAR, pit road, pit stop No Comments »Nationwide COT Pony Car
May 12th, 2008 Journo Some big news about the NASCAR Nationwide Car of Tomorrow. I can confirm at least one of the big three manufacturers is using it’s pony car. Toyota as earlier confirmed is using the Camry. Sorry for the lack of specifics, but the current climate doesn’t allow me to divulge too much. Details to come soon.
The Best Characters in NASCAR
May 12th, 2008 Journo No I’m not talking about a driver or drivers, but Ollen “Bruton” Smith and Howard “Humpy” Wheeler. These two men embody what is left of old NASCAR and bridge the gap to all that is new. They do it with authority and class and very often give us a lot to talk about. I thought [...]
Posted in NASCAR History Tags: Bruton Smith, Humpy Wheeler, Lowes Motor Speedway, NASCAR, Speedway Motorsports No Comments »NASCAR Day is Friday!
May 12th, 2008 T.C. NASCAR Day is this Friday, May 16th. We wanted to let you, our readers, know about it if you didn’t already. NASCAR Day is in it’s 5th year, and is a one day celebration of the sport and its spirit. You can get a NASCAR Day pin by making a $5 donation to the NASCAR Foundation [...]
Pit Road Explained: Adjustments
May 11th, 2008 T.C. This is the seventh and final post in the series Pit Road Explained. The series breaks down all that is pit road. Have a suggestion or question? Email me! First off, I’d like to apologize for this post being delayed. An internet outage and a busy racing weekend were the contributing factors. But I’m back and [...]
Posted in Pit Road Explained Tags: adjustments, Crew Chief, grill tape, handling, pit stop, spring rubber, tire carrier, Tire Changer, tire pressure, trackbar, wedge 1 Comment »The NASCAR Life: The Moms
May 10th, 2008 Journo 36 weekends, and countless days per year NASCAR moms give up their kids, and husbands to a sport that is incredibly time consuming. They put up with hours of conversation about strategies and the latest gossip. They listen to the day’s complaints, and reassure. They do all of this with a smile and a hint of [...]
Staying Safe at the Track
May 9th, 2008 Journo The first time I was on the infield at a racetrack my father said to me over and over again, pay attention. He wanted me to always be alert of what was going on behind me, in front of me, and beside me so that I first, stayed out of everybody’s way and second didn’t get [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Danica Patrick, Garage, Infield, Martinsville, NASCAR, pit road No Comments »Pit Road Explained: Tape Marks
May 8th, 2008 T.C. This is the sixth post in the series Pit Road Explained. The series breaks down all that is pit road. Have a suggestion or question? Email me! Colored duct tape; what an amazing product. We love this stuff. We use it for everything. And since we use it for everything, I thought it was appropriate to [...]
Posted in Pit Road Explained Tags: duct tape, pit road, pit stall, pit stop, studs, tire, wheel No Comments »