Posts from ‘June, 2008’

Over the last 10 years the billion dollar motorsports industry has spawned dozens of motorsports related schools and programs. All of them sell a chance at a career in NASCAR, but some have more success actually doing it than others.
Perhaps one of the most prominent and well advertised NASCAR schools is Universal Technical Institute’s NASCAR Technical [...]

If you have the watched the TNT broadcasts this season no doubt you have seen the Pride of NASCAR Series. I spoke a little about this in my earlier post NASCAR History. Learn It., but I want to take a moment and commend TNT on their commitment to providing the fans of today with features [...]

Sorry for not posting the second part of the So You Want to Work in NASCAR series tonight. I had a busy day and unfortunately did not have a chance to finish doing research for it. So the post is being delayed until Monday morning. I apologize for any inconvenience, but I do not want [...]

I had some time today to look through some motorsports websites I have not looked at in some time. One struck me as particularly interesting. The website was David Smith Motorsports, and if you are not familiar with it, it is a site devoted to NASCAR driver development programs and drivers. I realize this website [...]

I got a great set of questions from reader Kenny and thought I’d write a quick post in response.  Kenny asks:

How long does it take for the tire specialist to change the air pressure? Are there tires set up with a quarter or a half-pound up and a quarter or a half-pound down so you can [...]

So you want to work in NASCAR? It is a question that has probably crossed the mind of every fan in the sport. The journey to a career however can be a long, difficult process, but I am hoping I will be able to remove some of the mystique. This first post features some of the common mistakes people make [...]

NASCAR operates unlike almost any other sport in the world today. It is a people dependent industry and for the thousands who keep the circus running week to week a job in the sport can be one of the most exciting, frustrating things they will ever do. A few weeks ago I wrote about the ups and downs [...]

I think any athlete will tell you that they have a specific routine they go through on game days in order to be mentally and physically prepared.  They eat certain foods, have a certain schedule, and do certain warmup activities.  NASCAR is no different.  The drivers have their rituals, as do the pit crew guys.  I [...]

We just got word that NHRA Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta died in a crash during qualifying for the Lucas Oil SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. He came from one of the great motorsports families. His father Connie Kalitta, known as the bounty hunter, had a 40 year NHRA career and his cousin Doug drives an [...]

With some recent high profile moves and less than stellar performances on the track, the world of motorsports has been a buzz the last couple of months with criticisms of Chip Ganassi Racing. This weekend Dario Franchitti failed for the second time this season to make a race adding to the mountain of criticism that is currently on the organization. [...]