What an interesting day here at The Nascar Insiders. Jayski ran one of our posts on his news page (which is awesome) and the resulting traffic spike took our site down! We are now back up and running again, hopefully with the issue resolved. Thanks for stopping by, and we apologize for the down time. [...]
Archive for June, 2008
News, Rumors and Our Credibility
June 8th, 2008 
T.C. In the past couple of weeks we were able to break, before anybody, several news stories including, Brian Pattie’s new position as crew chief on the #42, Scott Lagasse’s departure from JTG, problems with Erik Darnell over at Roush and potential financial issues at Michael Waltrip Racing. We are constantly working to provide you, our readers, with the [...]
NASCAR Needs Dedicated Safety Team
June 8th, 2008 T.C. During the Pocono 500 today there was an on track incident that resulted in Juan Pablo Montoya’s #42 Dodge parked at the exit to pit road, on fire. Montoya escaped uninjured but the car remained on fire for a couple of minutes before safety workers arrived to put it out. This is just one example [...]
Developing NASCAR Talent
June 6th, 2008 Journo At a pace unseen in the sport before, NASCAR team owners are scooping up hot young prospects and grooming them to be the stars of tomorrow. The driver development programs are now common place among the sport’s largest teams with Gibbs, Ganassi, and Hendrick, among others, entering the scouting business. These prospects vary in age from early [...]
Lagasse/JTG Update
June 5th, 2008 T.C. Just thought I’d do a quick update about the Scott Lagasse/JTG Racing bit I mentioned in my post yesterday. I’m hearing the talk in the garage area at Texas today was that Lagasse was unhappy with the team and decided to look elsewhere for a ride. He brought the sponsor and the financial support to [...]
Darnell on the Hot Seat?
June 4th, 2008 T.C. After a mediocre start to the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series season, word on the street is that Jack Roush is not happy with driver Erik Darnell and his crew chief Matt Puccia. Darnell, driver of the #99 Northern Tool and Equipment Ford, was the 2005 winner of Roush’s “Gong Show” that was made into a reality [...]
Posted in NASCAR News 
Tags: erik darnell, jack roush, jtg racing, matt puccia, Roush Fenway Racing, sam's town 400, scott lagasse, Truck Series 
1 Comment »BREAKING NEWS: Michael Waltrip Racing in Financial Trouble?
June 3rd, 2008 Journo I have been hearing today that there might be trouble over at Michael Waltrip Racing. It seems that they are laying people off, telling them that it is because of financial issues. The team, which currently fields three Sprint Cup cars, the #00, the #44 and the #55, and one Nationwide Series car, the #99, has had a [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: David Reutimann, Michael McDowell, michael waltrip racing, Sprint Cup 39 Comments »The Thrill of Victory
June 2nd, 2008 T.C. Winning: it’s why we do what we do. It’s why we spend hours in the gym, hours in the shop, and go to pit stop practice in 100-degree heat. And there is nothing like a hard fought race victory. Knowing you busted your ass and got it done when it mattered to help your team [...]
The NASCAR Life: The Job
June 1st, 2008 Journo A NASCAR career is one that many dream of, and one that many give up a lot to pursue. It has perks unlike any other job, that is if you enjoy NASCAR, and it provides an opportunity to work for a professional sports team, something not too many of us can say we do. It [...]
