As I watched Todd Bodine’s and David Starr’s crews go at it last weekend (here is the video in case you missed it), I figured some harsh penalties would be doled out. And why not? I heard someone spit in David Starr’s face, and that Dennis Adcock, one of the lead series officials, was hit in [...]
Archive for September, 2008
You Call That a Penalty?
September 18th, 2008 
Journo I’m All About the Experience
September 17th, 2008 T.C. Before I proceed, I should warn you that this post may come off as a little cheesy. But I don’t care, I’m going to write it anyway. Its been on my list of topics for a while, and I felt like now was as good a time as any to write it. I consider myself [...]
Posted in Over The Wall, Racing Observations 
Tags: Darlington, Daytona, Dover, experiences, pit stop, Race Tracks 
6 Comments »UPDATE: A Change on the #2 Truck?
September 17th, 2008 T.C. We first reported over the weekend that Jack Sprague may be on the hot seat at Kevin Harvick Inc., and that the new driver of the #2 Chevy Silverado for next season could be Ricky Carmichael. It was reported late last night that Carmichael will enter the ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: jack sprague, Kevin Harvick Inc., Ricky Carmichael, talladega, Truck Series No Comments »Mergers, Mergers Everywhere
September 16th, 2008 Journo Mergers are the talk all over NASCAR as sponsorship money becomes tighter and the divide between competitive organizations becomes larger. These deals have come into focus in recent weeks, with Gillett Evernham Motorsports rumored to be acquiring at least part of Bill Davis Racing and the resurgance of the rumor that won’t seem to die, linking Michael Waltrip Racing with [...]
Reader Question: Playing the Fuel Mileage Game
September 16th, 2008 T.C. We haven’t done an “Ask The Insiders” question in a while, so I think its time to dig into the mailbag for a question. I got an email from reader Jerry yesterday asking about strategy and fuel mileage. He says: It seems almost every week the announcers talk about fuel mileage determining the end of [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: Ask the Insiders, bobby labonte, Crew Chief, engineer, fuel mileage, Loudon, new hampshire, reader question, strategy, Tony Stewart 1 Comment »Big Team vs. Small Team: Working in NASCAR’s Trenches
September 14th, 2008 Journo The great divide that separates businesses large and small in corporate America exists rather prominently within the world of motorsports. From differences in corporate governance to travel, working at either end of the size spectrum can be a very different experience. Let us first look at the average large team. Usually there are several vice presidents in [...]
A Change on the #2 Truck?
September 13th, 2008 Journo Word around the Craftsman Truck Series garage this weekend was that Jack Sprague could be out at Kevin Harvick Inc. at the end of the season. Former motocross rider and current Camping World East Series driver Ricky Carmichael was floated as a possible replacement. Sprague joined KHI this season after leaving Wyler Racing, where he had been since late [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Craftsman Truck Series, jack sprague, Kevin Hamlin Inc., Ricky Carmichael No Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: September 7-13
September 13th, 2008 Journo NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday led the news this week after ESPN revealed he had, for a period, used testosterone prescribed by a center linked to scandals in other major league sports. NASCAR officials said no penalties or sanctions will be assessed. In other news, UPS signed with David Ragan and the #6 Roush [...]
Rent-A-Ride
September 11th, 2008 Journo Just a few short years ago there were only a select number of what we call rent-a-rides (if you are not sure, a rent-a-ride is a team, usually smaller, that sells races in their equipment to the highest bidder) throughout the sport. Today it seems just about every ride fits this description. For owners today, [...]
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
September 10th, 2008 T.C. Since Sunday’s race at Richmond, there has been a lot of discussion around the Internet (including right here) about the comments Tony Stewart made to his pit crew following his second place finish at the Chevy Rock & Roll 400. In a nutshell, Stewart openly blamed his pit crew and their last pit stop for him not [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Over The Wall Tags: Greg Zipadelli, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Kyle Petty, pit crew, pit stop, Richmond, Tony Stewart 7 Comments »