With NASCAR announcing last Friday that they will ban all testing for the Cup, Nationwide, Truck, and both Regional Series (East & West) for 2009, you can be sure teams are hard at work trying to find a way around the ban. What the ban means, is that no team can test at any track [...]
Archive for November, 2008
NASCAR’s Test Ban Not The Answer
November 17th, 2008 
T.C. Guess Who Wins Without the Chase?
November 16th, 2008 Journo If you guessed Jimmie Johnson you’d be wrong. Instead it is Carl Edwards who, with nine wins, ultimately would have outpaced Johnson by 16 points. That being said, Johnson likely would have been able to pull out the win if he had maintained a better position in Sunday’s race at Homestead. Because he was not [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 9-15
November 15th, 2008 Journo One of the worst kept secrets of the year (perhaps behind Stewart to Haas) finally became official this week with Dale Earnhardt Inc. merging with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. Few details have been released on the merger; what we do know is that the team plans to run four cars with Juan Montoya, [...]
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Tags: benson, Craftsman Truck Series, DEI, Ganassi, Merger, Testing Ban, Truck Series 
No Comments »Now Thats What I Call a Championship Race
November 13th, 2008 Journo Three points. That’s all that separates Johnny Benson and Ron Hornaday in their quest for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series title. After pulling out a squeaker against Mike Skinner in the championship fight last season, Ron Hornaday Jr. goes into this weekend at Homestead in the number two position. With six wins this season the three time [...]
Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing: What Do You Think?
November 12th, 2008 T.C. By now I’m sure you’ve heard that another one of the worst kept secrets of 2008 has become a reality. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Dale Earnhardt Inc. will merge for the 2009 season and become Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. The four car team will feature Juan Pablo Montoya, Martin Truex, Aric [...]
Hey Yeley, Cool It!
November 11th, 2008 Journo So I am probably opening myself up here, but I am willing to take the risk. J.J. Yeley has been complaining a lot lately and from what I have seen on forums and message boards, a lot of people agree with him. This past week he brought his plight to the Arizona Republic saying it [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Hall of Fame Racing, J.J. Yeley, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, Tony Raines, Tony Stewart 23 Comments »I Don’t Want The Season To Be Over
November 10th, 2008 T.C. As I was leaving Phoenix this weekend, it suddenly hit me that this season is all but over. We’ve got one race left at Homestead, and then the 2008 season is history. What a bummer… I know there are a lot of people that work in this sport that are looking forward to having the next [...]
Insuring NASCAR’s Past
November 10th, 2008 Journo Every so often Sam Ard’s story pops back up. The two time Nationwide Series champion and 22 time series winner is fighting an expensive battle with Alzheimer’s. He has become the face of the often forgotten, and less than financially secure stars of NASCAR’s past. For three seasons in the early 1980s Ard was the guy to beat. In [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous Tags: Bill France, Champion, Curtis Turner, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, NASCAR History, Sam Ard, Union 2 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 2-8
November 9th, 2008 Journo With just two weeks until NASCAR crowns its champion talk of the economy and mergers dominated the week. The newest merger rumor brings together Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing in a deal that would reportedly have the team switch to Chevrolet. Team owner Chip Ganassi refused to be specific on the deal this [...]
Posted in NASCAR Week That Was Tags: chevrolet, DEI, Ganassi, Gillett Evernham, Merger No Comments »What Have You Done For Me Lately?
November 6th, 2008 T.C. NASCAR is a performance based business. I think (and hope) that this is a reality that everyone in the sport and around the sport should know and understand very well. All we have as employees in the sport is our performance, and in most cases our most recent performance, to go on. Let me explain [...]
Posted in In the Shop, Over The Wall, The Business of NASCAR Tags: crew member, employee, employment, job, performance No Comments »