We’ve made it to the 20th edition of Ask the Insiders Wednesday! All three NASCAR series are in action this week with the Trucks at Kansas, and Nationwide and Cup at Talladega. But until they get after it, we’ll get into another round of reader questions. If you don’t know what this post is, until [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #20
April 21st, 2009 
T.C. 
Posted in Ask the Insiders 
Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, AllmendingerToyota, Championship, cheating, Garage, J.J. Yeley, Kenny Wallace, lug, lug nut, mike wallace, pit, restricter plate, robby gordon, TRD, Triad 
5 Comments »Hey You Wanted Emotion, You Got It
April 20th, 2009 T.C. When I get some free time during the day, I try and bounce around the Internet and see what other folks are writing about NASCAR. I think part of being a good blogger is being well read and up to date on what everyone else is talking about. While making my rounds today, I came [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations Tags: Casey Mears, conspiracy, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Newton, emotion, Junior Rules, phoenix 27 Comments »Trouble At Trail?
April 20th, 2009 Journo Trail Motorsport began 2009 with a lot of positive press at their back. They were to be the only team in NASCAR majority owned by a minority and they were bringing with them Chase Austin and Jarit Johnson, two good prospects in their own right. But what started as an ambitious plan, has of right [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Armando Fitz, Arthur Shelton, deadbeat owners, Patrick Shelton, Trail Motorsport, Trail Motorsports 1 Comment »The NASCAR Week That Was: April 12-18
April 18th, 2009 Journo Speculation about the future of AJ Allmendinger and Kasey Kahne ended this week as both committed to Richard Petty Motorsports through the end of next season. There had been reports Joe Gibbs Racing inquired about the status of Allmendinger. In other racing news IRL star Helio Castroneves was acquitted of federal tax evasion charges this [...]
Some Thoughts On The Lug Nut Problems
April 16th, 2009 T.C. I’ve gotten quite a few emails and have had several “Ask The Insiders” questions over the last few weeks regarding all the issues surrounding the lug nut problems and the new stud length. I’m sure I will continue to get more emails and questions, but I thought I’d dedicate a post to it anyway. It [...]
Posted in Over The Wall Tags: Carl Edwards, glue, lug nut, norton glue, pit road, pit stop, tire carrier, Tire Changer, wheel stud 3 Comments »Hoping For More Wrecks?
April 16th, 2009 Journo No it’s not me who is advocating for more wrecks. But it does seem there are some people who are. A couple of weeks ago I popped onto our twitter page during a race and was disturbed to see someone had tweeted something to the extent that the race was boring and they hoped there [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #19
April 15th, 2009 T.C. The Nationwide Series took center stage on Saturday with a Music City Showdown that saw Joe Nemechek go for a wild ride, and ended with Joey Logano hoisting the Gibson guitar. This week the “Valley of the Sun” plays host to NASCAR’s top two series. But before they get it going under the lights, we’vegot another round of [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: car numbers, ECR, EGR, Engine, Hendrick Engines, Motors, pit stops, radio, scanner 1 Comment »Track Security: “Let Me See Your Pass”
April 14th, 2009 T.C. If you’ve ever worked in the sport or have had the opportunity to get a pit pass for a race, you’ve no doubt encountered the overzealous track security guard. You know, they are the guys (and gals) positioned at various points throughout the track who have been tasked to make sure people have the proper [...]
A Sin City Banquet For NASCAR
April 13th, 2009 Journo I might be alone in this, but I’m not among those excited the end of season banquet will be relocated to Las Vegas. I know New York didn’t care if NASCAR was there for one week a year. I’m also aware hotel rooms are very expensive in New York City. And I know increasingly the [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: Banquet, Championship, end of season, las vegas, NASCAR banquet, New York, Waldorf Astoria 20 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: April 5-11
April 11th, 2009 Journo Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing again made headlines this week after shutting down the #8 team, a move reminiscent of the #40 team shut down just less than one year ago. ESPN reported 40 to 50 had been laid off; we heard that number was closer to 20. In other news Richard Petty Motorsports secured sponsorship for the [...]
