The headline should perhaps read “What is going on at Sonic Financial?” From falsified SEC filings to executives lying about their credentials, the empire of O. Bruton Smith is on shaky ground. Chalk it up to the recession or mismanagement, there is a lot of troubling things going on at the company. It seems every [...]
Archive for April, 2009
What Is Going On At SMI?
April 10th, 2009 
Journo TheNASCARInsiders.com: One Year In The Books
April 9th, 2009 T.C. I can’t believe it. Today, April 9th, 2009 is the first birthday for TNI. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were putting our first couple of posts up and hoping that a few folks would somehow find us and stop by. Now, one year later we’ve written 354 posts and are approaching [...]
Posted in Driver Development, Miscellaneous 
Tags: about me, Journo, tc, the nascar insiders 
13 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #18
April 7th, 2009 Journo Jeff Gordon got his first set of Texas six-shooters Sunday, ending the 47 race winless streak that plagued him throughout last season. The Cup Series has this weekend off, but never fear we’re still here. This is the 18th edition of Ask The Insiders Wednesday. If you don’t know what this post is, until further [...]
More EGR Layoffs Following #8 Car Shut Down
April 7th, 2009 Journo Word leaked today from Earnhardt Ganassi Racing that the #8 car was shut down until further notice. Team officials are keeping mum on the move, but the team has lacked full time sponsorship since the season began. Team President Steve Lauletta said earlier this season Texas would be the #8 car’s last race if funding [...]
I Told You Tony Stewart Wouldn’t Suck As An Owner
April 6th, 2009 T.C. Well I did. Don’t believe me? Click here for a post I wrote last July about Stewart becoming half owner of then Haas CNC Racing. At the time, there was a lot of talk that Tony Stewart may never win another race, and that he may be ruining his career. I disagreed. I don’t think [...]
Team Radio Traffic Should Be Beyond Reproach
April 6th, 2009 T.C. So Kurt Busch got mad about his racecar at Martinsville and called Roger Penske “dude” on the radio. Who cares? Sometimes that kind of stuff happens on the radio. And you know what? It’s perfectly, 100% okay that it does. By allowing the fans, media, and others to listen to the radio traffic during the race, [...]
Posted in NASCAR at the Track, NASCAR News, Over The Wall, Racing Observations Tags: communication, Crew Chief, Driver, Kurt Busch, NASCAR, radio, Roger Penske, scanner, team radio 20 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: March 29-April 4
April 4th, 2009 Journo An ill-timed April Fools joke led the chatter this week. Car and Driver reported Wednesday President Barack Obama had ordered Chrysler and General Motors out of NASCAR. The report turned out to be a joke. In other news, the Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting that NASCAR will move its banquet to the city this [...]
Uh Brad K., You Can Quit Playing Around Now
April 2nd, 2009 T.C. As I write this post, the #88 Jr. Motorsports Nationwide Series team is scrambling to get their backup car ready for Saturday’s race at Texas. Following a promising 12th place run at Bristol two weeks ago, Brad Keselowski promptly went out tonight in qualifying and put his Chevy Impala in the fence on his warm up [...]
April Fools “Joke” Tasteless
April 1st, 2009 Journo Off and on for most of my life I have had a subscription to Car and Driver. It was always a publication I respected and enjoyed. So when T.C. called me Tuesday evening to tell me about the article (editorial) they had written (I’m sure you have either seen it or heard about it by [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous Tags: April Fools, Car and Driver, Chrysler, detroit, Economy, GM, prank, President Obama 21 Comments »