We saw plenty of action during the first weekend of racing in Charlotte. Hopefully we will see more of the same this weekend for the Nationwide and Cup races. But unil the cars hit the track, we’ve got another round of your questions to answer. If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we will [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #24
May 19th, 2009 
T.C. 
Posted in Ask the Insiders 
Tags: colin braun, Kyle Busch, Michael McDowell, Michael Waltrip, MWR, parking, payouts, qualifying, Truck Series 
3 Comments »The Ethical Lapse of ESPN’s David Newton
May 18th, 2009 Journo In journalism school one of the very first things you learn is to not report on things you have a connection with. You don’t write about your friends, relatives or loved ones (there are special exceptions here), companies you work for or clubs you participate in etc. This includes companies your spouse is involved in. [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, The Business of NASCAR Tags: conflict of interest, David Newton, ESPN, ethics, journalism 36 Comments »Southern Swing Allows Teams Chance To Catch Breath
May 17th, 2009 T.C. This weekend’s Coke 600 at Charlotte marks the end of a five week southern swing of races. The stretch included stops at Talladega, Richmond, Darlington, and Lowes; all being within about a six hour drive from Charlotte. These races close to home allow the teams to regroup and prepare for the busy summer ahead. After this weekend’s [...]
Posted in In the Shop, Over The Wall Tags: charlotte, crew, Cup Series, Darlington, Lowes Motor Speedway, Nationwide Series, Richmond, Schedule, talladega 3 Comments »Still Things To Do In Charlotte During Race Weeks
May 17th, 2009 Journo One week down and one week still left to go. There is still a lot of stuff to do in Charlotte and we here at the Nascar Insiders want you to be prepared. As I said last week, if you know of any racing related events going on during the next two weeks and they [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: May 10-16
May 17th, 2009 Journo One week down in Charlotte, one to go. News of Jeremy Mayfield, drug testing, and NASCAR’s refusal to give more information led the week following the sanctioning body’s announcement at Darlington that the driver had failed a random drug test. Mayfield maintains the negative results occurred after he mixed Claritan-D and another prescription medication. In [...]
The Pit Crew Challenge Is Seriously Underrated
May 15th, 2009 T.C. So in case you don’t happen to follow us on Twitter, both Journo and myself were at Time Warner Cable Arena tonight for the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge. We invited anyone who spotted us to come up and say hi. Shockingly, we had no takers. This year’s version of the challenge was the same format [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous Tags: jeff burton, JHE, pit crew challenge, RCR, Reed Sorenson, RPM, Time Warner Cable Arena 3 Comments »NASCAR’s Poor Response to Positive Drug Tests
May 14th, 2009 Journo We are now five days into Mayfield-gate and I am sure everyone is starting to get sick of hearing about drugs, drug testing, positive tests for drugs etc. I understand. So in advance I apologize for adding one more blog post to the plethora that exist. I can’t say I much thought about NASCAR’s response [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #23
May 12th, 2009 T.C. Got a NASCAR question? We’ve got answers. Maybe. It’s the first Wednesday of race weeks here in Charlotte, and because it’s Wednesday, that means we’ve got more of your questions to answer. If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we will be answering any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right here. So if you’ve got one, [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: bathroom, drug testing, flat tire, health insurance, Jeremy Mayfield, Jimmie Johnson, motorcoach, motorhome, pit gun, start-and-park 4 Comments »Hey NASCAR, We Need Comprehensive Banned Substances Lists
May 11th, 2009 T.C. Since this whole Jeremy Mayfield mess came to light last Friday, I’ve debated whether or not I wanted to comment about the situation. We’ve already written about the drug situation and testing here, here, and here. The third link in that list points to a post where I basically said the testing was no big deal, and it [...]
UPDATED: Things To Do In Charlotte During Race Weeks
May 10th, 2009 Journo Charlotte race weeks are quickly approaching and that means teams are opening their doors for fan appreciation days and drivers are signing autographs throughout the region. We here at TNI wanted to get all Charlotte bound fans prepared for the next two weeks, so we have compiled a list of events and things to do. [...]
Posted in In the Shop, NASCAR News, Those Crazy Race Fans Tags: charlotte, coca cola 600, coke 600, ifavorite, pit crew challenge, race shops, Race weeks, things to do, tours 4 Comments »