It’s hard to believe, but this is the 30th edition of ATIW! We’ve got another full slate of questions to get to, so I will save the babbling for the answers. 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 [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #30
June 30th, 2009 
T.C. 
Posted in Ask the Insiders 
Tags: Bill Weber, logos, pit road speed, spotter, Tire Changer, TNT, uniforms 
3 Comments »Rumors, Rumors Everywhere
June 30th, 2009 Journo I’m going to let you in on a NASCAR secret: rumors run rampant in this sport. I know this is hard to believe, so take some time if you need it. From the garage to the media center to the shop floor, rumors sprout up like kudzu in a ditch and their often just as [...]
Posted in Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR Tags: journalist, Lee Spencer, Mike Mulhern, nascar rumors, rumor, rumors 13 Comments »Wait, Now You’re Angry That A Start-And-Parker Pulled Out?
June 28th, 2009 T.C. There was a small-ish story line from this weekend that most of the media ignored, but that some of the fans certainly noticed. When qualifying was rained out for the Cup cars on Friday, the #64 Gunselman Motorsports car (to be driven by Mike Wallace) withdrew for unspecified reasons. They would have been in the [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: June 21-27
June 28th, 2009 Journo Despite the emergence of several rumors last weekend, this week was slow on the news front. Richard Petty discussed earlier this week his team’s interest in exploring other manufacturer options for 2010. They have lost funding as a result of cut backs by Chrysler. In other news Jeremy Mayfield’s court date was set for July [...]
It Can’t Be All Racing All The Time
June 26th, 2009 T.C. I love racing. And when I say that, I mean I LOVE racing. There aren’t too many things that make me as happy as I am when I’m at the track. I look forward all week to the weekends and getting back to competition. And I know how lucky I am to be able to [...]
Why The F1 Coup Would Never Happen In NASCAR
June 25th, 2009 Journo I’ve been watching in anticipation the last few days as the showdown between the Formula One Teams Association and the FIA (Max Mosley) played out. Today we learned FIA President Max Mosley would give in to the teams’ demands to not impose the spending cap and he also agreed not to stand for re-election to [...]
Posted in Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR Tags: Bernie Ecclestone, ESPN, F1, FIA, Fox, IRL, ISC, Max Mosley, NASCAR, SMI, Tv contracts, versus 11 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #29
June 23rd, 2009 T.C. As the summer continues to roll along, we have reached the 29th edition of Ask The Insiders Wednesday. These posts continue to gain in popularity every week, and I’ve been told by many of you that ATIW is what you look forward to the most. That’s great to hear, and if you keep sending in [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders, NASCAR History Tags: catch can, Chase, computers, F1, Manufacturers, Max Mosley, NASCAR, PSI, start-and-park, tire 10 Comments »What In The (Expletive) Is Going On?!?!
June 22nd, 2009 T.C. So I returned from another busy weekend of racing to discover (thanks to the Internet) what many in the NASCAR media have been fronting for weeks; that all of NASCAR is finally starting to implode! OH MY GOD! WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE! SAVE YOURSELVES! EVERYBODY PANIC!!! A quick look around the Internet today and you would have seen [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: chevrolet, internet, Kasey Kahne, Manufacturers, Martin Truex Jr., media, NCWTS, NNS, RCR, Red Bull, Richard Childress, robby gordon, Tony Stewart, Toyota, writers 15 Comments »Roush’s Developmental Success
June 21st, 2009 Journo Jack Roush was a very happy man in Milwaukee. And who wouldn’t have been? Carl Edwards won the race and three of the top five were from his stable. What made it even better were the successes of Roush’s development drivers. Throughout the garage Jack Roush is one of the very few owners who have [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: June 14-20
June 20th, 2009 Journo NASCAR Mexico led the news this week after the death of driver Carlos Pardo. Pardo, who had one Nationwide start and six Camping World East Series starts, was killed Sunday in an accident during a race at Autodromo Miguel E. Abed in the city of Puebla. General Motors also made headlines this week as they [...]
