A few weeks ago I highlighted the developmental successes of Roush Fenway Racing. This week I was reminded of another team diligently working on some developmental standouts. On Saturday, for the fourth time in a row and the fifth time this season, Penske development driver Parker Kligerman won in the ARCA Re/Max Series. Driving for [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Penske’s Developmental Prospects
July 20th, 2009 
Journo 
Posted in Driver Development 
Tags: ARCA, Driver Development, Frank Kimmel, Justin Allgaier, Parker Kligerman, Penske Racing, roush fenway 
1 Comment »The NASCAR Week That Was: July 12-18
July 18th, 2009 Journo The Cup cars are off this weekend, but the news is still buzzing. On Wednesday NASCAR said in a court filing suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield again failed a drug test given by the sanctioning body. Included in the filing was an affadavit from Mayfield’s stepmother claiming she had seen the driver use methamphetamine at least [...]
Do You Remember Why You Love NASCAR?
July 16th, 2009 Journo Do you remember why you love racing? I want you to stop for a minute and think about it. For me, the love is deep-seeded. From an early age at the local short tracks to now when I head through the tunnel at any track, the feeling I get is indescribable. I love the smell [...]
Is Running The Nationwide Series Full Time Hurting Cup Drivers?
July 15th, 2009 T.C. One of the many problems facing NASCAR going forward is what to do with the Nationwide Series. In recent years it has become a Saturday playground for Cup drivers, and because of this, the series’ developmental mentality and identity have gone away. What was once a place for young drivers to get noticed is now dominated [...]
Mayfield Tests Positive A Second Time for Meth
July 15th, 2009 T.C. In case you haven’t heard, Jeremy Mayfield has again tested positive for methamphetamines. Jenna Fryer from the Associated Press broke the story about 30 minutes ago. See it here. After we wrote about Mayfield on two separate occasions (here and here), some pretty serious discussion developed with the lines clearly drawn between commentors. What are [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Jenna Fryer, Jeremy Mayfield, methamphetamines, NASCAR, positive test 68 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #32
July 14th, 2009 T.C. We are half way through another week in the 2009 season. The Cup cars are off this weekend, but the Nationwide Series and Trucks will be on track, as is this 32nd edition of ATIW. If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we will be answering any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: double file restarts, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip, pit crew, Tony Stewart, wave around 5 Comments »How To Scare Away Sponsors; and Danica Patrick
July 13th, 2009 Journo I always feel bad for the folks who service sponsors this time of year (the account managers, the business development executives etc.). It’s not that they are having to gear up to look for sponsors (they’re always doing this), or that they are having to explain their team’s less than stellar performances (it happens); no [...]
Do You Know Who Johanna Long Is?
July 12th, 2009 T.C. If you don’t know who she is or haven’t heard the name, don’t worry, you will. We get asked on a fairly regular basis about the prospects for a female racer to break into the upper levels of NASCAR, and I thought I would take this opportunity to point out a very promising young shoe. [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: July 5-11
July 11th, 2009 Journo Just past the halfway point, and the silly season is starting to get into full swing. Martin Truex Jr. made official the worst kept secret of the 2009 season on Tuesday, announcing his move to Michael Waltrip Racing in 2010. Truex joins MWR after four full seasons with Dale Earnhardt Inc. and its successor organization [...]
Is EGR Really All That Unstable?
July 9th, 2009 T.C. So now that the worst kept secret of the 2009 season is out, that Martin Truex Jr. is leaving Earnhardt Ganassi Racing for Michael Waltrip Rass Racing, it seems the popular thing to do is to pile on EGR and its future as an organization. Following the announcement by MWR and Truex, both Truex himself [...]
