Sorry to not have new content for Thursday, it was a very long day for me and I just didn’t have time to get to TNI. That being said I have found a great post T.C. wrote last year about Bristol (and since the second Bristol race is this weekend, how timely!). So on to [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #37
August 18th, 2009 
T.C. With a wild weekend of racing at Michigan in the rearview, we are looking ahead to another possibly wild weekend of action at Bristol. While we wait for the weekend to arrive, we’ve got another round of questions and answers for you. If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we will [...]
Mounting Frustration Evident At RCR
August 17th, 2009 T.C. One of the bigger story lines of the 2009 season has been the downfall of Richard Childress Racing. After putting all three teams into the Chase in 2008, only Clint Bowyer appears to have a shot at a Chase berth for 2009. With only a few races left before the “playoffs” begin, Bowyer is 14th [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations 
Tags: audio, Casey Mears, Chase, Clint Bowyer, Cup Series, Driver, Kevin Harvick, owner, performance, radio, Richard Childress, richard childress racing, rumors 
20 Comments »Has Sam Hornish Jr. Figured Something Out?
August 16th, 2009 Journo He may no longer be the winningest driver in IRL history (that honor now belongs to Scott Dixon), but I don’t think Sam Hornish is complaining. While Hornish hasn’t been lighting the world on fire, here and there he has had flashes of brilliance, especially in the last few races. Off the top I will [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Aug. 9-15
August 15th, 2009 Journo Richard Petty Motorsports led the news this week as the team switched the #44 and #43 crews in an attempt to shake up performance. The plan had been in the works for some time. Dale Earnhardt Jr. also made headlines late this week after he criticized the Car of Today and suggested NASCAR needed to [...]
The Rise and Fall of Ginn Racing
August 13th, 2009 Journo In 1986 real estate developer Edward Robert Ginn III, better known as Bobby Ginn, was quickly making a name for himself, though not for the right reasons. He owned eight of 20 golf courses (among other properties) in Hilton Head Island, S.C. and his company was failing. Failing to the point that employee paychecks were [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: Bobby Ginn, dale earnhardt inc, DEI, Ginn Racing, Jay Frye, Joe Nemechek, Kraig Kinser, NASCAR, Sterling Marlin 12 Comments »Not Every Crew Guy Is Making $100K A Year
August 12th, 2009 T.C. Although that would be really nice, it just isn’t true. There was a piece written by Dustin Long that came out on Monday that revealed some numbers about a specific crew member’s pay. And while numbers like these are a reality for some, it certainly isn’t the standard. Former Roush Fenway Racing employee Jason Myers is suing [...]
Posted in In the Shop, Over The Wall, The Business of NASCAR Tags: bonus, car chief, compensation, Crew Chief, crew member, Jason Myers, lawsuit, mechanic, pay, pit crew, Roush Fenway Racing, salary 5 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #36
August 11th, 2009 T.C. From the Finger Lakes of New York, NASCAR moves to the Irish Hills of Michigan this week. The Cup and NNS cars will take to the two mile Michigan International Speedway on Saturday and Sunday. But following another Monday race, we’ve got more answers for your questions. If you don’t know what this post is, until [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: Engine, James Finch, merchandise, Motors, Phoenix Racing, pit stops, restricter plate, restrictor plate, Sponsor, sponsors 10 Comments »ESPN’s Twitter Memo UPDATED
August 11th, 2009 Journo Our friend John Daly over at The Daly Planet covered this topic the other day and he got a big response. TC and I spoke about the matter and since my opinion is differing from his and many of those who responded to Daly, I thought I would take an opportunity to write about it [...]
On Track Retaliation: How Much Is Too Much?
August 9th, 2009 T.C. We’ve all seen it happen. From the Friday night local short track race all the way to the Daytona 500. One driver gets wrecked; then he gets mad; then he gets even. But when does one driver retaliating against another driver go too far? I know I’m going to get blasted by the Robby Gordon [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: anger, David Stremme, Driver, Joey Logano, Pocono, retaliation, robby gordon, Watkins Glen, wreck 35 Comments »