Thanks to the long holiday weekend, we now have a short week. In just a few days, both the Nationwide and Cup cars will race under the lights at Richmond, while the Truck Series heads to Gateway International Raceway. Before that happens though, we’ve got more questions and answers. If you don’t know what this [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #40
September 8th, 2009 
T.C. 
Posted in Ask the Insiders 
Tags: costs, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Practice, push to pass, sponsorships, Steve Letarte, tires 
13 Comments »Danica Taking Safe Path To NASCAR
September 8th, 2009 T.C. If the rumors are true about Danica Patrick, then her choice to run a partial Nationwide, Truck, and ARCA schedule while still running the complete IRL schedule in 2010 is the safest thing she could do. It leaves her an out if she cannot figure out how to be successful in a stock car, but [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: ARCA, Danica Patrick, IRL, Nationwide Series, Tony Stewart, Truck Series 35 Comments »During Silly Season You’ve Got To Strike While The Iron’s Hot
September 7th, 2009 Journo In this sport timing is everything, on track and off. Do you take tires? Do you stretch fuel? Who was first off pit road? And who was smart enough to sign with a team while the getting was good? As we get to the beginning of the end of the 2009 season and what has [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Aug. 30-Sept. 5
September 6th, 2009 Journo Just two races until the Chase for the Sprint Cup begins, and NASCAR has a weekend of firsts across all three series. The trucks raced their inaugural event at Iowa Speedway on Saturday and the Cup and Nationwide series made their way to Atlanta on a Labor Day weekend for the first time. Bobby Labonte [...]
Don’t Blame Darnell For Labonte’s Situation
September 4th, 2009 Journo Earlier this week Yates Racing announced Erik Darnell would run seven races this season (beginning this weekend at Atlanta) in the #96 Hall Of Fame Racing car. This of course meant Bobby Labonte was out of a ride, at least temporarily on that end. He of course will likely continue his consecutive race streak with [...]
How Do Guys Keep Failing These Drug Tests?
September 2nd, 2009 T.C. Maybe I’m giving people too much credit here, but I continue to be shocked by the fact that NASCAR has again busted more crew members with the new drug testing. In case you missed it, they nabbed three more guys recently, including former ASA and short track ace Gary St. Amant. I just don’t understand how people, [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: crew, Crew Chief, crew members, Dr. David Black, drug testing, failed drug test, gary st. amant, Jeremy Mayfield, suspension 27 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #39
September 1st, 2009 T.C. Don’t worry people, you are only three days away from a long holiday weekend! It will be a week of firsts, as this will be the first Labor Day weekend race at Atlanta and the first ever Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway. But this isn’t the first Ask The Insiders Wednesday, actually its the [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: Goodyear, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, lug nuts, NASCAR, nascar officials, Scott Wimmer, tire testing, wreck 6 Comments »