Happy Halloween! Kyle Busch and his No. 18 team led the news this week as Joe Gibbs Racing announced they would replace crew chief Steve Addington. Dave Rogers, crew chief of the #20 Nationwide team, was named as his replacement. AJ Allmendinger and Michael Waltrip also made headlines for off track activities. Allmendinger was fined [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Is It Time For A NASCAR Conduct Policy?
October 30th, 2009 
T.C. Talk about bad timing. On the day that rumors surface about Best Buy moving from Elliott Sadler’s #19 to the #43 with AJ Allmendinger for 2010, the news comes out regarding Allmendinger and a DWI charge. At the time of this post, AJ has since apologized in a statement and NASCAR has placed him on probation [...]
Posted in NASCAR News 
Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, conduct policy, DUI, DWI, law, legal, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR, probation, suspension 
22 Comments »Updated: Your Favorite Team and a Funded Driver (or John Wes Townley)
October 28th, 2009 Journo I heard a rumor this weekend about a “funded” driver with an opportunity at a large, well respected organization. I would name names, but I don’t know how much credit I give the rumor. That really isn’t the point of my post though. This movement toward the funded driver has become the rule instead of [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #47
October 27th, 2009 T.C. Apparently everyone is in a question asking mood, because we have (I believe) the largest ATIW post ever. So we’ll just get right to it. 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, click on the [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: Bodies, competition caution, COT, Dale Earnhardt Jr., debris, EGR, Engine, flag stand, ford, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, pace car, Steve Addington, tires, TRG, yellow flag 15 Comments »“Competition” Cautions Are Nothing New
October 26th, 2009 T.C. First off, I just want to thank everyone who stopped by and gave us feedback on our “The State of TNI post.” We aren’t looking at any major changes, but we wanted to get a gauge from you on what you thought we were doing right and wrong. Know that we always hear you loud [...]
The State of TNI
October 25th, 2009 Journo I know it’s Monday and you’re probably expecting a post, sorry, but we wanted to ask you, our loyal readers, some questions. Don’t worry it’s nothing too difficult, we just want to know how we’re doing, and what you like and don’t like about the blog and our topics. Feel free to answer any and [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Oct. 18-24
October 24th, 2009 Journo After a season of struggles, Richard Childress Racing led the headlines this week as they made some personnel changes in an effort to help performance. Todd Berrier, previously the #07 crew chief, will move to the #31, Doug Randolph, who started out the year with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and was most recently the crew chief [...]
A Questionable Move For Aric Almirola
October 23rd, 2009 Journo Last week Aric Almirola filed paperwork with the North Carolina Superior Court indicating he may have a breach of contract dispute with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. According to SceneDaily, which reported on the filing, Almirola indicated a breach of contract and unfair and deceptive trade practices. The filing gives Almirola until November 5 [...]
I’m Still A D4D Skeptic
October 22nd, 2009 Journo About this time last year I wrote a post about NASCAR’s diversity. I called it “Strive for Diversity.” You see I’m among those who think there is value in having people of different backgrounds in our sport. We’re all at our best when we judge people for who they are and not what they look [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: D4D, Drive for Diversity, John Story, Max Siegel, NASCAR, Phil Horton 16 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #46
October 20th, 2009 T.C. We’ve got a good batch of questions for you this week, and many from some new names which is great to see! Remember, there are no stupid questions here, and even if we’ve answered a question in the past, we will answer it again. If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, [...]
