NASCAR policies often ebb and flow in their enforcement. In the past we’ve seen a sanctioning body that really likes to loosen things up when people start complaining; but when that inevitable watershed event occurs enforcement gets ramped up again. In true NASCAR form, this season brought us one of those promises of lighter enforcement. [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Self-Policing…I Guess We See How That Worked
March 8th, 2010 
Journo 
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations 
Tags: Carl Edwards, NASCAR, payback, retaliation, Robin Pemberton, rules, self-policing 
49 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: Feb. 28-March 6
March 7th, 2010 Journo Three weeks into the season and our reigning champ has shown once again he’s the man to beat. After a dismal run at Daytona, Jimmie Johnson has now captured two of three races – he’s fifth in the points. In other news, TNT announced this week veteran NASCAR broadcaster Adam Alexander would take the reigns [...]
Could 2010 Be Remembered As Pre and Post Spoiler?
March 5th, 2010 Journo Following Sunday’s race in Atlanta the Cup Series will enter its first off week of the season. While there won’t be any racing, teams will still be hard at work preparing for the impending switch over to a spoiler. The upcoming test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway will be the first chance many of these [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: aero, Car of Tomorrow, COT, Hendrick, NASCAR, RCR, richard childress racing, spolier 9 Comments »Pit Stalls: A Sticky Situation
March 3rd, 2010 T.C. Every week, teams are trying to get any little edge they can. And one way that many teams have found they can gain a small edge with pit stops, is to add a little bit of traction to their pit stalls. At places like Las Vegas, that little bit of traction in the stall can make a [...]
Posted in Over The Wall Tags: grip, las vegas, pit road, pit stall, pit stop, soda, traction, VHT 7 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #64
March 2nd, 2010 T.C. The Nationwide Series gets its first off week of the year, while the Truck and Cup Series head to Atlanta this weekend. It’s only midweek though, and that means another round of reader questions and answers. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right here. So if you’ve [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Daytona, employment, fatback mcswain, jeff burton, NASCAR, pit box, ryan newman, spoiler, tv, wind tunnel 6 Comments »What Those Two White Race Cars Say About Jack Roush
March 2nd, 2010 Journo If you watched the Nationwide race this weekend it was hard not to notice the two white Fords. Normally this paint scheme (or lack thereof) is saved for those underfunded, or unfunded programs, with little known, or older drivers. Not the case here. The teams both came out of the Roush Fenway stable and piloting [...]
Teams With Backup Pit Crews Becoming The Norm
March 1st, 2010 T.C. It’s happened before. And it will happen again. Something goes horribly wrong on pit road, and a guy gets hurt. Nobody wants to see it happen, but we all know it’s a possibility. In the event it does happen though, the teams have realized they need some sort of insurance policy. For race teams, gone are [...]
