As the #48 Lowe’s Chevy was dragged back to the garage area on Saturday night behind the wrecker, a loud roar of approval could be heard all the way to Charlotte. After a “wrong place, wrong time” incident that involved AJ Allmendinger losing his brakes and crashing hard into Jimmie Johnson, a large part of the [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Is Jimmie The Driver You Love To Hate?
May 9th, 2010 
T.C. 
Posted in NASCAR News 
Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Chad Knaus, Darlington, Driver, Fans, hate, hated, Jimmie Johnson 
21 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: May 2-8
May 9th, 2010 Journo Denny Hamlin pulled a Jimmie Johnson on Saturday and became the only other driver this season to score three wins. Hamlin made his way to victory lane at a wreck filled Southern 500 a day after winning the Nationwide Series race. In other news, Hendrick Motorsports announced this week that they re-signed crew chiefs Chad [...]
Do You Guys Work For A Team?
May 6th, 2010 T.C. Why yes, yes we do. Once the race is over, crew guys and race fans have one thing in common: we both want to get the hell out of the track as fast as possible. Horrid parking, bad traffic direction, and not enough escape routes are all obstacles we face on the way out. And [...]
Got a Problem? Complain to the Media
May 6th, 2010 Journo Most NASCAR drivers like to talk. If things aren’t going well few hesitate to express their issues with those in charge. If they’re mad you can be sure the person on the opposite end will be fully aware of it. And luckily for them if their intended target isn’t willing to listen, there is a [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #73
May 4th, 2010 T.C. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for this weekend! Both the Nationwide Series and Cup Series are headed to Darlington, and if you are like me, you can’t get enough of the “Track Too Tough To Tame.” Don’t worry though, this week’s round of reader questions shouldn’t be too tough to tame. If you don’t [...]
The Rift Between A & B
May 3rd, 2010 T.C. In any sport, there is no success without chemistry. A team must have it to work cohesively as a unit, towards a common goal. A lack of it can destroy an organization. NASCAR is no different. And one major obstacle in building chemistry within a race team is finding a way to get the two major factions [...]
Posted in In the Shop, Over The Wall Tags: A team, B team, chemistry, engineers, mechanics, pit crew, pit support, race day crew, road crew 15 Comments »You Call That A Feud?
May 3rd, 2010 Journo It was the feud to end all feuds. Two teammates going at it. Cars were wrecked. Races were lost. Fists were thrown. Blood was shed… …Ok so maybe it wasn’t the feud of all feuds, and there weren’t any fists thrown (as far as I know), but the way some were talking last week you’d [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous Tags: feud, hendrick motorsports, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Rick Hendrick 7 Comments »We Apologize…
May 3rd, 2010 T.C. We’ve had a few website issues over the last 24 hours, and we are working to get them solved ASAP. Today’s post should hopefully be up shortly. Sorry!
The NASCAR Week That Was: April 25-May 1
May 2nd, 2010 Journo Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the famous #3 car led the news this week as DEI, RCR and JR Motorsports announced a one race deal to revive the famous car. Earnhardt Jr. will drive the nostalgic #3 Wrangler Chevrolet at Daytona in honor of his late father. In other news, Clint Bower told reporters this week [...]
