GRAND-AM Continental Tire Series driver Billy Johnson will make his Nationwide Series debut next weekend at Watkins Glen with Roush Fenway Racing. Johnson, who co-drives the #61 Roush Performance Mustang in the Continental Tire Challenge Series with Jack Roush Jr., will pilot the #6 Citi Financial Ford. The race will be the first NASCAR event for [...]
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GRAND-AM Driver Billy Johnson To Make NNS Debut at Watkins Glen
July 31st, 2010 
T.C. The Trucks at Pocono? Really?
July 30th, 2010 Journo TC played the ‘NASCAR homer’ in his post yesterday, so I figured I’d balance out the week and criticize NASCAR today. The Truck Series is making their Pocono debut this weekend and you can count me among those not excited. In fact I’m a little irritated the sanctioning body added this event to the schedule [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #85
July 28th, 2010 T.C. It’s back to the Tricky Triangle this week. The Cup Series makes its second stop of 2010 to Pocono, along with the debut of the Truck Series. The Nationwide Series is off to race in front of what hopes to be a sold out crowd at Iowa Speedway. While another week rolls along, we’ve got more reader questions for you. [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders 
Tags: attendance, Carl Edwards, Chase, engines, exhaust, fine, haulers, Jeff Dickerson, Kyle Busch, Practice, qualifying, Triple Crown 
6 Comments »McMurray Making Roush, Truex Look Bad
July 27th, 2010 Journo And in turn making Chip Ganassi, Johnny Morris and Kevin Manion look pretty good. Since returning to his old home at Ganassi Jamie McMurray looks like a new man. Just past the halfway point of the season he has won (or almost won) the three most prestigious events on the NASCAR schedule. McMurray’s got two [...]
Start-And-Park Has Become A Mode Of Survival
July 25th, 2010 T.C. Before I really get into this post, I wanted to share a quote from Michael McDowell that he posted tonight on his Twitter page (@Mc_Driver). McDowell has been driving the #55 for Prism Motorsports this season, and is one of the start-and-park crowd’s usual suspects. There was some discussion about the reasons often given for why [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous Tags: Economy, Michael McDowell, Nationwide Series, sponsorship, start-and-park, Truck Series 29 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: July 18-24
July 24th, 2010 Journo NASCAR rolls into Indianapolis this week with some familiar storylines. For the third time in a year it was Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards that led the headlines. After conflict at the Nationwide race at Gateway NASCAR penalized Carl Edwards 60 driver points and $25,000, and Jack Roush 60 owner points. Both Keselowski and Edwards [...]
The Hard Card Mystique
July 22nd, 2010 T.C. NASCAR Hard Card: The annual credential issued to NASCAR officials, drivers, media, and team personnel. One of the most important articles I bring with me to the race track each weekend is my NASCAR hard card. A hard card is a plastic ID card that is very similar to any school or employer ID card. [...]
Posted in Over The Wall Tags: credential, crew, drivers, hard card, license, media, NASCAR, officials 8 Comments »A Chilling Effect? Or Business As Usual?
July 22nd, 2010 Journo After a couple of days of what I’m sure was intense hand wringing and some serious questions, NASCAR announced Wednesday the punishment for Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski after their last lap melee at Gateway. As I’m sure most of you saw, NASCAR docked Edwards 60 driver points and fined him $25,000 and docked Jack [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Brad Keselowski, bump-and-run, Carl Edwards, Gateway, NASCAR, penalty, wreck 15 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #84
July 20th, 2010 T.C. We are off to the Circle City this week. Friday and Saturday night shows at ORP for the Trucks and NNS cars lead up to Sunday’s Brickyard 400. While we work through another hump day, here’s the 84th version of Ask The Insiders. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: brakes, Carl Long, confrontations, Dale Jr, fine, Kyle Busch, ryan truex, Trevor Bayne, Triad Racing Technologies, TRT 8 Comments »
This Secret Fine Discussion Has Become Ridiculous
I really didn’t want to have to write this post. I figured that everyone was smart enough to really see things clearly and think logically, but I’ve been proven horribly wrong. After Jenna Fryer’s AP story about NASCAR “secretly” fining drivers that appeared this week, there has been a ton of discussion about the topic. I [...]