Now that the Chase is all but set, and will officially be after this weekend, teams who are on the outside looking in have the opportunity to start working towards next season. With no championship left to fight for, teams can start experimenting and thinking outside the box to find some way to both fight [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Experimentation: Nothing To Lose, Everything To Gain
September 8th, 2010 
T.C. 
Posted in Racing Observations 
Tags: 2011, Aerodynamics, Chase, data, engines, experimentation, information, pit crew, setups, Testing 
2 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #91
September 7th, 2010 T.C. With Labor Day, it’s a very short week for NASCAR. Cars will be on track at Richmond on Thursday, with racing on Friday and Saturday night. While we enjoy a short week, here is another round of Ask The Insiders for you. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right here. So if [...]
Mr. Turner Comes To NASCAR
September 7th, 2010 Journo In all fairness to Steve Turner, he’s been here for a while. But as an owner he’s relatively new to the game – and it sounds like he could soon be one of the biggest independents in the sport. FoxSports first reported on Saturday about the possible sale of Braun Racing to Turner. We are [...]
So, Who Ya Got For The Championship?
September 6th, 2010 T.C. Following Sunday’s race at Atlanta, ten of the twelve Chase drivers are set, with Greg Biffle needing to finish only 42nd or better at Richmond to be in, and Clint Bowyer needing a 28th or better to be in. So with the field all but set, who’s your pick to win the 2010 Cup Series Championship? [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Aug. 29-Sept. 4
September 5th, 2010 Journo Just two races until the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup and the NASCAR Silly Season rolls on. Robby Gordon Motorsports and Kevin Conway announced this week they would partner for the remaining races this season. Conway spent most of this season with Front Row Motorsports – the two parted ways two weeks [...]
Why Do We Need Multi-Car Qualifying?
September 3rd, 2010 T.C. The idea of multi-car qualifying is nothing new to motorsports. Our readers who follow Formula 1 racing (or other open wheel series) know what I’m talking about. It is however, a fairly new system for NASCAR. We’ve seen the Nationwide Series use the process for road course races over the last few years, and this season [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Cup Series, Kentucky, multi car qualifying, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Pocono, qualifying, Truck Series 22 Comments »NASCAR To Fight Perception with PR? Why Not?
September 2nd, 2010 Journo NASCAR has perception problems – with fans, with the media (especially its own), and with the mainstream. It’s something I’ve written about twice (here and here). After spending what I’m sure was a lot of money on consultants, I think NASCAR finally believes it too – and they’re doing something about it. This week they [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: communications, Ed Hinton, marketing, NASCAR, nascarmyalgia, public relations, Ramsey Poston 17 Comments »