Since it’s inception in 2007 the COT has been under constant scorn and frequent celebration. Its advancements in safety have likely kept more than one driver from serious injury, but it’s generic and brick like facade has left a lot to be desired (some have even suggested that it’s… ugly). While there aren’t any huge [...]
Archive for October, 2010
A New(ish) Face on an Old Foe
October 8th, 2010 
Journo 
Posted in Racing Observations 
Tags: Car of Tomorrow, COT, NASCAR, race car, racecar, splitter, spoiler 
11 Comments »Breaking News: Josh Wise To Drive #43 In Charlotte NNS Race
October 6th, 2010 T.C. We’re hearing Josh Wise will be driving the #43 Dodge Challenger under the Baker Curb Racing banner in the Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway next week. The deal is supposedly being backed by veteran tire changer D.J. Copp, his company OTWCrew.com, and Ingersoll Rand. Besides backing the deal, Copp will also serve as crew chief for [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Charlotte Motor Speedway, D.J. Copp, ingersoll rand, Josh Wise, Nationwide Series, OTWCrew.com No Comments »Allmendinger On The Cusp Of Contention
October 6th, 2010 T.C. If you watched the Sprint Cup race at Dover two weeks ago, you caught a glimpse of what might be the future for AJ Allmendinger. And if he continues to run like he did, that future looks very bright. It’s been an up and down ride for Allmendinger through his short career. From getting the [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: 43, A.J. Allmendinger, Dover, George Gillett, Kasey Kahne, Red Bull Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports 5 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #95
October 5th, 2010 T.C. The Chase heads west this week for a little racing action, California style. While we dream of surf and sun, here are more of our answers to your NASCAR questions. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right here. So if you’ve got one, click on the ”Ask [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: 43 car fields, Brett Bodine, contracts, driver approval, ESPN, interviews, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Nationwide Series, numbers, phoenix, points, post race, reporters, richard childress racing, Rick Ren, rookies, Testing, ties, Tim Brown, Truck Series, TV coverage, Ty Dillon 3 Comments »Finally A Race With the Chase?
October 5th, 2010 Journo I know Jimmie is leading the points. And I’m not going to say he doesn’t have a chance of winning a fifth championship – he absolutely does. The points race though is the closest we’ve seen after three races in the history of the Chase, and I think Jimmie has the toughest competition (in terms [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Championship, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Denny Hamlin, Gibbs, Hendrick, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Penske, RCR, Tony Stewart 7 Comments »David Reutimann And The Art Of Overreaction
October 3rd, 2010 T.C. To anyone not sitting in the #00 pit, what initially transpired between Kyle Busch and David Reutimann was nothing more then a racin’ deal. Reutimann slipped up in the center of the corner, and Busch couldn’t check up fast enough. It was an accident, pure and simple. What followed was a classic overreaction. (In case [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Chase, David Reutimann, Kansas, Kyle Busch, payback, retaliation, wreck 78 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: Sept. 26-Oct. 2
October 3rd, 2010 Journo It was a busy week, in this, the third week of the Chase. Richard Childress Racing presented their case to NASCAR’s appeal board this week. The team maintained it was a tow-truck that knocked the car out of alignment. NASCAR upheld the penalty. Childress vowed to continue through the appeals process. In other news, Michael [...]
