After a few days off following Homestead, both Journo and myself are back to keep things rolling through the offseason. For now, expect new posts from us on Mondays and Fridays, with Ask The Insiders continuing on Wednesdays. We may decide to change things up, but for now, we’ll go with this schedule. If you follow us on [...]
Archive for November, 2010
So Where Does NASCAR Go From Here?
November 22nd, 2010 
Journo With all the hype leading into this final race we certainly had an exciting finish. Who wasn’t on edge after Denny Hamlin spun, Jimmie Johnson’s crew (continually) screwed up, and Kevin Harvick got caught speeding on pit road? I was on the edge of my seat until the final laps. And so after 36 races [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 14-20
November 21st, 2010 Journo After 36 races, thousands of miles, heartbreak and triumph the 2010 season has come to a close. And a familiar face went out on top – Jimmie Johnson scored his fifth consecutive Sprint Cup Championship. In the week leading up to the final race at Homestead it was NASCAR that led the news. NASCAR Chairman [...]
A Points Comparison: Chase vs. Old System
November 19th, 2010 Journo It’s hard to believe, but we’re just a couple of days away from the end of the season. And with a three way battle for the championship I thought now would be as good a time as any for my annual look at the points within the Chase and in the old points format. Current [...]
Posted in Racing Observations 
Tags: Chase, Chase for the Sprint Cup, new system, old system, points 
14 Comments »Logano Flying High, Under The Radar
November 18th, 2010 T.C. 7, 6, 5, 4, 3. No, that isn’t a countdown of some type. Those are Joey Logano’s finishes over the last five races. At this rate, he’ll finish second at Homestead and win the 2011 Daytona 500. How cool would that be? With all that has been going on over the last few weeks with [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: 2010, Greg Zipadelli, homestead, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano 2 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #101
November 17th, 2010 T.C. With the end of the season upon us, we bring you Ask The Insiders Wednesday #101. Just FYI, this will be the last ATIW for a few weeks, as both Journo and T.C. will be on a little vacation next week. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right [...]
Change Phoenix? Please Don’t
November 15th, 2010 Journo In the midst of all the Chase drama this weekend was a story that went largely under the radar. The Arizona Republic reported on Saturday about possible changes coming to Phoenix International Raceway. The article quoted PIR President Bryan Sperber as saying the track had put together a request for money to repave (the first [...]
Alright, Who Ya Got?
November 15th, 2010 T.C. And then there was one. Heading into Homestead this weekend for the final race of the 2010 season, the championship race is still wide open. After Phoenix, Denny Hamlin now leads Jimmie Johnson by a scant 15 points, and Kevin Harvick by 46. The race to determine the champion could literally come down to the last lap. At [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: 2010, Championship, Chase, Cup Series, Denny Hamlin, homestead, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, phoenix 12 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 7-13
November 14th, 2010 Journo It was a motocross and X-Games champ who led the NASCAR news this week as NASCAR heads to Phoenix for the penultimate race of the season. Diamond Waltrip Racing announced on Thursday Travis Pastrana would become part owner of the Nationwide Series team and would compete in the series beginning in 2011. In other news, [...]
Bayne’s Cup Debut Lost In The Shuffle
November 12th, 2010 T.C. While most of the talk this week centered around the Burton/Gordon scuffle, the 48 pit crew swap, and the championship battle, young Trevor Bayne’s Cup Series debut went almost unnoticed. Bayne was making his first ever Cup start driving the famous Wood Brothers #21, and he certainly did not disappoint. Over the last few seasons, the Wood [...]
