fleet·ing ex·ple·tive a non-scripted verbal profanity or obscenity expressed and broadcast during a live television broadcast or radio broadcast. The term appears primarily in discussions of United States broadcasting law. Yep, he did. If you watched the Coca-Cola 600 all the way through Sunday night, you were treated to a little fleeting expletive courtesy of Chad Knaus. As Jimmie Johnson’s engine [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Did Chad Knaus Say What I Think He Said?
May 31st, 2011 
Journo 
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR 
Tags: Chad Knaus, fine, fines, fleeting expletive, Fox, hendrick motorsports, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, sanction, tv 
35 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: May 22-28
May 30th, 2011 Journo In this second week in Charlotte it was an off-track issue that dominated the news. Kyle Busch was caught Tuesday doing 128MPH in a 45MPH zone on a rural highway in Mooresville, N.C. Busch apologized in a statement following the incident and then during media availability later in the week. In other news, Kimi Raikkonen [...]
Memorial Day Weekend Racing Doesn’t Disappoint
May 30th, 2011 T.C. Wow, what a day! From Formula 1 at Monaco, to the Indy 500, and finally the Coke 600, it was quite a day of racing. If you are a fan of motorsports, this particular Sunday has to be one you look forward to every year, and this year did not disappoint. The Grand Prix of [...]
Where Do You Want To See Mark Martin Next Year?
May 26th, 2011 T.C. It seems that amid all the talk about the free agent drivers this year, there is one who’s getting lost in the shuffle. We seem to get weekly updates on Carl Edwards’ status, but there isn’t much chatter about Mark Martin. Scene Daily’s Kenny Bruce had a piece up on Thursday about Martin’s future, and [...]
Suspensions For Speeding? Not In This Sport
May 26th, 2011 Journo Turns out the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office doesn’t look too kindly on people doing 128MPH in a 45MPH zone. Well, they’ll let you drive away, but they will issue you one heck of a citation. What’s three times the legal limit, right? If you live in the Charlotte area this has been THE story for [...]
Posted in Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, DUI, DWI, fines, Kyle Busch, Michael Annett, Mooresville, NASCAR, penalties, speeding 23 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #127
May 25th, 2011 T.C. The first Charlotte week is in the books, and the second is rolling along. The Nationwide Series is up first this weekend, followed by the year’s longest race, the Coke 600 on Sunday evening. If you’re in town and looking for fun stuff to do, don’t forget to check out our Charlotte Events Guide! Now, lets answer some [...]
Raikkonen In Too Big Of A Hurry
May 23rd, 2011 T.C. I get it. Kimi Raikkonen is a Formula 1 champion and believes he should be racing with NASCAR’s best. If there is one thing race drivers are often not short on, it’s confidence in their ability. It’s commendable that he wants to move up as quickly as possible, but if Raikkonen really wants to succeed, [...]
Posted in Driver Development, NASCAR News Tags: charlotte, Cup Series, formula 1, Kimi Raikkonen, Nationwide Series, Open Wheel, Truck Series 25 Comments »That’s The Way It Ought To Be
May 23rd, 2011 Journo This season NASCAR forced drivers to select one series in which to compete for a championship. The general idea being it would limit the number of Cup regulars competing in and winning in lower series. What’s the result been? Truck and Nationwide Series regulars lead the points in their respective series, but there have only [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: May 15-21
May 22nd, 2011 Journo NASCAR rolled into Charlotte for the first week of fun and festivities leading up to the Coca-Cola 600. F1-champ Kimi Raikkonen’s NASCAR debut led the news this week as he prepared to run Friday’s Camping World Truck Series race with Kyle Busch Motorsports. Raikkonen finished 15th in the race. He plans to run the Nationwide [...]
2011 Charlotte Race Weeks Events Guide
May 20th, 2011 Journo It feels like the season just started and wouldn’t you know it, we’re already almost a week into all the great events taking place in Charlotte in the lead up to the Coca-Cola 600. If you’re in town, or on your way, below is a list of things for you to do while you’re here. [...]
