I’m going to start this off by saying that this post is just speculation on my part. We haven’t heard this is happening, but I wanted to explore it anyway because I think it’s a real possibility. Even though Jimmie Johnson came back to finish fifth on Sunday at New Hampshire, he was clearly not [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Is Another Hendrick Crew Swap Possible?
July 19th, 2011 
T.C. 
Posted in Over The Wall 
Tags: Chad Knaus, hendrick motorsports, Jimmie Johnson, new hampshire, pit crew 
11 Comments »The Race To The Chase Is On
July 18th, 2011 Journo Sunday’s race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, dominated by fuel mileage, mistakes, and both Stewart Haas cars continued what has been a season of parity and added another contender to the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Ryan Newman’s victory made him the 13th different winner after 19 races this season and gave him a [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Championship, Chase, david ragan, NASCAR, Roush Fenway Racing, ryan newman, Stewart Haas, Tony Stewart 7 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: July 10-16
July 17th, 2011 Journo It was traffic that led the news early this week after issues at the inaugural Cup race at Kentucky. Track officials were roundly criticized for a break down in traffic control that led to hours long waits getting into and out of the track and fans getting turned away because of a lack of parking. [...]
Does It Matter Who The Insiders Are?
July 15th, 2011 T.C. Earlier this week we reported that International Trucks (Navistar) had signed on with Germain Racing for this weekend. The company has been with Randy Moss Motorsports since last year. Later in the day, Dave Moody and his “sources” “confirmed” what we had already reported – something he has done five times since last August. He [...]
Crown Royal Rumor Brings It All Together
July 13th, 2011 T.C. The Indiana Business Journal reported this week that Crown Royal may be in negotiations with Indianapolis Motor Speedway to become the title sponsor of the Brickyard 400 weekend. According to their report the deal could be the richest title sponsorship in NASCAR at around $1.5 million annually. The multi-year deal could be announced in as [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Bodine To Race At Iowa With International Trucks Sponsorship
July 13th, 2011 T.C. We are hearing today that Germain Racing and reigning Truck Series champion Todd Bodine have secured sponsorship for this weekend at Iowa from International Trucks. Bodine will race on Saturday with Mike Hilman Jr. crew chiefing, but some details have yet to be worked out, including the truck’s number. After last Friday night’s race at Kentucky [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Germain Racing, International Trucks, Iowa, Mike Hilman jr., Randy Moss Motorsports, todd bodine, Truck Series 1 Comment »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #134
July 13th, 2011 T.C. All three series are again in action this week, but not at the same track. The Truck Series takes on Iowa while the Cup and Nationwide Series head Nawth to New Hampsha. As we wait for the weekend to arrive, here is another round of questions and answers. If you don’t know what this post [...]
Greg Erwin, Biffle and Chemistry
July 12th, 2011 Journo FoxSports first reported Monday that Greg Erwin had been replaced as crew chief for Greg Biffle’s #16 at Roush Fenway Racing. Matt Puccia, who was working on Roush’s R&D team, was announced as Erwin’s successor beginning this weekend. Erwin and Biffle have struggled this season capturing just one top-five and five top-tens – they sit [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Erwin Quits As #16 Crew Chief
July 11th, 2011 Journo FoxSports reported earlier today that Greg Erwin, crew chief for Greg Biffle at Roush Fenway Racing was out as crew chief of the #16 car. Erwin’s been replaced by Matt Puccia beginning this weekend at New Hampshire. We’re hearing, despite struggles with performance this year, Erwin actually quit the team. If and when we hear [...]
Crews Also Victims Of Kentucky Speedway Traffic
July 10th, 2011 T.C. There has been a lot of anger and outrage over the horrible traffic experienced by so many over the course of the Kentucky weekend. Horror stories of fans sitting on the interstate for hours and than getting turned away are prevalent. And nobody understands the frustration over the traffic better than the crew guys who [...]
