Only two races now remain before the Chase. And as if we needed more drama, there is $3 million on the line at Atlanta if one of four drivers (Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Paul Menard, Marcos Ambrose) can win. It’s going to be a fun couple of weeks. If you don’t know what this post [...]
Archive for August, 2011
2011 Shaping Up As Worst Season Of Smoke’s Career
August 29th, 2011 
T.C. For Tony Stewart, Saturday night’s Cup race at Bristol was one to forget. After qualifying a dismal 42nd, Stewart rode around in the back all night and finished 28th. He was never higher than 28th on the leaderboard, and of the drivers that ran the entire race, Stewart had the seventh worst driver rating. It [...]
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Tags: atlanta, bobby hutchens, bristol, Richmond, ryan newman, Stewart-Haas Racing, Tony Stewart 
9 Comments »Brad K. Surging At The Right Time
August 29th, 2011 Journo Two years ago Brad Keselowski, seeing that his opportunities were limited, left his Nationwide ride at JR Motorsports, for a full time Cup ride at Penske Racing. The move was met with mixed reviews. And in his first full season in 2010, Keselowski struggled. The team averaged a 22.4 finish and scored just two top-10s. [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Aug. 21-27
August 28th, 2011 Journo Just two more weeks until NASCAR sets the field for the Chase to the Sprint Cup. Leading the news this week was Danica Patrick’s announcement that she would run a full-time Nationwide schedule beginning in 2012 with JR Motorsports. She also announced she would run eight to 10 Cup races for Stewart Haas Racing. In [...]
The Danica Mystique
August 26th, 2011 Journo Danica Patrick officially announced Thursday she would make a full-time move to NASCAR beginning in 2012. The move puts her in a Nationwide Series car for JR Motorsports for the whole of the season and select Cup races with Stewart Haas. She’ll She may make her Cup debut at next year’s Daytona 500. The announcement ended years [...]
Pit Road Odds And Ends
August 24th, 2011 T.C. As we head towards the weekend, I’ve got a couple of topics I wanted to cover regarding the recent goings on surrounding pit road. New Gas Man Rule NASCAR announced a few weeks back that gas men are no longer allowed to attempt extra work while fueling the car during pit stops. What the rule [...]
Posted in Over The Wall Tags: adjustment, coach, Eric Wilson, gas man, jayski, Matt Clark, pit crew, pit road, pit stop, RCR, rules 3 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #140
August 24th, 2011 T.C. It’s Bristol night race week! Don’t forget, the Truck Series takes to the World’s Fastest Half Mile on Wednesday night, while the Nationwide and Cup cars run Friday and Saturday night. 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 [...]
The Future At Richard Childress Racing
August 23rd, 2011 Journo Richard Childress Racing has, at least in recent history, been a team that cultivated talent and took chances on drivers. Clint Bowyer was plucked from relative obscurity and Kevin Harvick was given a shot after two mediocre Truck seasons with Spears and Liberty Racing. 21 Cup wins later, Richard Childress has proven himself very capable [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: Austin Dillon, john wes townley, NASCAR, nationwide, tim george, Truck Series, Ty Dillon 8 Comments »The Hair Pull Heard ‘Round The World
August 22nd, 2011 T.C. Patrick Carpentier wanted to end his career on a high note. He chose the Nationwide race at his home town race track knowing he’d have a decent shot at a win and a very good chance at a top five finish. But after running up front early on in the race, two incidents (one involving [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: hair pull, Jerry Baxter, Montreal, Nationwide Series, Patrick Carpentier, steven wallace 16 Comments »NASCAR Week That Was: August 14-20
August 22nd, 2011 Journo It was Clint Bowyer and Danica Patrick who led the news this week after Marcos Ambrose finally got his first Cup Series win last weekend at Watkins Glen. Reports out last week said IndyCar and part-time Nationwide Series driver Danica Patrick would formally announce her full-time move to NASCAR in 2012 next week. Reports indicate [...]
