Thanks to Tropical Storm Lee, we’ve got a very short week ahead. The Cup teams only have a few short days to get everything turned over and be on their way to Richmond for a Saturday night race. And, don’t forget that Richmond is the last race before the Chase! If you don’t know what [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Rockingham?! Sounds Good To Me
September 6th, 2011 
Journo As I write this it’s Monday and there still hasn’t been a Cup race, but that’s OK because I’m thinking about the trucks, Eastern North Carolina and next season. ESPN first reported last week that Rockingham is poised to host the Camping World Truck Series in 2012 – its first NASCAR national touring series event [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR 
Tags: charlotte, ISC, NASCAR, North Carolina, Rockingham, SMI, track 
5 Comments »Wrecking A Teammate Is Always Tough To Explain
September 5th, 2011 T.C. With the Cup Series delayed until at least Tuesday, I figured we’d take a look at an incident that took place during Saturday night’s Nationwide Series race at Atlanta. Late in the going, Justin Allgaier got into Turner Motorsports teammate Reed Sorenson in turn two, causing a wreck that ended the night for Sorenson and [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Aug. 28 – Sept. 3
September 4th, 2011 Journo There are just two races left until the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship field is set. As the Cup cars roll into Atlanta and battle against Tropical Storm Lee, it was talk about next season that led the news this week. Sports Business Daily reported Friday that UPS would be scaling back its NASCAR [...]
Fastenal’s Move To Cup Is Good And Bad
September 1st, 2011 T.C. With Carl Edwards locked up for the foreseeable future at Roush Fenway Racing, we found out today that Fastenal is the first company to sign on as a primary sponsor for Edwards’ #99 Fords. Starting with the 2012 Daytona 500, Fastenal will sponsor 17 races a year for Edwards over the next few years. Edwards’ [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: business, Carl Edwards, Cup, Fastenal, Nationwide Series, NNS, RFR, Roush Fenway Racing, Sponsor 7 Comments »Do Changes Need To Be Made To The Rookie Of The Year Award?
September 1st, 2011 Journo To quote the great Yogi Berra, “It’s Deja Vu all over again!” NASCAR put out a news release on Monday pointing out that “Andy Lally, unless something unforeseen occurs, will be the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year.” This is, unfortunately, becoming a familiar story. Prior to the 2010 season there [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Andy Lally, brian keselowski, Kevin Conway, NASCAR, rookie of the year, roy, TRG 11 Comments »