As I watched Kurt Busch cross the finish line first last weekend, all I could think about was one thing, wouldn’t it be sweet payback if he won the championship? Busch of course left Roush Racing at the end of 2005, just a year after winning the championship, under very bad circumstances. Remember that traffic [...]
Archive for October, 2011
Now That Would Be Sweet Payback
October 7th, 2011 
Journo Where Does Reed Sorenson Go From Here?
October 6th, 2011 T.C. On Tuesday, shortly after a Turner Motorsports press release confirmed our breaking news from Monday (Dollar General gone), we found out that Reed Sorenson had been bounced from Turner’s #32 Chevy. The exact reason for why he was given the boot isn’t clear, but performance can be ruled out. Sorenson has a win this season, sits [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #146
October 4th, 2011 T.C. Hey readers, I know some of you have experienced some Javascript errors with the website, and I want everyone to know we are working on trying to track down exactly what is wrong. For now, we’ve got the 146th edition of ATIW. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions [...]
Just When You Count Him Out
October 4th, 2011 Journo Jimmie Johnson had a rough few weeks. He was involved in an on-track altercation with Kurt Busch at Richmond – he finished 31st. He went on to Chicago and had a respectable, but not overwhelming 10th place run. Then he struggled at New Hampshire, finishing 18th. The driver found himself 29 points back in 10th, [...]
Breaking News: Turner Motorsports Employees Receive WARN Letters, Dollar General Gone
October 3rd, 2011 T.C. We are hearing that Turner Motorsports had meetings with the majority of their employees today and handed out letters in accordance with the North Carolina WARN Act regarding layoffs. In case you aren’t familiar, the WARN Act “requires a 60-day notice to the state and employees if at least 50 employees will be laid off [...]
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Tags: Braun Racing, Dollar General, layoffs, Nationwide Series, Turner Motorsports, WARN Act 
6 Comments »Stick A Fork In Denny…
October 3rd, 2011 T.C. Before Daytona, I wrote a blog post with some random thoughts entering the season. In it, I made predictions about which drivers I thought would win each championship. I said Ron Hornaday would take the Truck title, Elliott Sadler would be your Nationwide champ, and Denny Hamlin would break through and win the Cup. Of [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Championship, Chase, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Mike Ford 8 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: Sept. 25-Oct. 1
October 2nd, 2011 Journo Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson were the talk of week after the second Chase race of the year at New Hampshire. Stewart won his second straight propelling him into points lead, while Johnson found himself in unfamiliar territory, having to overcome a growing deficit with just eight races to go. In other news, Earnhardt Ganassi [...]
