Following the way the Daytona 500 finished, with Matt Kenseth holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle for the win, I’ve seen there has been some discussion about whether or not Biffle was trying to win or just blocking for his teammate. It seems some think the latter is the case, and were lighting [...]
Archive for February, 2012
NASCAR Weekend Bizarre So Far
February 26th, 2012 
Journo Well, as I write this it’s raining in Daytona and we won’t have a start until Monday at noon 7pm - the first time in the 54 year history of the race. As veteran motorsports writer Ed Hinton wrote: “What we long called Big Bill France’s deal with God expired Sunday.” Not exactly what I was looking [...]
Waiting For The Truck Race
February 23rd, 2012 Journo Today’s Gatorade Duels set the field for the Daytona 500 and count me among those who are excited for the season to kickoff. What I’m more excited about though is the start of the Truck season. Last year marked the end of two of the series’ storied organizations, Kevin Harvick Inc., and Randy Moss Motorsports. [...]
Posted in Racing Observations 
Tags: Camping World Truck Series, CWTS, Joe Denette Racing, NASCAR, NASCAR Truck Series 
5 Comments »Why Thursday Won’t Be As Dramatic As You’d Hoped
February 21st, 2012 T.C. Qualifying is already in the books for the Daytona 500, but because of the 500′s unique format, the lineup hasn’t yet been set. Only the drivers that qualified on the front row (Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle for this year) know where they will start. Where teams finish in Thursday’s Gatorade Duel races will determine [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Daytona, Gatorade Duel, qualifying, restrictor plate 15 Comments »Well Played Hendrick…
February 16th, 2012 Journo **I know I’m a couple of days late on this, but I wanted to weigh in with a little post-mortem on the deal. It was announced on Monday HendrickCars.com would provide various forms of sponsorship for three teams at the Daytona 500, one at the March race at Bristol and one for July’s Coke Zero [...]
Would Qualifying Heat Races Work For NASCAR?
February 14th, 2012 T.C. It’s floating around the web today that IndyCar’s first year race director Beaux Barfield is planning on using qualifying heats to set the field at Iowa this season. The plan, revealed to the Associated Press, is to test the format for possible full time use in 2013. The proposed procedure will include three 30 lap [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous Tags: beaux barfield, Daytona 500, heat races, IndyCar, Iowa, NASCAR, qualifying 22 Comments »People Dislike Kurt Busch? Go Figure
February 8th, 2012 Journo Forbes Magazine released a poll on Wednesday ranking America’s most disliked athletes. Making the list were the infamous like Plaxico Burress and Michael Vick and the overexposed like Tiger Woods and Kris Humphries. Joining those mentioned above and others was the only NASCAR driver to register in the top 12, Kurt Busch. Perhaps not surprisingly, [...]
Big Changes To Pit Crews For 2012
February 6th, 2012 T.C. As we have talked about before around here, the crew guy silly season can be just as crazy as the one involving drivers and sponsors. You won’t see press releases about changes, but teams vying for the top pit crew talent can be very competitive. I have absolutely no data to back this up, but [...]
Posted in Over The Wall Tags: 2012, change, gas man, Greg Biffle, jackman, Jeff Gordon, NASCAR, pit crew, pit road, tire carrier, Tire Changer 4 Comments »Get Rid Of Owners Points Swaps? Not So Fast…
February 3rd, 2012 Journo Remember that time Bobby Ginn was part of the Childress ownership group? And Chip Ganassi was a partner in that back marker Nationwide Team? Or how about when Jim Harris become a partial owner up at the now-defunct Randy Moss Motorsports? Yeah, not too memorable, right? Every year around this time the screaming begins about [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: nascar owner points, points, Stewart Haas, Tommy Baldwin Racing 12 Comments »Opportunities Abound For New Teams In 2012
February 1st, 2012 T.C. The last several NASCAR offseasons have all shared an unsettling common theme: contraction. 2011 was no different. In the Cup Series alone, we lost both Red Bull cars, a team from both Childress and Roush Fenway, and the privateer TRG Motorsports. And there were several more losses from the Nationwide and Truck Series. For those [...]
