A late race penalty on a restart for what some think was a questionable caution at Richmond set into motion circumstances that likely shifted the outcome of the race Saturday night. Once again, NASCAR’s restart rules claimed a victim – this time, Carl Edwards. Angry after the race, Edwards said NASCAR had repeatedly told his [...]
Archive for April, 2012
The Physics of Carl’s Restart Penalty
April 30th, 2012 
Journo 
Posted in Racing Observations 
Tags: Building Speed, Carl Edwards, NASCAR, penalty, Richmond, Robin Pemberton 
9 Comments »Bristol, Bruton and The Changes Coming Our Way
April 25th, 2012 Journo Before I begin, let me just say how much I enjoy Bruton Smith. He’s a non-stop source of unforgettable quotes and over the top bluster – oh and we can’t forget the Liz Taylor sunglasses. I seldom get more excited than when there’s going to be a Bruton press conference. “I have built more speedways [...]
Posted in Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR Tags: bristol, Bruton Smith, NASCAR, progressive banking, racing groove 9 Comments »Hey Kenny, Tone It Down A Bit
April 19th, 2012 Journo We first reported this week that Travis Pastrana would be making his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut with RAB Racing (or the team’s points at least). The deal was an obvious one for Pastrana 199 Racing to secure a guaranteed starting spot for the rookie driver. This, and other deals, leave Kenny Wallace out of a ride, [...]
Pastrana To Debut With RAB Racing?
April 16th, 2012 T.C. When Travis Pastrana, who was in attendance at Texas Motor Speedway, makes his NASCAR debut next weekend at Richmond International Raceway, it may be in a car associated with RAB Racing. Pastrana’s Pastrana 199 Racing has an alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing, but the team hasn’t run it’s #99 Nationwide car since last season and [...]
Kyle Busch Motorsports Sputtering Out Of The Gate
April 5th, 2012 T.C. Five races into the 2012 Nationwide Series schedule, Kyle Busch is experiencing just how difficult it can be to own a team in the upper tier of NASCAR. A combination of mistakes, bad luck, and slow race cars has added up to an average finish of 17.4 and just two lead lap finishes. His team’s [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Mike Beam, Nationwide Series 13 Comments »NASCAR Team Owner For Senate
April 2nd, 2012 Journo In recent years, politics and NASCAR have played hand-in-hand. Presidents from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush (First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden were at Homestead last season) have come to races and candidates for the office have made it an obligatory stop – Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum were at [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, NASCAR News Tags: Elaine Marshall, NASCAR, NC State Senate, RAB Racing, Richard Petty, Robby Benton 2 Comments »Kasey Kahne Can’t Catch a Break
April 1st, 2012 Journo Kasey Kahne and Kenny Francis’ move to Hendrick Motorsports this season was met with great optimism. The two had found success in tenous situations at Red Bull Racing and various iterations of Evernham Motorsports – with Hendrick at their back, the world was their oyster. Unfortunately for the two, this season hasn’t turned out so [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: hendrick motorsports, Kasey Kahne, Kenny Francis, Red Bull Racing 8 Comments »