Following the 2008 season, Journo and myself wrote a series of posts that covered all the major teams in the Cup Series. We looked at where they had been in 2008 and where they were going in 2009. The posts contained some predictions for the 2009 season, with some being more specific then others. I [...]
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2009 Predictions Revisited
December 20th, 2009 
T.C. 
Posted in Cup Team Observations 
Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, bobby labonte, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., david ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Denny Hamlin, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, Elliott Sadler, Gillett Evernham Motorsports, Greg Biffle, hendrick motorsports, Jamie McMurray, jeff burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, michael waltrip racing, Paul Menard, Penske Racing, Reed Sorenson, richard childress racing, Richard Petty Motorsports, robby gordon, Robby Gordon Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing, ryan newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Speed, Stewart-Haas Racing, Team Red Bull, Tony Stewart, Travis Kvapil, Yates Racing 
3 Comments »Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going: Part 7
February 5th, 2009 Journo This is the final part in the series, looking at how Cup teams fared in 2008, and where they are headed in 2009. Michael Waltrip Racing MWR began 2008 with three full time Cup Series teams and one full time and one very limited Nationwide team. Michael Waltrip, David Reutimann and Dale Jarrett all returned to their respective [...]
Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going: Part 6
January 29th, 2009 T.C. This is part three in the series, looking at how Cup teams fared in 2008, and where they are headed in 2009. Each post will feature two teams and we will iron out details for the upcoming season and give our own projection for what to expect in ‘09. Roush Fenway Racing Coming into 2008, RFR [...]
Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going: Part 5
January 11th, 2009 Journo This is part five in the series, looking at how Cup teams fared in 2008, and where they are headed in 2009. Each post will feature two teams and we will iron out details for the upcoming season and give our own projection for what to expect in ‘09. Gillett Evernham Motorsports GEM took some risks [...]
Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going: Part 4
December 30th, 2008 Journo This is part four in the series, looking at how Cup teams fared in 2008, and where they are headed in 2009. Each post will feature two teams and we will iron out details for the upcoming season and give our own projection for what to expect in ‘09. Penske Racing 2008 started out on a [...]
Posted in Cup Team Observations Tags: Dale Earnhardt Jr., DEI, Ganassi, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex, Merger, Open Wheel, Penske, ryan newman, Sam Hornish Jr. 1 Comment »Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going: Part 3
December 18th, 2008 T.C. This is part three in the series, looking at how Cup teams fared in 2008, and where they are headed in 2009. Each post will feature two teams and we will iron out details for the upcoming season and give our own projection for what to expect in ‘09. Richard Childress Racing After a very strong [...]
Posted in Cup Team Observations Tags: beengoing, bobby hutchens, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, darian grubb, Gene Haas, gil martin, Haas CNC Racing, jeff burton, Kevin Harvick, Richard Childress, richard childress racing, ryan newman, shane wilson, Stewart-Haas Racing, todd berrier, tony gibson, Tony Stewart 11 Comments »Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going: Part 2
December 8th, 2008 T.C. This is part two in the series, looking at how Cup teams fared in 2008, and where they are headed in 2009. Each post will feature two teams and we will iron out details for the upcoming season and give our own projection for what to expect in ’09. Team Red Bull Both of the [...]
Posted in Cup Team Observations Tags: 2008 season, 2009 season, A.J. Allmendinger, beengoing, Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin, Greg Zipadelli, Jay Frye, Jimmy Elledge, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano, Kevin Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Mike Ford, Ricky Viers, Ryan Pemberton, Scott Speed, sliced bread, Sprint Cup Series, Steve Addington, Team Red Bull, Tony Stewart No Comments »Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going: Part 1
December 5th, 2008 Journo Over the next couple of weeks TC and I are going to look at teams, recapping their performance over the last year and evaluating their outlook for the impending season. For part one of this yet to be determined part series I will take a look at Hendrick Motorsports and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick [...]
