This week NASCAR’s at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Virginia for the annual Drive for Diversity Combine. The event brings together some of motorsports best young female and minority drivers to compete for a small number of spots in NASCAR’s D4D program. This year the class includes 26 drivers from 10 states, Mexico and Puerto Rico. [...]
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NASCAR’s Ongoing Drive For Diversity
October 20th, 2011 
Journo Better Cup Prospect: Bayne or Stenhouse?
August 10th, 2011 T.C. Now that the future at Roush Fenway is becoming more clear, we can begin to look at the other RFR drivers awaiting their fates. If the #99 seat was vacated, it was assumed that Trevor Bayne or Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would be in line to fill it. But since that now won’t happen, Bayne and [...]
Raikkonen In Too Big Of A Hurry
May 23rd, 2011 T.C. I get it. Kimi Raikkonen is a Formula 1 champion and believes he should be racing with NASCAR’s best. If there is one thing race drivers are often not short on, it’s confidence in their ability. It’s commendable that he wants to move up as quickly as possible, but if Raikkonen really wants to succeed, [...]
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Tags: charlotte, Cup Series, formula 1, Kimi Raikkonen, Nationwide Series, Open Wheel, Truck Series 
25 Comments »If I Wanna Watch Cup Drivers, I’ll Buy A Cup Ticket
April 25th, 2011 T.C. There is an argument made by some about the current state of the Nationwide Series that I will never understand. It’s this idea that somehow NASCAR and the tracks benefit by having more Cup drivers in the NNS fields. The belief is that more fans will buy a Saturday ticket if Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski, [...]
Is Red Bull Failing With Cole Whitt’s Development?
April 6th, 2011 T.C. If there is one thing Red Bull Racing has shown over it’s short time in the sport, it’s that they have yet to create a decent strategy for properly developing racing talent. AJ Allmendinger was bounced right as it appeared he was making strides, and the team is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Allmendinger’s [...]
Posted in Driver Development Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Brian Vickers, cole whitt, Joe Menzer, Kasey Kahne, Red Bull Racing, Scott Speed 11 Comments »Bayne’s Cup Debut Lost In The Shuffle
November 12th, 2010 T.C. While most of the talk this week centered around the Burton/Gordon scuffle, the 48 pit crew swap, and the championship battle, young Trevor Bayne’s Cup Series debut went almost unnoticed. Bayne was making his first ever Cup start driving the famous Wood Brothers #21, and he certainly did not disappoint. Over the last few seasons, the Wood [...]
Does The Name Caitlin Shaw Ring A Bell?
November 3rd, 2010 T.C. When the Truck Series heads to Phoenix in another week, look for there to be yet another female racer on the entry list. Caitlin Shaw, a 21 year old driver from New Mexico, will attempt to make her second (yes second) career Truck Series start driving for Mario Gosselin’s DGM Racing. She will join Jennifer [...]
Is This What We’ve Come To?
October 25th, 2010 Journo Justin Allgaier has had a solid season. In his second year in the Nationwide Series he has one win, two poles, 11 top-fives, 19 top-10s, 221 laps led (including 88 laps led this weekend) and a solid lock on fourth place in the points. He’s the leading Nationwide-only driver in the points and one of [...]
Danica At California: Fluke or Progress?
October 11th, 2010 T.C. Now that the IndyCar season is in the books, Danica has turned her full attention to the Nationwide Series. Her start last Saturday at California kicked off a stretch run that will see her compete in every NNS race to finish out 2010. Coming into Fontana, Danica hadn’t done much outside of running in the [...]
Posted in Driver Development Tags: California, Danica Patrick, IndyCar, Nationwide Series, Open Wheel, Tony Eury Jr. 14 Comments »Everybody’s (Not) All(gaier) Right
September 24th, 2010 Journo Penske Racing is an organization on the move. As they transitioned this season into their role as the sole Dodge team in NASCAR, Penske has found success and wins. Despite their move up in the world, they are in familiar territory for race teams these days – light on sponsorship and heavy on drivers. Sirius [...]
