The 2010 racing season is officially upon us! The Rolex 24 at Daytona kicked it off Saturday, and haulers carrying stock cars will roll into DIS this week. Daytona 500 qualifying and the Budweiser Shootout headline a busy upcoming weekend. Along with the NASCAR events, the ARCA Series will open it’s season with the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 [...]
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Big TV Ratings Upcoming for ARCA Opener?
January 31st, 2010 
T.C. 
Posted in Driver Development, Racing Observations 
Tags: Alli Owens, Amber Cope, ARCA Series, Bill Baird, Budweiser Shootout, Dakoda Armstrong, Danica Patrick, Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway, Frank Kimmel, James Buescher, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Leilani Munter, Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200, Milka Duno, NASCAR, Nelson Piquet Jr. 
15 Comments »Ambrose Quietly Making Moves
November 20th, 2009 Journo This season has yielded some good surprises. Juan Pablo Montoya has had a break through season, earning a Chase berth; David Reutimann has had some strong runs and his first win; and at age 50 Mark Martin has proven age doesn’t need to be a factor. Another guy making moves, perhaps a little under the [...]
A Weekend of Championship Races
October 7th, 2009 Journo We’ve still got a ways to go before the Sprint Cup season has ended and we crown our champion, but never fear if you’re looking for a good conclusion to a motorsports season we’ve got three this weekend. The ARCA Re/Max, IndyCar, and Grand-Am seasons all come to an end this weekend; and all three [...]
Yo, Matt DiBenedetto, Shake It Off Kid
September 27th, 2009 T.C. If you were watching Nationwide Series practice on Friday, you would have no doubt seen Matt DiBenedetto (Joe Gibbs Racing developmental driver) climb into Denny Hamlin’s #20 and help the team shake it down. DiBenedetto had just set a new track record in qualifying for the Camping World East Series race and Hamlin wanted to focus on [...]
With Brad K., Hendrick Comes Out Smelling Like a Rose
August 26th, 2009 Journo This past weekend it was all but confirmed that Brad Keselowski would make his way to Penske Racing next season most likely replacing the struggling David Stremme. This came after a season of speculation about Keselowski’s future with JR Motorsports and Hendrick Motorsports. Hendrick of course spent much of the summer trying to figure out [...]
Has Sam Hornish Jr. Figured Something Out?
August 16th, 2009 Journo He may no longer be the winningest driver in IRL history (that honor now belongs to Scott Dixon), but I don’t think Sam Hornish is complaining. While Hornish hasn’t been lighting the world on fire, here and there he has had flashes of brilliance, especially in the last few races. Off the top I will [...]
The Problem With “Funded” Drivers
July 26th, 2009 T.C. Something that has always bugged me about NASCAR and racing in general, is that if you have a boat load of cash you can race at the highest levels regardless of how talented you are. In the other major professional sports, only the best of the best ever actually make it to the top. If [...]
Young Drivers Trying To Weather Economic Storm
July 20th, 2009 T.C. Recently here at TNI, you’ve seen us profile a few young drivers and some driver development programs. It seems that because of some of the topics dominating the current headlines that the young, upstart drivers often have their stories pushed to the back burner. And it’s these younger guys that need the exposure as they are suffering the most because of the economic downturn. [...]
Penske’s Developmental Prospects
July 20th, 2009 Journo A few weeks ago I highlighted the developmental successes of Roush Fenway Racing. This week I was reminded of another team diligently working on some developmental standouts. On Saturday, for the fourth time in a row and the fifth time this season, Penske development driver Parker Kligerman won in the ARCA Re/Max Series. Driving for [...]
Posted in Driver Development Tags: ARCA, Driver Development, Frank Kimmel, Justin Allgaier, Parker Kligerman, Penske Racing, roush fenway 1 Comment »Do You Know Who Johanna Long Is?
July 12th, 2009 T.C. If you don’t know who she is or haven’t heard the name, don’t worry, you will. We get asked on a fairly regular basis about the prospects for a female racer to break into the upper levels of NASCAR, and I thought I would take this opportunity to point out a very promising young shoe. [...]
