One of the most frequent questions asked of myself and Journo by readers, is how one can go about getting a job in racing. In email responses and our many posts on the subject, we try to be as helpful as possible, while hopefully keeping people’s expectations realistic. Racing, at the highest levels, is a very [...]
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A NASCAR Career Isn’t For Everyone
April 5th, 2010 
T.C. 
Posted in Getting a Job in NASCAR, In the Shop, Over The Wall 
Tags: career, employment, job, NASCAR, Patrick Reynolds 
9 Comments »Sometimes You’ve Got To Make A Move
February 11th, 2010 T.C. Working in racing is unlike anything I’ve ever done previously. It seems like all the rules that apply to normal jobs and job searching are completely irrelevant. Resumes aren’t as important as your reputation. There are no job boards or websites. Sometimes you can get hired without ever even meeting a crew chief. What your past [...]
Posted in Getting a Job in NASCAR, In the Shop, Over The Wall Tags: decision, employment, job, reputation, team, Tire Changer, turnover 6 Comments »It’s Worth a Shot
December 2nd, 2008 Journo Humpy Wheeler along with the North Carolina Motorsports Association have created what they are calling the “Motorsports Employment Task Force” to help keep some of the presently displaced NASCAR workforce in North Carolina. The committee met for the first time last week with representatives from a wide range of academic, governmental, and trade groups. They discussed different ways they could [...]
The Rules Haven’t Changed
November 26th, 2008 Journo I’m not sure who sent out the memo that everything we have done in the past to get jobs has changed, but it seems a lot of people have gotten it. In my post the other day I made mention to how many teams are being inundated with resumes. In the last couple of days [...]
Burning Bridges; or How To Get Blacklisted
August 27th, 2008 Journo Militaries for centuries would burn a bridge after crossing it to prevent the enemy army from pursuing them. While this may not be the Army and there are not traditional enemies in pursuit, many people who work in NASCAR find that it is still very possible to burn bridges. This incredibly dangerous move sets individuals up for a speedy exit [...]
So You Want to Work in NASCAR? Part Four
July 10th, 2008 Journo So we come to the end of the “So You Want to Work in NASCAR?” series. Throughout the last several posts I have discussed some of the ways for you to obtain (and not obtain) that coveted position in NASCAR. While these are certainly not the be all end all of ways to get a job [...]
So You Want to Work in NASCAR? Part Three
July 3rd, 2008 Journo I do not know if you have noticed, but a common theme has begun to emerge in these posts. Contacts and relationships are vital to success within the sport. I know, I know, that is true other places too, but in NASCAR without that contact it is very difficult to even get your foot in the [...]
Posted in Getting a Job in NASCAR Tags: getting a job, Getting a Job in NASCAR, NASCAR, NASCAR Jobs, working in NASCAR 1 Comment »So You Want to Work in NASCAR? Part Two
June 29th, 2008 Journo Over the last 10 years the billion dollar motorsports industry has spawned dozens of motorsports related schools and programs. All of them sell a chance at a career in NASCAR, but some have more success actually doing it than others. Perhaps one of the most prominent and well advertised NASCAR schools is Universal Technical Institute’s NASCAR [...]
Posted in Getting a Job in NASCAR Tags: Careers in NASCAR, jobs, NASCAR Jobs, working in NASCAR 2 Comments »So You Want to Work in NASCAR? Part One
June 25th, 2008 Journo So you want to work in NASCAR? It is a question that has probably crossed the mind of every fan in the sport. The journey to a career however can be a long, difficult process, but I am hoping I will be able to remove some of the mystique. This first post features some of the common mistakes people make [...]
So You Want to Work in NASCAR? Intro
June 24th, 2008 Journo NASCAR operates unlike almost any other sport in the world today. It is a people dependent industry and for the thousands who keep the circus running week to week a job in the sport can be one of the most exciting, frustrating things they will ever do. A few weeks ago I wrote about the ups and downs [...]
