FoxSports first reported Monday that Greg Erwin had been replaced as crew chief for Greg Biffle’s #16 at Roush Fenway Racing. Matt Puccia, who was working on Roush’s R&D team, was announced as Erwin’s successor beginning this weekend. Erwin and Biffle have struggled this season capturing just one top-five and five top-tens – they sit [...]
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When Reporting Goes Too Far
July 4th, 2011 
T.C. We’ve seen a few stories emerge over the last few weeks in the NASCAR world that have made some wonder, including myself, how far is too far? It seems that some have set aside ethics and the principles of responsible reporting in exchange for page views. If you follow the sport closely, and are active [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: May 15-21
May 22nd, 2011 Journo NASCAR rolled into Charlotte for the first week of fun and festivities leading up to the Coca-Cola 600. F1-champ Kimi Raikkonen’s NASCAR debut led the news this week as he prepared to run Friday’s Camping World Truck Series race with Kyle Busch Motorsports. Raikkonen finished 15th in the race. He plans to run the Nationwide [...]
2011 Charlotte Race Weeks Events Guide
May 20th, 2011 Journo It feels like the season just started and wouldn’t you know it, we’re already almost a week into all the great events taking place in Charlotte in the lead up to the Coca-Cola 600. If you’re in town, or on your way, below is a list of things for you to do while you’re here. [...]
Well That Was A Bit Of A Cluster
May 9th, 2011 Journo Just when I start to think the season has settled down, we go and have a weekend like that – a surprise winner, some interesting wreck damage and a feud that will undoubtedly overshadow everything else. Let’s talk first about the guy who should be getting the bulk of the attention: Regan Smith. The 27-year-old [...]
The Power of Great Storylines
March 7th, 2011 Journo The top-ten in Sunday’s Cup race was a diverse group. The drivers came from nine different teams, three different countries, all four manufacturers, and they ranged in age from 27 to 40. And your winner? Well, he was doing backflips. On Saturday, it was an old face in victory lane and a history making moment [...]
This Is Supposed To Be Fun People
March 3rd, 2011 T.C. I think sometimes it can be easy for those of us who work in and around the sport to lose a little perspective. We get caught up in the daily BS, and we forget what it is exactly that we do. We aren’t curing cancer, or fighting crime, or making laws. Our job is to travel [...]
Random Final NASCAR Thoughts
February 6th, 2011 T.C. I didn’t have one idea that I wanted to focus on with my last blog post before the 2011 season gets under way this week, so instead I’ve got a bunch of mini topics to touch on. Feel free to comment on any or all of them. New Points System I’ve been asked by a [...]
Do You Like Exhibition Races?
January 9th, 2011 T.C. Leading up to the start of the season, NASCAR officially announced last week who is eligible for the 2011 Budweiser Shootout. In case you didn’t see, the entry list will consist of the 12 Chase drivers, past champions, past Daytona (500 & 400) winners, and the ten most recent rookies of the year. The announcement has [...]
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20 Comments »2010 TNI Rumor Scorecard
January 2nd, 2011 T.C. At the beginning of the last two years since we opened TNI, we’ve done a rumor scorecard for the previous season. (See the ’08 and ’09 scorecards here and here.) With 2010 now officially behind us, I figured it was time to grade ourselves and our reporting for the year. Before I do though, let [...]
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