We’re just a week into the NASCAR off-season and the changes are coming fast and heavy. Layoffs Around The shoe hasn’t dropped everywhere just yet, but so far Roush Fenway has undertaken a massive layoff that we’ve heard was as many as 125 employees. This included many long-time Roush employees. What’s loyalty worth in this [...]
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A Turbulent Start to the NASCAR Off-Season
November 29th, 2011 
Journo Whitt The Heck Is Going On?
November 11th, 2011 T.C. It was announced this week that Cole Whitt will attempt to make his Cup Series debut at Phoenix for Red Bull Racing. The team will enter a third car for Whitt, who will have to qualify on time. If it goes well, expect Red Bull to enter Whitt at Homestead as well. The move would [...]
Can We Finally Bring The Mayfield Madness To An End?
November 3rd, 2011 T.C. Over the last couple of years, there has been quite a bit of discussion on this website about Jeremy Mayfield’s situation. The failed NASCAR drug tests and the subsequent lawsuits have been the topic of more than a few TNI blog posts. And those posts attracted dozens of reader comments with some being good, some [...]
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Tags: arrest, drug, Jeremy Mayfield, methamphetamine, NASCAR, test 
15 Comments »I Hope David Ragan Has Been Working The Phones
October 28th, 2011 T.C. On Thursday, UPS announced what their future NASCAR involvement will entail. And as expected, their team side sponsorship has been drastically reduced. For 2012 the shipping giant will scale back to being just an associate sponsor on Carl Edwards #99, and will serve as a primary for just one Cup race. This move, coupled with [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Cup Series, david ragan, Nationwide Series, Roush Fenway Racing, TRG, Truck Series, UPS 4 Comments »No Surprises With 2012 NNS Schedule
October 19th, 2011 T.C. NASCAR released the 2012 Nationwide Series schedule on Wednesday and as expected it didn’t contain any surprises. The schedule is down a race, to 33, and when NASCAR finishes up the Truck Series schedule, expect it to be shorter as well. 2012 will have one less race because only one of the lost Nashville dates [...]
Where Does Reed Sorenson Go From Here?
October 6th, 2011 T.C. On Tuesday, shortly after a Turner Motorsports press release confirmed our breaking news from Monday (Dollar General gone), we found out that Reed Sorenson had been bounced from Turner’s #32 Chevy. The exact reason for why he was given the boot isn’t clear, but performance can be ruled out. Sorenson has a win this season, sits [...]
Breaking News: Turner Motorsports Employees Receive WARN Letters, Dollar General Gone
October 3rd, 2011 T.C. We are hearing that Turner Motorsports had meetings with the majority of their employees today and handed out letters in accordance with the North Carolina WARN Act regarding layoffs. In case you aren’t familiar, the WARN Act “requires a 60-day notice to the state and employees if at least 50 employees will be laid off [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Braun Racing, Dollar General, layoffs, Nationwide Series, Turner Motorsports, WARN Act 6 Comments »The Plight Of Red Bull Racing
September 23rd, 2011 T.C. Since hearing in June that Red Bull was effectively pulling out of NASCAR, information about the team’s future has been very sparse. The team’s manager, Jay Frye, has been working to try and find investors to buy the team, but his efforts have yet to pay off. And it seems that the chances of Red [...]
The Incriminating Menard Tapes: Should Anything Be Done?
September 15th, 2011 T.C. The discussion here at TNI regarding Paul Menard and his spin at Richmond began on Wednesday. One of our readers, Fireball Doowah, submitted the following question to ATIW: Jeff Gordon alleged that the late spin by Paul Menard at Richmond was intentional. Do you think there is anything to this, other than sour grapes? I [...]
Are We Watching The Demise Of Kevin Harvick Inc?
September 8th, 2011 T.C. It was announced on Wednesday that starting in 2012, Kevin Harvick Inc.’s Nationwide Series program would be “merged” with Richard Childress Racing. Effectively, what this “merger” means, is that KHI’s #2 and #33 NNS teams will now be run out of RCR’s shop in Welcome, NC. Elliott Sadler will continue piloting the #2 and a [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Austin Dillon, Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick Inc., KHI, Nationwide Series, RCR, richard childress racing, Ty Dillon 9 Comments »