After a weekend like this one it’s not unusual for us to find interesting comments on very old posts. People are angry, curious or bored and find us on Google. Watching Jimmie Johnson walk away with the race, and put himself on course to win another championship on Sunday was apparently enough for at least [...]
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Now That Would Be Sweet Payback
October 7th, 2011 
Journo As I watched Kurt Busch cross the finish line first last weekend, all I could think about was one thing, wouldn’t it be sweet payback if he won the championship? Busch of course left Roush Racing at the end of 2005, just a year after winning the championship, under very bad circumstances. Remember that traffic [...]
Stick A Fork In Denny…
October 3rd, 2011 T.C. Before Daytona, I wrote a blog post with some random thoughts entering the season. In it, I made predictions about which drivers I thought would win each championship. I said Ron Hornaday would take the Truck title, Elliott Sadler would be your Nationwide champ, and Denny Hamlin would break through and win the Cup. Of [...]
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Tags: Championship, Chase, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Mike Ford 
8 Comments »Crew Chief Swaps… By The Numbers
September 26th, 2011 Journo The only thing as sure as the next race is that there will be flux and change during the NASCAR season. And this year hasn’t been any different. This summer we saw crew chief shifts at some of the sport’s top tier teams – I even wrote about it here. From Earnhardt Ganassi Racing to [...]
Did NASCAR Need The Chase Wild Card Rule?
September 19th, 2011 T.C. I don’t remember where I saw it, so I apologize for not giving credit, but I read somewhere within the last week that NASCAR’s Chase wild card rule worked; it got the highest guys in the points with the most wins into the Chase. And while that is technically true, under the previous Chase qualifications, [...]
Questions About The 2012 Truck Series Schedule
September 9th, 2011 Journo It’s been an up and down week for the 2012 Truck Series schedule. On Wednesday, track owner Andy Hillenburg was joined by dignitaries from State and local government, NASCAR and the track’s future sponsor to announce he had brought NASCAR back to The Rock. A boon for Eastern North Carolina and for Rockingham. Then came [...]
Wrecking A Teammate Is Always Tough To Explain
September 5th, 2011 T.C. With the Cup Series delayed until at least Tuesday, I figured we’d take a look at an incident that took place during Saturday night’s Nationwide Series race at Atlanta. Late in the going, Justin Allgaier got into Turner Motorsports teammate Reed Sorenson in turn two, causing a wreck that ended the night for Sorenson and [...]
Do Changes Need To Be Made To The Rookie Of The Year Award?
September 1st, 2011 Journo To quote the great Yogi Berra, “It’s Deja Vu all over again!” NASCAR put out a news release on Monday pointing out that “Andy Lally, unless something unforeseen occurs, will be the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year.” This is, unfortunately, becoming a familiar story. Prior to the 2010 season there [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Andy Lally, brian keselowski, Kevin Conway, NASCAR, rookie of the year, roy, TRG 11 Comments »Brad K. Surging At The Right Time
August 29th, 2011 Journo Two years ago Brad Keselowski, seeing that his opportunities were limited, left his Nationwide ride at JR Motorsports, for a full time Cup ride at Penske Racing. The move was met with mixed reviews. And in his first full season in 2010, Keselowski struggled. The team averaged a 22.4 finish and scored just two top-10s. [...]
Winners, Winners Everywhere
August 18th, 2011 Journo I’ve probably written this sentence about a dozen times so far this year, but wow this is shaping up to be a season to remember. After this weekend’s race at Watkins Glen we have 15 different winners and five different first-time winners. Those are extraordinary numbers from a season that still has 14 races left. Consider last [...]
