Jimmie Johnson had a rough few weeks. He was involved in an on-track altercation with Kurt Busch at Richmond – he finished 31st. He went on to Chicago and had a respectable, but not overwhelming 10th place run. Then he struggled at New Hampshire, finishing 18th. The driver found himself 29 points back in 10th, [...]
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Just When You Count Him Out
October 4th, 2011 
Journo Another Rough Offseason Ahead For Crew Guys
September 29th, 2011 T.C. The end of the 2011 season is drawing near, and it seems we hear every week about another team that is preparing to lay off employees. The U.S. economy has still not rebounded, and even though some signs are better for NASCAR (like TV ratings), it would appear that we haven’t yet found the bottom. [...]
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Tags: Austin Dillon, Brendan Gaughan, Brian Vickers, cale gale, Clint Bowyer, Cup Series, Eddie Sharp Racing, GEICO, Germain Racing, Kevin Harvick Inc., Mark Martin, Max Papis, michael waltrip racing, Nationwide Series, Red Bull Racing, richard childress racing, Roush Fenway Racing, Rusty Wallace Racing, tim george, todd bodine, Truck Series, Turner Motorsports, WARN Act 
5 Comments »Michael Waltrip Is The Worst Driver In NASCAR
September 29th, 2011 Journo You heard him say it. Sure he was angry and it’s not true – Waltrip did win two Daytona 500s after all – but it definitely adds an uncomfortable element to the Clint Bowyer to Michael Waltrip Racing rumors. Strange bedfellows? We often say around here not to burn bridges – the community is too small and [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: Clint Bower, contract, michael waltrip racing, MWR, NASCAR, RCR, richard childress racing 11 Comments »Truck Series Trouble
September 22nd, 2011 Journo The 2011 Truck Series season started on a high note in Daytona with 46 trucks on the entry list and an emotional win by Michael Waltrip on the 10th anniversary of his Daytona 500 win. In the weeks and months that followed, the field began to thin. First, Randy Moss Motorsports shut down it’s second [...]
What Does Bowyer Do Now?
September 15th, 2011 Journo For much of the early part of the season it was Carl Edwards who took up all the oxygen as the chief target of 2012 speculation. And after months and rumors, Edwards ultimately re-signed with Roush Fenway Racing. Up next was Clint Bowyer who looked early on like another candidate to re-sign with his existing [...]
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 [...]
Rockingham?! Sounds Good To Me
September 6th, 2011 Journo As I write this it’s Monday and there still hasn’t been a Cup race, but that’s OK because I’m thinking about the trucks, Eastern North Carolina and next season. ESPN first reported last week that Rockingham is poised to host the Camping World Truck Series in 2012 – its first NASCAR national touring series event [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: charlotte, ISC, NASCAR, North Carolina, Rockingham, SMI, track 5 Comments »Fastenal’s Move To Cup Is Good And Bad
September 1st, 2011 T.C. With Carl Edwards locked up for the foreseeable future at Roush Fenway Racing, we found out today that Fastenal is the first company to sign on as a primary sponsor for Edwards’ #99 Fords. Starting with the 2012 Daytona 500, Fastenal will sponsor 17 races a year for Edwards over the next few years. Edwards’ [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: business, Carl Edwards, Cup, Fastenal, Nationwide Series, NNS, RFR, Roush Fenway Racing, Sponsor 7 Comments »The Danica Mystique
August 26th, 2011 Journo Danica Patrick officially announced Thursday she would make a full-time move to NASCAR beginning in 2012. The move puts her in a Nationwide Series car for JR Motorsports for the whole of the season and select Cup races with Stewart Haas. She’ll She may make her Cup debut at next year’s Daytona 500. The announcement ended years [...]
The Future At Richard Childress Racing
August 23rd, 2011 Journo Richard Childress Racing has, at least in recent history, been a team that cultivated talent and took chances on drivers. Clint Bowyer was plucked from relative obscurity and Kevin Harvick was given a shot after two mediocre Truck seasons with Spears and Liberty Racing. 21 Cup wins later, Richard Childress has proven himself very capable [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: Austin Dillon, john wes townley, NASCAR, nationwide, tim george, Truck Series, Ty Dillon 8 Comments »