I fully understand the idea behind putting the best face on something. It’s in the best interest of companies, and in our case race teams, to make sure they’re portrayed in the best light possible. With the uptick of “funded drivers” in recent years though this desire to put the best light on things has [...]
Posts Tagged ‘brian scott’
At What Point Do We Just Call It What It Is?
December 17th, 2010 
Journo Is This What We’ve Come To?
October 25th, 2010 Journo Justin Allgaier has had a solid season. In his second year in the Nationwide Series he has one win, two poles, 11 top-fives, 19 top-10s, 221 laps led (including 88 laps led this weekend) and a solid lock on fourth place in the points. He’s the leading Nationwide-only driver in the points and one of [...]
Catch Cans, Turner Motorsports, & Marc Davis
September 13th, 2010 T.C. Even though the NASCAR Silly Season has quieted down some, there are still plenty of rumors floating around. Here are a few of the bits we’ve heard over the last week or so. Catch Can Man Back in April we told you that NASCAR was considering eliminating the catch can man for both the Nationwide [...]
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Tags: Alex Kennedy, Braun Racing, brian scott, catch can, catch can man, Coleman Pressley, crew members, Cup Series, Dover International Raceway, James Buescher, Johnny Sauter, marc davis, Nationwide Series, R3 Motorsports, Reed Sorenson, Ricky Carmichael, Robert Richardson Jr., Truck Series, Turner Motorsports 
3 Comments »Can A Non Cup Driver Challenge for the Nationwide Title?
March 8th, 2010 T.C. Now that Danica is taking a NASCAR hiatus for a few months, can we please get back to talking about the actual competition in the Nationwide Series? Three races into the season, the top ten in NNS points could be mistaken for the top ten in the Cup Series. Seven of the top ten are [...]
Some Racers Just Can’t Get Enough
December 7th, 2009 T.C. I apologize for the delay in getting this post up. We had some Internet connectivity issues last night that prevented me from posting. Thanks! There are some drivers out there, who no matter what they drive, always seem to not get enough racing. A name that comes to mind is a guy like Ken Schrader. [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Brian Ickler, brian scott, cale gale, Chase Elliott, compete, David Stremme, drivers, Five Flags, James Buescher, Johanna Long, Ken Schrader, Kyle Busch, latemodel, NASCAR, racers, racing, Ross Kenseth, Ryan Seig, Shane Sieg, Snowball Derby, Steve Wallace 4 Comments »Updated: Your Favorite Team and a Funded Driver (or John Wes Townley)
October 28th, 2009 Journo I heard a rumor this weekend about a “funded” driver with an opportunity at a large, well respected organization. I would name names, but I don’t know how much credit I give the rumor. That really isn’t the point of my post though. This movement toward the funded driver has become the rule instead of [...]
The Problem With “Funded” Drivers
July 26th, 2009 T.C. Something that has always bugged me about NASCAR and racing in general, is that if you have a boat load of cash you can race at the highest levels regardless of how talented you are. In the other major professional sports, only the best of the best ever actually make it to the top. If [...]
Trucks Back On Track
February 12th, 2009 Journo If anyone has ever been in the garage area of a Truck Series race they can tell you it has a different feel. It is less corporate (though just as professional), more relaxed (but still focused) and more fun than any of the other series. More importantly though the racing you find in the Truck Series is without a doubt, week [...]
What’s the Deal with Bill Davis?
November 6th, 2008 Journo Bill Davis Racing has been a lightning rod for merger rumors this season. With the loss of Caterpillar as a sponsor on the #22 ride earlier this season, the fate of the Cup team was put into question and subsequently became a likely contender for acquisition. Now as the season winds to an end, the [...]
Rent-A-Ride
September 11th, 2008 Journo Just a few short years ago there were only a select number of what we call rent-a-rides (if you are not sure, a rent-a-ride is a team, usually smaller, that sells races in their equipment to the highest bidder) throughout the sport. Today it seems just about every ride fits this description. For owners today, [...]
