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. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Clint Bowyer’
Another Rough Offseason Ahead For Crew Guys
September 29th, 2011 
T.C. 
Posted in The Business of NASCAR 
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 »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 [...]
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 »2011 Silly Season In Full Effect
June 28th, 2011 Journo With the announcement last week that Red Bull was ceasing its NASCAR operations at the end of the season, the 2011 Silly Season went into full overdrive. While the number of available rides just potentially got cut by one, the number of unanswered questions increased. Can Red Bull find investors? What will Brian Vickers do [...]
A Few Observations On The UPS Sponsorship
June 15th, 2011 T.C. The recently announced Farmers-to-Hendrick deal for Kasey Kahne has spawned some discussion and speculation about the future of UPS’ NASCAR sponsorship. Apparently some felt that UPS was a candidate to adorn the hood of Kahne’s future ride at HMS, but the Farmers deal seems to signal that that now won’t happen. UPS’ current deal with [...]
The Best Car Sometimes Doesn’t Beat Good Strategy
May 15th, 2011 T.C. Sunday’s Cup Series race at Dover was the perfect example of good strategy overcoming speed and handling shortcomings. Matt Kenseth did not have the best race car over the course of the race, but the right call by his crew chief at the right moment put him in position to win. And Carl Edwards and [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dover, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Monster Mile, pit stop, strategy, two tires 14 Comments »A Bad Year To Be A Free Agent
May 12th, 2011 Journo We entered this season with a lot of great drivers at the end of their contracts. Among them were Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer. Biffle has already re-signed with Roush Fenway, but the other three are still without contracts for next year and beyond. While they hold out to weigh their [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, EGR, free agent, Ganassi, Penske, RCR, Red Bull Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, Stewart Haas 2 Comments »Paul Menard? Go Figure
March 25th, 2011 Journo Richard Childress Racing entered the 2011 season with some serious momentum. All three of the team’s drivers finished last season in the top-12 in points – Jeff Burton in 12th, Clint Bowyer in 10th and Kevin Harvick in third – and they had five wins in between them. After a disastrous 2009 season, it was a quick [...]
Was That What You’d Hoped For?
February 20th, 2011 T.C. The opening weekend of the 2011 NASCAR season is in the books. We saw spectacular finishes, a lot of action, and even some controversy. So from Friday’s wild Truck Series race, all the way through Sunday’s incredible finale, was Daytona what you’d hoped for? After Thursday’s Duel races, I can’t lie, I was afraid we might [...]
Debris A Matter of Perspective
October 11th, 2010 Journo NASCAR is always one call away from controversy. This is a lesson that has been glaringly apparent over the last couple of weeks. One penalty gets them into trouble, and another doesn’t. Why that is, is really a matter of perspective. Take today for instance. Clint Bowyer, fresh off his own controversy with NASCAR, was [...]
