We had a question in yesterday’s Ask The Insiders Wednesday about what appears to be a growing drug problem in NASCAR, and I wanted to take a little bit more space and expand on my answer to reader Tony. The question was no doubt spawned by the announcement on Tuesday this week that yet another [...]
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The Reality of NASCAR’s Drug “Problem”
June 30th, 2010 
T.C. 
Posted in NASCAR News 
Tags: drug testing, Drugs, NASCAR, reader question, substance abuse policy 
17 Comments »NASCAR Making Progress With Drug Testing
January 24th, 2010 T.C. Amid all of the hub bub from last week’s Media Tour, it was announced that NASCAR was adding the drug policy to it’s rule book for each series. The 2009 season was the first for a hard and fast policy against substance abuse for NASCAR, and needless to say, it didn’t go so well. An [...]
Posted in In the Shop, NASCAR News, Over The Wall Tags: banned, Dr. David Black, drug, drug test, drug testing, NASCAR, policy, rule book, substance abuse 11 Comments »2009 TNI Rumor Scorecard
January 17th, 2010 T.C. After the 2008 season, we decided to look back over the season and see how we did in terms of reporting on rumors and breaking some news. In the end, we got eight correct, had two pushes, screwed one up, and had three rumors outstanding. With 2009 behind us, I thought it would be fun to [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Baker Curb Racing, breaking news, Brian Ickler, drug testing, Eric Phillips, Fastenal, Greg Biffle, john wes townley, Johnny Benson, JR Motorsports, Kevin Harvick Inc., Kyle Busch, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Michael McDowell, Parker Kligerman, Randy Moss Motorsports, RCR, Rick Ren, rule changes, rumors, Silly Season, Trail Motorsport, Truck Series, Wyler Racing 2 Comments »How Do Guys Keep Failing These Drug Tests?
September 2nd, 2009 T.C. Maybe I’m giving people too much credit here, but I continue to be shocked by the fact that NASCAR has again busted more crew members with the new drug testing. In case you missed it, they nabbed three more guys recently, including former ASA and short track ace Gary St. Amant. I just don’t understand how people, [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: crew, Crew Chief, crew members, Dr. David Black, drug testing, failed drug test, gary st. amant, Jeremy Mayfield, suspension 27 Comments »NASCAR’s Poor Response to Positive Drug Tests
May 14th, 2009 Journo We are now five days into Mayfield-gate and I am sure everyone is starting to get sick of hearing about drugs, drug testing, positive tests for drugs etc. I understand. So in advance I apologize for adding one more blog post to the plethora that exist. I can’t say I much thought about NASCAR’s response [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #23
May 12th, 2009 T.C. Got a NASCAR question? We’ve got answers. Maybe. It’s the first Wednesday of race weeks here in Charlotte, and because it’s Wednesday, that means we’ve got more of your questions to answer. If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we will be answering any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right here. So if you’ve got one, [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: bathroom, drug testing, flat tire, health insurance, Jeremy Mayfield, Jimmie Johnson, motorcoach, motorhome, pit gun, start-and-park 4 Comments »Hey NASCAR, We Need Comprehensive Banned Substances Lists
May 11th, 2009 T.C. Since this whole Jeremy Mayfield mess came to light last Friday, I’ve debated whether or not I wanted to comment about the situation. We’ve already written about the drug situation and testing here, here, and here. The third link in that list points to a post where I basically said the testing was no big deal, and it [...]
Cup Series Crew Member Tests Positive
February 19th, 2009 T.C. We found out a short time ago that NASCAR has suspended a Cup Series crew member for violating the substance abuse policy. In my Monday post, I let everyone know that I’d heard somebody had tested positive, and apparently it was true. NASCAR’s new drug testing policy calls for testing of as many as 14 [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: crew member, Cup Series, drug testing, drug testing policy, positive test 5 Comments »…And Daytona Is In The Books
February 15th, 2009 T.C. Wait, that’s it? The 500 is over? Oh, well, okay… Pack it up boys, its time to go home. Oh yeah, and congrats to Matt Kenseth. How about Drew Blickensderfer winning the Daytona 500 in his first ever Cup race as a crew chief? He stepped in last season as Carl Edwards’ Nationwide Series team boss [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #10
February 11th, 2009 T.C. The people have spoken! During last week’s post, I gave you (the readers) the opportunity to let us know if you thought we should continue doing these question and answer posts. The answer was a very resounding yes. As I’m writing this post, we’ve had 80 votes: 76 yes, 4 I don’t care, and 0 no votes. So [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: beta blockers, COT, Dale Jr, drug testing, lugnuts, owner points, rules, top 35 5 Comments »