Just past the halfway point of the season, with just seven races until the Chase begins, several teams have decided now is the prefect time to start making some serious changes on the ground. Roush Fenway Racing announced last week Greg Erwin was being replaced by Matt Puccia as Greg Biffle’s crew chief. The #16 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing’
Crew Chief Musical Chairs
July 21st, 2011 
Journo Would Edwards Really Leave RFR?
March 28th, 2011 T.C. As rumors have started to float around about where Carl Edwards could end up for 2012 and beyond, we asked our Twitter (@nascarinsider) followers last week if they’d be surprised if he left Roush Fenway Racing. The answers were pretty mixed, but our question seemed to spawn another question from many: where would he go? [...]
Almirola Capitalizes On Second Chance
August 20th, 2010 T.C. In the current climate of funded drivers and retreating sponsorship dollars, it’s very uncommon for a young driver without his own money to get a second chance. What we are seeing with Aric Almirola though, goes against all of that. JR Motorsports announced on Wednesday that Almirola had signed a multi-year agreement to drive the team’s #88 car [...]
Posted in Driver Development, NASCAR News 
Tags: Aric Almirola, Billy Ballew Motorsports, Camping World Truck Series, dale earnhardt inc, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, Ginn Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, JR Motorsports, Key Motorsports, Nationwide Series, Phoenix Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports, Smith-Ganassi Racing 
5 Comments »Montoya, Pattie Relationship Rocky. Then Again…
August 5th, 2010 Journo Two weeks, two problems and frustrations again boiled over on the radio between Juan Pablo Montoya and his crew chief Brian Pattie. With the four tire stop that cost them the race at the Brickyard still fresh in their minds, Montoya entered the pits for a late race stop at Pocono. As he pulled in [...]
McMurray Making Roush, Truex Look Bad
July 27th, 2010 Journo And in turn making Chip Ganassi, Johnny Morris and Kevin Manion look pretty good. Since returning to his old home at Ganassi Jamie McMurray looks like a new man. Just past the halfway point of the season he has won (or almost won) the three most prestigious events on the NASCAR schedule. McMurray’s got two [...]
Where Will Harvick Be Next Season?
April 26th, 2010 T.C. Isn’t it funny how things work out? Just a few short days after Shell announces it is leaving Richard Childress Racing and Kevin Harvick following this season for Penske Racing and Kurt Busch, Harvick goes out and wins in dramatic fashion at Talladega. I swear, sometimes truth is stranger then fiction. The win will no [...]
Teams With Backup Pit Crews Becoming The Norm
March 1st, 2010 T.C. It’s happened before. And it will happen again. Something goes horribly wrong on pit road, and a guy gets hurt. Nobody wants to see it happen, but we all know it’s a possibility. In the event it does happen though, the teams have realized they need some sort of insurance policy. For race teams, gone are [...]
Should They Stay Or Should They Go
February 19th, 2010 Journo Bass Pro Shops and Kasey Kahne don’t seemingly have a lot in common, but with the season now in full swing the two are about to have a very similar decision to make: do they stay where they’re at or look for greener pastures elsewhere. It’s well known Kahne and Bass Pro are in contract [...]
2009 Predictions Revisited
December 20th, 2009 T.C. Following the 2008 season, Journo and myself wrote a series of posts that covered all the major teams in the Cup Series. We looked at where they had been in 2008 and where they were going in 2009. The posts contained some predictions for the 2009 season, with some being more specific then others. I [...]
Posted in Cup Team Observations Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, bobby labonte, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., david ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Denny Hamlin, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, Elliott Sadler, Gillett Evernham Motorsports, Greg Biffle, hendrick motorsports, Jamie McMurray, jeff burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, michael waltrip racing, Paul Menard, Penske Racing, Reed Sorenson, richard childress racing, Richard Petty Motorsports, robby gordon, Robby Gordon Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing, ryan newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Speed, Stewart-Haas Racing, Team Red Bull, Tony Stewart, Travis Kvapil, Yates Racing 3 Comments »A Questionable Move For Aric Almirola
October 23rd, 2009 Journo Last week Aric Almirola filed paperwork with the North Carolina Superior Court indicating he may have a breach of contract dispute with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. According to SceneDaily, which reported on the filing, Almirola indicated a breach of contract and unfair and deceptive trade practices. The filing gives Almirola until November 5 [...]
