In a surprising announcement yesterday, Penske Racing said it would switch manufacturers to Ford at the end of the season. The team left Ford in 2003 and in recent years became the premier organization for Dodge. Together the two had a reasonable amount of success racking up 23 wins (a little less impressive considering 8 [...]
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What’s Next For Dodge?
March 2nd, 2012 
Journo 
Posted in NASCAR News, The Business of NASCAR 
Tags: COT, dodge, ford, NASCAR, Penske, Richard Petty Motorsports, Roush, RPM 
15 Comments »A Window On The Reality Of NASCAR
October 27th, 2011 Journo Superspeedway racing tends to bring out the worst in everyone and this weekend in Talladega was no different. We had accusations of team orders, then subsequent denials, crew chiefs telling drivers to wreck on purpose, blatant cheating and complaints from everyone on track about the driving. There has been shock and outrage from the NASCAR [...]
Draft With Who Brought You
October 24th, 2011 Journo Ford and Jack Roush made waves this weekend after word seeped out of the camp that the teams were directed to draft exclusively with their manufacturing counterparts. With two Roush Fords in serious contention for the championship it wasn’t a surprising edict – especially not from Jack Roush. At the end of the race we [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Carl Edwards, chevrolet, Daytona, dodge, ford, jack roush, Jeff Gordon, manufacturer, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, superspeedway, talladega, Toyota, Trevor Bayne 20 Comments »If You Can’t Beat Them, Steal Their Crew Chief
June 17th, 2010 T.C. The struggles for the Ford teams have been well documented this season. There is even a tidbit on Jayski’s Cup Series page right now about how this is Ford’s longest winless drought to start a season since 1983. And those struggles haven’t just been on the Cup side. Roush Fenway’s Nationwide Series program hasn’t been as [...]
Where Does RPM Go From Here?
April 20th, 2010 Journo For all intents and purposes Kasey Kahne is (or was) Richard Petty Motorsports. He’s, young, he’s attractive, and he’s attached, in one way or another, to just about every sponsorship deal the organization has. Kahne’s marketability and talent on the track made him an outstanding asset for an organization struggling to survive. Now that Kahne [...]
Biffle and Baker Curb for 2010
December 29th, 2009 Journo In an article published today on SceneDaily.com Baker Curb Racing team co-owner Gary Baker said the team was working on a deal with a Cup driver for 2010. We’re hearing that Cup driver is Greg Biffle. It’s expected he’ll run a limited schedule for the team in the Nationwide Series. This will not be the first [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Baker Curb Racing, Brewco Motorsports, ford, Gary Baker, Greg Biffle, Roush Fenway Racing 3 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #47
October 27th, 2009 T.C. Apparently everyone is in a question asking mood, because we have (I believe) the largest ATIW post ever. So we’ll just get right to it. 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, click on the [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: Bodies, competition caution, COT, Dale Earnhardt Jr., debris, EGR, Engine, flag stand, ford, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, pace car, Steve Addington, tires, TRG, yellow flag 15 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #41
September 15th, 2009 T.C. The Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship officially gets under way this Sunday. The Nationwide boys are off, while the Truck Series joins the Cup cars at Loudon. And since it’s Wednesday, we’ve got more of your questions and our answers. If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we will be answering [...]
The Big Three “What If”
December 22nd, 2008 T.C. What if the big three don’t get the bailout? What if the big three do get the bailout? What if the big three go bankrupt? What if the big three don’t go bankrupt? What if the big three pull out of NASCAR? What if the big three don’t pull out of NASCAR? In any case, [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: automakers, bailout, big 3, big three, Chrysler, ford, GM, manufacturer, NASCAR 13 Comments »NASCAR Should Consider Other Manufacturers
October 23rd, 2008 Journo In an interview with ESPN last week, team owner Felix Sabates brought up the idea, among others, of new manufacturers entering the sport. More specifically he brought up the idea of Honda joining the sport. Now neither he nor I are suggesting that this is going to happen, but I wonder, why not? With the [...]
Posted in Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR Tags: big three, chevrolet, Craftsman Truck Series, dodge, ESPN, Felix Sabates, ford, formula 1, Honda, IRL, manufacturer, Motocross, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Nissan, Toyota 7 Comments »