Take note of this past week – it was one of the more interesting ones I think we’ve seen in a long time. Championship hopes dashed. A driver suspended. A championship team owner put in a bad spot. And sponsors very publicly exercising their influence. It was a strange mix of expectation and surprise. With [...]
Posts Tagged ‘jgr’
Busch’s Sponsors Exercise Influence
November 15th, 2011 
Journo 
Posted in The Business of NASCAR 
Tags: jgr, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, m&ms, mars, Sponsor, sponsorship 
15 Comments »Kyle Got What Kyle Deserved
November 7th, 2011 Journo The responsibility over the past two or three seasons we’ve given back to the drivers came I think with a very clear understanding that there could be a line that got crossed. As annoying as the comments that I’ve made personally in the past about ‘we’ll know it when we see it’ might have been, [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous Tags: jgr, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, penalty, RCR, Richard Childress, Ron Hornday Jr, suspension 35 Comments »Gibbs’ Reliability Issue
August 4th, 2011 Journo Joe Gibbs Racing didn’t have a particularly good weekend in Indianapolis. The teams finished 10th, 25th and 27th. Adding to the weekend woes was what has become a very common problem for JGR – an expired engine; this time for Denny Hamlin. This ongoing issue comes as rumors about the future of JGR’s engine program [...]
Posted in Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR Tags: Dave Rogers, Denny Hamlin, Engine, jgr, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Mark Cronquist, Toyota 8 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #69
April 6th, 2010 T.C. While the haulers are headed for the Valley of the Sun, we’ve got a short batch of reader questions and answers for you. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right here. So if you’ve got one, click on the ”Ask the Insiders” tab at the top of [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: injuries, jgr, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, piedmont airlines, pit crew, pit crews, pit road 9 Comments »So Kyle, Do You Have Any Regrets?
March 21st, 2010 Journo It’s now been eight races, since Steve Addington gave up the reins of the #18 team to Dave Rogers. In that time, Kyle Busch has not done a whole lot. And while the season is still young, and Busch’s and Roger’s Cup partnership is still relatively new, I have to wonder if Kyle isn’t beginning [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Dave Rogers, jgr, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Penske Racing, Steve Addington 6 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #48
November 3rd, 2009 T.C. And then there were three. Texas, Phoenix, and Homestead are the last remaining races on the 2009 schedule before we put it in the record books. But before we start the home stretch, we’ve got more of your questions and our somewhat educated answers. If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we will be [...]
The Future Of NASCAR Ownership
July 23rd, 2009 T.C. I’m not sure if you saw this little tidbit today, but amid the endless Mayfield talk and the announcement from Roush Fenway Racing that DeWalt would not return as a sponsor next year, was Jimmy Spencer floating the rumor that Earnhardt Ganassi Racing may somehow merge next season with Joe Gibbs Racing. The rumor mention [...]
Strive for Diversity
October 20th, 2008 Journo In recent years NASCAR has strived to make the sport more representative of an increasingly diverse America. With program’s like the Drive for Diversity and the Diversity Internship Program they have enhanced the visibility of the sport, and increased the opportunities for women and minorities interested in pursuing the NASCAR life. Some notable alumni of the [...]
