At the start of 2009, the outlook for NASCAR and its teams was bleak. The economy was tanking and people were talking about the possibility of less then 43 cars showing up at California and beyond. Then a funny thing happened. Where team contraction and minimal sponsorship had created holes in entry lists, some folks [...]
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Some Of The Little Guys Are Starting To Fade
May 25th, 2009 
T.C. 
Posted in NASCAR News, The Business of NASCAR 
Tags: Brian Simo, David Gilliland, David Green, donny lia, Economy, Eddie Smith, Evander Holyfield, J.J. Yeley, Jeremy Mayfield, Joe Nemecheck, Kenny Hendrick, Mayfield Motorsports, mike skinner, Nationwide Series, Patrick Carpentier, Scott Riggs, SK Motorsports, Smith-Ganassi Racing, start-and-park, Tommy Baldwin Racing 
3 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #20
April 21st, 2009 T.C. We’ve made it to the 20th edition of Ask the Insiders Wednesday! All three NASCAR series are in action this week with the Trucks at Kansas, and Nationwide and Cup at Talladega. But until they get after it, we’ll get into another round of reader questions. If you don’t know what this post is, until [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, AllmendingerToyota, Championship, cheating, Garage, J.J. Yeley, Kenny Wallace, lug, lug nut, mike wallace, pit, restricter plate, robby gordon, TRD, Triad 5 Comments »Coleman Getting Rare Second Chance
November 24th, 2008 T.C. Just days after Hall of Fame Racing announced it had released driver Brad Coleman, Joe Gibbs Racing President J.D. Gibbs told Scene Daily he wants to bring Coleman back to JGR’s Nationwide team. Coleman drove part time for JGR in the Busch Series in 2007, and after leaving to pursue other opportunities that didn’t work [...]
Hey Yeley, Cool It!
November 11th, 2008 Journo So I am probably opening myself up here, but I am willing to take the risk. J.J. Yeley has been complaining a lot lately and from what I have seen on forums and message boards, a lot of people agree with him. This past week he brought his plight to the Arizona Republic saying it [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Hall of Fame Racing, J.J. Yeley, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, Tony Raines, Tony Stewart 23 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: August 2-9
August 9th, 2008 Journo Road course racing is back again as the NASCAR Sprint Cup series and Nationwide Series travels to Watkins Glen International. From rain tires, to the re-emergence of the lawsuit facing NASCAR, this week produced interesting storylines. Hall of Fame Racing, which started just a couple of seasons ago with such promise is grasping to stay afloat, booting JJ [...]
Posted in NASCAR Week That Was Tags: Bruton Smith, DEI, diversity, ESPN, J.J. Yeley, Mauricia Grant, media, media ethics, NASCAR, SMI, Speedway Motorsports No Comments »Go or Go Home: The Race before the Race
May 22nd, 2008 T.C. The Thursday before the Coke 600 is always a very important day for a select group of drivers and teams. Tonight is Pole Night for Sunday’s Coke 600 and every driver wants to be in the field for the home race. The entry list shows thirteen drivers that are currently on the outside looking in, [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, coke 600, go or go home, J.J. Yeley, Jeff Green, Joe Nemechek, Johnny Sauter, Jon Wood, Ken Schrader, Kyle Petty, Patrick Carpentier, pole night, qualifying, Sam Hornish Jr., Stanton Barrett, Sterling Marlin, Tony Raines No Comments »