The only thing as sure as the next race is that there will be flux and change during the NASCAR season. And this year hasn’t been any different. This summer we saw crew chief shifts at some of the sport’s top tier teams – I even wrote about it here. From Earnhardt Ganassi Racing to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Juan Pablo Montoya’
Crew Chief Swaps… By The Numbers
September 26th, 2011 
Journo Crew Chief Musical Chairs
July 21st, 2011 Journo 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 [...]
Mayhem And Paybacks Rule The Weekend
June 27th, 2011 T.C. We saw it at both Road America and Infineon. Bent sheet metal and angry drivers filled the garage area after the races. You would have thought we had just raced at Martinsville or the old Bristol. Papis was angry with Villeneuve, Stewart and Vickers were at odds, and no NASCAR clash is complete without a [...]
Richmond Keeps The Drama Rolling
May 2nd, 2011 T.C. If there is one thing you can always be sure of, it’s that no matter what changes with the cars and drivers, the short tracks will always provide a good show. Saturday night’s race at Richmond was no exception, and it gave us everything we’ve come to love about short track racing: beating and banging, [...]
Pattie, Montoya, EGR In Trouble…Now A Distant Memory
August 10th, 2010 Journo Before I begin, I just really need to get this off my chest…I told you so. For the last week some in the NASCAR media have been trying to turn fleeting anger between Juan Pablo Montoya and Brian Pattie into the feud of the century…the ‘beginning of the end?’ some asked. I think Sunday proved [...]
Posted in Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR 
Tags: Brian Pattie, CGR, Chip Ganassi, Earnhardt Ganassi, EGR, Juan Pablo Montoya, Target 
6 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 [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #86
August 4th, 2010 T.C. Road racing returns this weekend as the Cup and NNS cars head up to Watkins Glen. While they are turning left and right, and doing backwards pit stops, the truck series takes on the Nashville Superspeedway. As we work through another week, here are more reader questions and answers. If you don’t know what this post [...]
Kyle Busch Maturing Little By Little
July 5th, 2010 Journo I know you’re saying right now, “Journo, what the heck are you talking about?” Give me a minute. After Kyle and Juan Pablo Montoya got together on lap 103 (Montoya was about to get lapped by Busch who was in the lead), Kyle gave a very snarky interview to TNT. He said: “Yeah, I guess [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Bill Janitz, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, TNT, True Speed, True Speed Communications, wreck 17 Comments »I Don’t See Nothing Wrong… With A Little Bump-And-Run
June 27th, 2010 T.C. I don’t care who you are, if you didn’t think the end of the race at Loudon was good, then you aren’t a race fan. There, I said it. As a whole, I realize this probably wasn’t the most exciting race of the season, but the last 15 laps were awesome. We saw Jeff Burton [...]
Logano Needs To Quit Talking And Just Get Payback
June 24th, 2010 T.C. When it comes to racing Joey Logano, a pattern is starting to emerge with how some of the veterans treat the young driver. And the message from the veterans appears to be that they don’t respect this kid very much. Recent run-ins with Kevin Harvick and Juan Pablo Montoya kept Logano from good finishes at Pocono [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations Tags: Greg Biffle, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, payback, revenge 22 Comments »