We’re just a week into the NASCAR off-season and the changes are coming fast and heavy. Layoffs Around The shoe hasn’t dropped everywhere just yet, but so far Roush Fenway has undertaken a massive layoff that we’ve heard was as many as 125 employees. This included many long-time Roush employees. What’s loyalty worth in this [...]
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A Turbulent Start to the NASCAR Off-Season
November 29th, 2011 
Journo Brace Yourself For The Off-Season Crew Members
November 18th, 2011 Journo The next couple of weeks will be a time for celebration in NASCAR. We’ll crown three different champions this weekend and then head to the respective banquets. It was a season of improved ratings, competition and the first Cup champion not named Jimmie Johnson since 2005. As some celebrate next week, a lot of others [...]
Breaking News: Turner Motorsports Employees Receive WARN Letters, Dollar General Gone
October 3rd, 2011 T.C. We are hearing that Turner Motorsports had meetings with the majority of their employees today and handed out letters in accordance with the North Carolina WARN Act regarding layoffs. In case you aren’t familiar, the WARN Act “requires a 60-day notice to the state and employees if at least 50 employees will be laid off [...]
Posted in NASCAR News 
Tags: Braun Racing, Dollar General, layoffs, Nationwide Series, Turner Motorsports, WARN Act 
6 Comments »And We’re Back!
November 29th, 2009 T.C. After a nice (but brief) vacation, both myself and Journo are returning to action this week. As Journo said last week, we are going to cut down our posting frequency during the off-season to a post for Monday, Ask The Insiders on Wednesday, a post for Friday, and the Saturday links post. If something interesting pops [...]
The End Is Near
November 9th, 2009 T.C. And then there were two. Phoenix and Homestead are the only two remaining races before we put the 2009 season in the books. And I’ve got to say, I’m a little bummed. This time of year is always a little bitter sweet for me. I know there are a ton of guys that look forward [...]
Posted in Over The Wall, Racing Observations Tags: 2009, Daytona, homestead, Jeremy Mayfield, Jimmie Johnson, layoffs, NASCAR, Offseason, phoenix, Tire Changer 25 Comments »The Show Must Go On
February 4th, 2009 T.C. I think it’s interesting that over the last few weeks we’ve seen a major divide develop among those who cover this sport. The divide exists where people take their stance on whether to acknowledge the tough times the sport has had, or not acknowledge them. During the normal Daytona testing period, we saw where some TV folks [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: 2009 season, Daytona, Economy, internet, layoffs, media, SPEED, Truck Series 9 Comments »The Rules Haven’t Changed
November 26th, 2008 Journo I’m not sure who sent out the memo that everything we have done in the past to get jobs has changed, but it seems a lot of people have gotten it. In my post the other day I made mention to how many teams are being inundated with resumes. In the last couple of days [...]
