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 ‘Martin Truex Jr.’
Crew Chief Swaps… By The Numbers
September 26th, 2011 
Journo Is Tryson The Problem On The #56 Team?
June 9th, 2011 Journo Michael Waltrip Racing announced Tuesday Pat Tryson would be replaced this weekend as crew chief for Martin Truex Jr. The team’s lead engineer Chad Johnston will take over. The organization said Tryson’s contract would be honored and he would be “redeployed” – what exactly that means, not even Tryson knows. The #56 team has struggled [...]
Posted in Racing Observations 
Tags: David Reutimann, Martin Truex Jr., michael waltrip racing, NAPA, NASCAR, Pat Tryson, Steve Hallam 
16 Comments »Easily Offended? Don’t Listen to Radio Traffic
May 6th, 2011 Journo Drivers should be professional enough to police themselves and refrain from using such offensive language, even in the heat of battle. They should be conscious of the fact that fans and others are listening and choose their words and rants more carefully. What!? Yearly we end up in this ridiculous debate about the language used [...]
Posted in Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR Tags: Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr., NASCAR, radio, scanner 18 Comments »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, [...]
Truex Not Happy, NASCAR Looking At Fuel Heads
April 3rd, 2011 T.C. As is usually the case with Martinsville races, there was definitely no shortage of story lines after Sunday’s race. There was the usual Martinsville bumping and grinding, a ton of lead changes, some hard hits, and a near miss for Dale Jr. In the end though, Kevin Harvick made another late race move and won [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: fuel system, hung throttle, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr., Martinsville, NASCAR, Pat Tryson, Schultz Products, self vented 18 Comments »Why In the World Would MWR Let Bayne Walk?
September 27th, 2010 T.C. In what can only be described as a surprising move, Michael Waltrip Racing has released Trevor Bayne. The move was confirmed by Martin Truex Jr. today on Sirius Speedway. Truex himself will be in the #99 Diamond-Waltrip NNS car at Kansas this weekend. From what we’ve heard, there is a great deal of interest in [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Martin Truex Jr., michael waltrip racing, Roush Fenway Racing, ryan truex, Trevor Bayne 24 Comments »McMurray Making Roush, Truex Look Bad
July 27th, 2010 Journo And in turn making Chip Ganassi, Johnny Morris and Kevin Manion look pretty good. Since returning to his old home at Ganassi Jamie McMurray looks like a new man. Just past the halfway point of the season he has won (or almost won) the three most prestigious events on the NASCAR schedule. McMurray’s got two [...]
2009 Predictions Revisited
December 20th, 2009 T.C. Following the 2008 season, Journo and myself wrote a series of posts that covered all the major teams in the Cup Series. We looked at where they had been in 2008 and where they were going in 2009. The posts contained some predictions for the 2009 season, with some being more specific then others. I [...]
Posted in Cup Team Observations Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, bobby labonte, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., david ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Denny Hamlin, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, Elliott Sadler, Gillett Evernham Motorsports, Greg Biffle, hendrick motorsports, Jamie McMurray, jeff burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, michael waltrip racing, Paul Menard, Penske Racing, Reed Sorenson, richard childress racing, Richard Petty Motorsports, robby gordon, Robby Gordon Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing, ryan newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Speed, Stewart-Haas Racing, Team Red Bull, Tony Stewart, Travis Kvapil, Yates Racing 3 Comments »Hey Penske, Why Not Just Release Tryson?
September 20th, 2009 Journo Jenna Fryer at the AP first reported this weekend that Pat Tryson, crew chief for Kurt Busch has been effectively shut out of the Penske shop because of his announced defection to Michael Waltrip Racing next season. The story quotes Penske VP of Operations Mike Nelson as saying “It really breaks down to 2009 vs. [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations Tags: Crew Chief, Jeff Thousand, Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr., MWR, Pat Tryson, Penske Racing, Roger Penske 17 Comments »Do You Remember Why You Love NASCAR?
July 16th, 2009 Journo Do you remember why you love racing? I want you to stop for a minute and think about it. For me, the love is deep-seeded. From an early age at the local short tracks to now when I head through the tunnel at any track, the feeling I get is indescribable. I love the smell [...]
