We first reported this week that Travis Pastrana would be making his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut with RAB Racing (or the team’s points at least). The deal was an obvious one for Pastrana 199 Racing to secure a guaranteed starting spot for the rookie driver. This, and other deals, leave Kenny Wallace out of a ride, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘MWR’
Hey Kenny, Tone It Down A Bit
April 19th, 2012 
Journo What Does David Reutimann Do Now?
November 4th, 2011 Journo You’re 41. You’ve got four NASCAR wins. You’ve worked for the same people for the most of the last decade. And now you’re out of a job with just three weeks until the end of the season. What do you do? This is the question David Reutimann has to to answer right now. What does [...]
Michael Waltrip Is The Worst Driver In NASCAR
September 29th, 2011 Journo You heard him say it. Sure he was angry and it’s not true – Waltrip did win two Daytona 500s after all – but it definitely adds an uncomfortable element to the Clint Bowyer to Michael Waltrip Racing rumors. Strange bedfellows? We often say around here not to burn bridges – the community is too small and [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR 
Tags: Clint Bower, contract, michael waltrip racing, MWR, NASCAR, RCR, richard childress racing 
11 Comments »What Does Bowyer Do Now?
September 15th, 2011 Journo For much of the early part of the season it was Carl Edwards who took up all the oxygen as the chief target of 2012 speculation. And after months and rumors, Edwards ultimately re-signed with Roush Fenway Racing. Up next was Clint Bowyer who looked early on like another candidate to re-sign with his existing [...]
Can Mediocre Driver Waltrip Become A Great Owner?
April 2nd, 2010 Journo Could Michael Waltrip match the success of Richard Childress? I know it’s an odd question, but I was thinking about this the other day. At this point both have built teams that are consistently competitive and capable of winning races and on track they both have had very comparable success in their driving careers (though [...]
The Glamorous World Of Race Team Travel
November 12th, 2009 T.C. I get asked all the time by family and friends about the constant travel that is necessary to be apart of the sport we call NASCAR. People always want to know where I’m going and how we get there. It’s a topic I explored in a post I wrote last summer here at TNI called Flying the [...]
Posted in Over The Wall Tags: airplanes, commercial, DJ Copp, ESPN, flying, MWR, NASCAR Now, private, travel 4 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 »Is EGR Really All That Unstable?
July 9th, 2009 T.C. So now that the worst kept secret of the 2009 season is out, that Martin Truex Jr. is leaving Earnhardt Ganassi Racing for Michael Waltrip Rass Racing, it seems the popular thing to do is to pile on EGR and its future as an organization. Following the announcement by MWR and Truex, both Truex himself [...]
Is MWR The Best Place For Truex?
June 8th, 2009 T.C. There has been much speculation over the last several weeks regarding where Martin Truex Jr. will race in 2010 and beyond. This speculation has been fueled mostly by Truex’s own comments on a possible move, which started at the Talladega race in April. The turmoil surrounding the DEI/CGR merger, and the lack of performance from [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #24
May 19th, 2009 T.C. We saw plenty of action during the first weekend of racing in Charlotte. Hopefully we will see more of the same this weekend for the Nationwide and Cup races. But unil the cars hit the track, we’ve got another round of your questions to answer. If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we will [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: colin braun, Kyle Busch, Michael McDowell, Michael Waltrip, MWR, parking, payouts, qualifying, Truck Series 3 Comments »