Let me just say this first: I don’t care that somebody threw the Penske guys under the bus. There, I said it. (Cue the “you work for Hendrick” trolling in 3…2…1…) Last week, after both Penske cars were busted by NASCAR at Texas for some creative rear-end components, Jenna Fryer wrote that NASCAR may have [...]
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The Tattletale Issue
April 22nd, 2013 
T.C. 
Posted in NASCAR News 
Tags: Brad Keselowski, cheating, hendrick motorsports, inspection, Joey Logano, Penske 
7 Comments »Whoa, Dodge Has Style
March 11th, 2012 Journo A new day is dawning in the aesthetics of the sport’s highest series. Or at least it looked that way on Sunday. Dodge unveiled it’s new Charger Cup car on Sunday and it looks great (sorry I didn’t include a photo, but check out the unveil video here). A car with bodylines and a distinctive [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations Tags: 2013, Charger, COT, dodge, NASCAR, Penske, Ralph Gilles 5 Comments »What’s Next For Dodge?
March 2nd, 2012 Journo In a surprising announcement yesterday, Penske Racing said it would switch manufacturers to Ford at the end of the season. The team left Ford in 2003 and in recent years became the premier organization for Dodge. Together the two had a reasonable amount of success racking up 23 wins (a little less impressive considering 8 [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, The Business of NASCAR Tags: COT, dodge, ford, NASCAR, Penske, Richard Petty Motorsports, Roush, RPM 15 Comments »A Bad Year To Be A Free Agent
May 12th, 2011 Journo We entered this season with a lot of great drivers at the end of their contracts. Among them were Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer. Biffle has already re-signed with Roush Fenway, but the other three are still without contracts for next year and beyond. While they hold out to weigh their [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, EGR, free agent, Ganassi, Penske, RCR, Red Bull Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, Stewart Haas 2 Comments »Finally A Race With the Chase?
October 5th, 2010 Journo I know Jimmie is leading the points. And I’m not going to say he doesn’t have a chance of winning a fifth championship – he absolutely does. The points race though is the closest we’ve seen after three races in the history of the Chase, and I think Jimmie has the toughest competition (in terms [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Championship, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Denny Hamlin, Gibbs, Hendrick, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Penske, RCR, Tony Stewart 7 Comments »Why The Championship Race Is Wide Open
September 13th, 2010 Journo It’s hard to believe we’re closing in on the final races of the season. In just more than two months we’ll be in Homestead to crown a champion for 2010. In the meantime we’ve got our Chase field set and 10 races to sort out the good from the great. So far this season we’ve [...]
Sponsorship Acquisition: It’s Not Personal, It’s Just Business
December 14th, 2009 T.C. The single biggest problem facing NASCAR teams that want to continue being NASCAR teams is the search for, acquisition of, and retention of sponsors. Without them, we don’t get to go play on the weekends. But as the economy continues to struggle, this proposition has become much more difficult. Just this year alone we’ve lost [...]
Penske and Verizon’s Brilliant Marketing
February 8th, 2009 Journo The marketing folks at both Verizon and Penske are to be commended for their efforts. When I first saw the paint scheme for David Stremme’s #12, I’ll admit I was skeptical. But after seeing what it looked like during the broadcast I couldn’t help but see how much the car looked like it was sponsored by Verizon despite the absence of [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, The Business of NASCAR Tags: Daly Planet, IRL, Marlboro, NASCAR, Penske, Sprint, Verizon 16 Comments »The NASCAR Week That Was: Feb. 1-7
February 7th, 2009 Journo NASCAR made its way to Daytona this week as they kick off the 2009 season. Despite that there was no shortage of story lines as “point swapping” became everyone’s favorite catch phrase. Penske has a new name (Penske Championship Racing) after bringing on Bill Davis to get the points from his #22. RCR picks up points from [...]
Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going: Part 4
December 30th, 2008 Journo This is part four in the series, looking at how Cup teams fared in 2008, and where they are headed in 2009. Each post will feature two teams and we will iron out details for the upcoming season and give our own projection for what to expect in ‘09. Penske Racing 2008 started out on a [...]
Posted in Cup Team Observations Tags: Dale Earnhardt Jr., DEI, Ganassi, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex, Merger, Open Wheel, Penske, ryan newman, Sam Hornish Jr. 1 Comment »