**I know I’m a couple of days late on this, but I wanted to weigh in with a little post-mortem on the deal. It was announced on Monday HendrickCars.com would provide various forms of sponsorship for three teams at the Daytona 500, one at the March race at Bristol and one for July’s Coke Zero [...]
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Well Played Hendrick…
February 16th, 2012 
Journo Menard And Cassill Pleasantly Surprising At Michigan
June 20th, 2011 Journo By winning at Michigan Denny Hamlin became the 10th different winner of the season. His hard fought victory over Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and his own teammate, Kyle Busch, added to what’s been a thrilling season marked by a diverse cast of characters. Adding to that cast Sunday were Paul Menard and Landon Cassill. In [...]
Almirola Capitalizes On Second Chance
August 20th, 2010 T.C. In the current climate of funded drivers and retreating sponsorship dollars, it’s very uncommon for a young driver without his own money to get a second chance. What we are seeing with Aric Almirola though, goes against all of that. JR Motorsports announced on Wednesday that Almirola had signed a multi-year agreement to drive the team’s #88 car [...]
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Tags: Aric Almirola, Billy Ballew Motorsports, Camping World Truck Series, dale earnhardt inc, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, Ginn Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, JR Motorsports, Key Motorsports, Nationwide Series, Phoenix Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports, Smith-Ganassi Racing 
5 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #79
June 15th, 2010 T.C. It will be a weekend full of left AND right turns as both the Cup and Nationwide Series will both take to road courses. The Cup cars are at Infineon Raceway in California and the NNS boys are at Road America in Wisconsin. While we wait for the racing to get here, we’ve got more questions and [...]
Did Kasey Make The Right Choice?
June 14th, 2010 Journo With all the discussion surrounding Kasey Kahne, and the 2011 Hendrick plan for him, I’ve begun to wonder whether this was Kasey’s best move. I say this not because Hendrick isn’t a great team – they most certainly are. And not because Kasey can’t succeed at Hendrick – I think he most certainly can. I [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #76
May 26th, 2010 T.C. Race week in Charlotte is in full effect. Fans will descend on the QC this week to watch the Coca Cola 600 and to check out all there is to see in the center of the NASCAR universe. In case you are coming to town and are looking for stuff to do, we’ve put together a nice list to [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: 1080i, 720p, all star race, All-Star, Brian Vickers, Casey Mears, coke 600, ESPN, Fox, Monaco grand prix, Phoenix Racing, Red Bull, Scott Speed 6 Comments »What Bobby Labonte Deserves and Casey Mears Doesn’t
May 20th, 2010 Journo When a driver becomes a Cup Series champion a certain amount of gravitas is permanently attached to him. Being a champion puts a driver in the league with the sports all-time greats and marks him permanently in the annals of history in the sport. He’ll forever be introduced as a Cup Series champion. I digress. There [...]
A Possible Miccosukee Exit and Finally Some Racing at Daytona
January 29th, 2010 Journo The Charlotte Observer’s Jim Utter reported earlier in the week about the potential exit of Miccosukee from NASCAR. The Florida Indian Tribe was set to sponsor a truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports and Nationwide and Cup Series teams for Phoenix Racing. For Kyle Busch Motorsports, the potential move by the tribe would certainly cause headaches. [...]
A Questionable Move For Aric Almirola
October 23rd, 2009 Journo Last week Aric Almirola filed paperwork with the North Carolina Superior Court indicating he may have a breach of contract dispute with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. According to SceneDaily, which reported on the filing, Almirola indicated a breach of contract and unfair and deceptive trade practices. The filing gives Almirola until November 5 [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #36
August 11th, 2009 T.C. From the Finger Lakes of New York, NASCAR moves to the Irish Hills of Michigan this week. The Cup and NNS cars will take to the two mile Michigan International Speedway on Saturday and Sunday. But following another Monday race, we’ve got more answers for your questions. If you don’t know what this post is, until [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: Engine, James Finch, merchandise, Motors, Phoenix Racing, pit stops, restricter plate, restrictor plate, Sponsor, sponsors 10 Comments »