It’s always nice for the teams when we get to this part of the schedule, because with all three series racing in Charlotte, it means most get to sleep in their own beds. But a crowded weekend schedule, along with a trip to Iowa for the Nationwide cars, means some will have a very busy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pit crew challenge’
Long Busy Weekend Ahead For Some Pit Crews
May 18th, 2011 
T.C. Pit Crew Challenge Taking Shape
May 9th, 2011 T.C. If you’ve been a TNI reader for a while, you know that both Journo and myself are big fans of the yearly Pit Crew Challenge. Each year, during the All Star race week, the best 24 pit crews do battle at Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena for bragging rights and some serious cash. The event [...]
The Pit Crew Challenge Is Seriously Underrated
May 15th, 2009 T.C. So in case you don’t happen to follow us on Twitter, both Journo and myself were at Time Warner Cable Arena tonight for the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge. We invited anyone who spotted us to come up and say hi. Shockingly, we had no takers. This year’s version of the challenge was the same format [...]
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Tags: jeff burton, JHE, pit crew challenge, RCR, Reed Sorenson, RPM, Time Warner Cable Arena 
3 Comments »UPDATED: Things To Do In Charlotte During Race Weeks
May 10th, 2009 Journo Charlotte race weeks are quickly approaching and that means teams are opening their doors for fan appreciation days and drivers are signing autographs throughout the region. We here at TNI wanted to get all Charlotte bound fans prepared for the next two weeks, so we have compiled a list of events and things to do. [...]
Posted in In the Shop, NASCAR News, Those Crazy Race Fans Tags: charlotte, coca cola 600, coke 600, ifavorite, pit crew challenge, race shops, Race weeks, things to do, tours 4 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #16
March 24th, 2009 T.C. After they went roundy-roundy on the high banks of Bristol, NASCAR is taking the show to the Martinsville paperclip. The Nationwide teams will sit this one out while the Truck Series takes center stage on Saturday. But it’s not Saturday, it’s Wednesday, and that means another round of reader questions. If you don’t know what this post [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: California, computers, Daytona, ESPN, Fox, Infineon, ISC, Kentucky, Kyle Busch, pit crew challenge, SMI, tv broadcast, Watkins Glen 6 Comments »Pit Crew Challenge with an Angry David Poole
May 15th, 2008 Journo The Pit Crew Challenge is always a highlight of All-Star week in Charlotte and this year failed to disappoint. The ever growing, ever evolving event in, I believe, its fifth year in Charlotte, featured NASCAR’s premiere teams competing for a year of bragging rights. This year featured an even more flashy set, a band and an [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: All-Star, Brian Vickers, David Poole, NASCAR, pit crew challenge, Rutledge Wood No Comments »Charlotte Race Weeks – Stuff to Do
May 15th, 2008 T.C. Racing is back home in Charlotte for the next two weeks. The Truck Series and All Star race are this weekend, followed by the Coke 600 next weekend. Its always a big couple of weeks here in town and our local population always swells a little bit. I thought since maybe some of our readers are [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: all star race, coca cola 600, coke 600, ganassi fan day, hendrick museum, pit crew challenge, race shops, speed street No Comments »