I didn’t have one idea that I wanted to focus on with my last blog post before the 2011 season gets under way this week, so instead I’ve got a bunch of mini topics to touch on. Feel free to comment on any or all of them. New Points System I’ve been asked by a [...]
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Random Final NASCAR Thoughts
February 6th, 2011 
T.C. Ask The Insiders Wednesday #87
August 11th, 2010 Journo It’s back to the Irish Hills this week as NASCAR rolls into Michigan International Speedway and inches closer to the start of the Chase. But before we head to Brooklyn (Michigan that is), it’s time to answer your questions! If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #86
August 4th, 2010 T.C. Road racing returns this weekend as the Cup and NNS cars head up to Watkins Glen. While they are turning left and right, and doing backwards pit stops, the truck series takes on the Nashville Superspeedway. As we work through another week, here are more reader questions and answers. If you don’t know what this post [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #80
June 23rd, 2010 T.C. With road course racing in the rear view, both the Cup and NNS cars head north to Loudon this week. After what transpired at Infineon, the Magic Mile may play host to a little payback for some drivers. While they ponder their revenge, we’ve got more reader questions and answers. If you don’t know what [...]
Do You Remember Gilligan’s Island?
June 14th, 2010 T.C. Every track we go to has unique challenges on pit road. At short tracks like Martinsville, the stalls are very small; Phoenix and Darlington have curved pit roads; Kentucky has the world’s thinnest pit wall; and at Watkins Glen we pit backwards. Until only a few short years ago however, nobody had a pit road [...]
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Tags: Gilligan's Island, Infineon Raceway, pit road, pit stops, road course, Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma 
14 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #51
December 1st, 2009 T.C. After a short hiatus, “Ask The Insiders Wednesday” returns for the 51st version. We’ve got a big batch of questions, so lets get right to it. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right here. So if you’ve got one, click on the ”Ask the Insiders” tab at [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: Championship, Doug Yates, fuel injection, Kyle Petty, NASCAR, pit stops, Robert Yates, Roush, RPM, Steve Addington, Yates 4 Comments »Teams Need To Let Young Pit Crew Guys Make Mistakes
October 14th, 2009 T.C. I’m going to go on a rant here, so I apologize in advance, but this is something that has bothered me since I started as a tire changer. When young guys finally get their first opportunities to jack, carry, and change they usually end up on Truck Series and some of the smaller Nationwide Series [...]
Posted in Over The Wall Tags: confidence, Crew Chief, experience, jackman, mistakes, pit crew, pit stops, tire carrier, Tire Changer 5 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #44
October 6th, 2009 T.C. We’ve got a short list of questions this week before the Cup and Nationwide Series head to California. If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we will be answering any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right here. So if you’ve got one, click on the ”Ask the Insiders” tab at the [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: aggressive driving, Brad Keselowski, Carl Long, Darlington, Goodyear, pit stops, tires 4 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #38
August 25th, 2009 T.C. The Cup Series is off this weekend, but there will be no shortage of racing to watch. The Truck Series takes on Chicago, while the Nationwide cars head north of the border to the Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we will be answering [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: IndyCar, IRL, NASCAR, Over The Wall, pit stops, sponsors, sticker tires, tires, toolbox 2 Comments »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 »