The responsibility over the past two or three seasons we’ve given back to the drivers came I think with a very clear understanding that there could be a line that got crossed. As annoying as the comments that I’ve made personally in the past about ‘we’ll know it when we see it’ might have been, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Richard Childress’
Kyle Got What Kyle Deserved
November 7th, 2011 
Journo 
Posted in Miscellaneous 
Tags: jgr, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, penalty, RCR, Richard Childress, Ron Hornday Jr, suspension 
35 Comments »A Week of Communications Missteps in NASCAR
September 27th, 2010 Journo Combine a sanctioning body with no self awareness, select media members inflaming a penalty, an unclear inspection process and technical issue, and a driver who likes to speak his mind and you’ve got a lesson in public relations no-nos. There is an old adage in PR: if you don’t tell your story, someone else will [...]
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 [...]
Updated: Your Favorite Team and a Funded Driver (or John Wes Townley)
October 28th, 2009 Journo I heard a rumor this weekend about a “funded” driver with an opportunity at a large, well respected organization. I would name names, but I don’t know how much credit I give the rumor. That really isn’t the point of my post though. This movement toward the funded driver has become the rule instead of [...]
Mounting Frustration Evident At RCR
August 17th, 2009 T.C. One of the bigger story lines of the 2009 season has been the downfall of Richard Childress Racing. After putting all three teams into the Chase in 2008, only Clint Bowyer appears to have a shot at a Chase berth for 2009. With only a few races left before the “playoffs” begin, Bowyer is 14th [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations Tags: audio, Casey Mears, Chase, Clint Bowyer, Cup Series, Driver, Kevin Harvick, owner, performance, radio, Richard Childress, richard childress racing, rumors 20 Comments »The Off Track Businesses of NASCAR’s Drivers
July 9th, 2009 Journo From Curtis Turner to Tony Stewart drivers involved in businesses outside the sport is as old as NASCAR itself. While we don’t have any timber barons out racing today (Curtis Turner made his living in timber before spending it on racing), many drivers are utilizing their resources to build empires that will outlast their driving careers. [...]
What In The (Expletive) Is Going On?!?!
June 22nd, 2009 T.C. So I returned from another busy weekend of racing to discover (thanks to the Internet) what many in the NASCAR media have been fronting for weeks; that all of NASCAR is finally starting to implode! OH MY GOD! WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE! SAVE YOURSELVES! EVERYBODY PANIC!!! A quick look around the Internet today and you would have seen [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: chevrolet, internet, Kasey Kahne, Manufacturers, Martin Truex Jr., media, NCWTS, NNS, RCR, Red Bull, Richard Childress, robby gordon, Tony Stewart, Toyota, writers 15 Comments »Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going: Part 3
December 18th, 2008 T.C. This is part three 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. Richard Childress Racing After a very strong [...]
Posted in Cup Team Observations Tags: beengoing, bobby hutchens, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, darian grubb, Gene Haas, gil martin, Haas CNC Racing, jeff burton, Kevin Harvick, Richard Childress, richard childress racing, ryan newman, shane wilson, Stewart-Haas Racing, todd berrier, tony gibson, Tony Stewart 11 Comments »Austin Dillon to the Truck Series?
July 10th, 2008 T.C. Austin Dillon, the 18 year old grandson of Cup Series team owner Richard Childress and son of former Busch Series driver Mike Dillon, might be headed for the Truck Series. I’m hearing that he may run as many as three races this season in the NCTS to further his development. The races will be run [...]
NASCAR Needs to be in Iowa
May 19th, 2008 T.C. There was a blurb today on Jayski from the Des Moines Register where Richard Childress said that Iowa Speedway would be great for a Nationwide Series race, possibly coupled with a Truck Series race. I cannot agree with him more. I’ve been to Iowa Speedway a few times for different races and it is a great facility. [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Des Moines Register, Iowa Speedway, jayski, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Richard Childress, Truck Series 2 Comments »