A late race penalty on a restart for what some think was a questionable caution at Richmond set into motion circumstances that likely shifted the outcome of the race Saturday night. Once again, NASCAR’s restart rules claimed a victim – this time, Carl Edwards. Angry after the race, Edwards said NASCAR had repeatedly told his [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Richmond’
The Physics of Carl’s Restart Penalty
April 30th, 2012 
Journo 
Posted in Racing Observations 
Tags: Building Speed, Carl Edwards, NASCAR, penalty, Richmond, Robin Pemberton 
9 Comments »Key Pit Crew Changes Could Shape Championships
September 13th, 2011 T.C. Pit road has played a big roll in the outcome of races this season, and as the Cup and Nationwide Series search for their 2011 champions, an even bigger emphasis will be placed on the crews. Those drivers with the strongest pit crews will have a serious advantage as we come into the home stretch. [...]
2011 Shaping Up As Worst Season Of Smoke’s Career
August 29th, 2011 T.C. For Tony Stewart, Saturday night’s Cup race at Bristol was one to forget. After qualifying a dismal 42nd, Stewart rode around in the back all night and finished 28th. He was never higher than 28th on the leaderboard, and of the drivers that ran the entire race, Stewart had the seventh worst driver rating. It [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: atlanta, bobby hutchens, bristol, Richmond, ryan newman, Stewart-Haas Racing, Tony Stewart 9 Comments »Richmond Keeps The Drama Rolling
May 2nd, 2011 T.C. If there is one thing you can always be sure of, it’s that no matter what changes with the cars and drivers, the short tracks will always provide a good show. Saturday night’s race at Richmond was no exception, and it gave us everything we’ve come to love about short track racing: beating and banging, [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #92
September 14th, 2010 T.C. The Chase is now upon us! This weekend’s race at New Hampshire marks the first of the ten race playoff. While we work through another week, here’s the 92nd edition of your questions and our answers. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right here. So if you’ve [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: bobby labonte, engineering, glue, Jeff Gordon, john wes townley, journalists, Kenny Wallace, lucky dog, lugnuts, media, numbers, Richmond, sealer, seat, setup, sim program, spotters, start-and-park, Terry Labonte, travel 3 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #73
May 4th, 2010 T.C. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for this weekend! Both the Nationwide Series and Cup Series are headed to Darlington, and if you are like me, you can’t get enough of the “Track Too Tough To Tame.” Don’t worry though, this week’s round of reader questions shouldn’t be too tough to tame. If you don’t [...]
Richmond Will Be First Test For Newbie Arpin
April 28th, 2010 T.C. Lost amid the Talladega chaos was the story of JR Motorsports newest driver, Steve Arpin. On Friday, Arpin went out and promptly put his Chevy in the second row during qualifying. Not bad for a kid who’d never driven an NNS car before. Once the race got started, the young Canadian ran as high as second, but was caught [...]
Posted in Driver Development, NASCAR News Tags: Dale Earnhardt Jr., JR Motorsports, Richmond, Steve Arpin, talladega 2 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #63
February 23rd, 2010 T.C. Vegas baby, VEGAS! The Cup and Nationwide cars head to Sin City this week, but before we take off for a little gambling in the desert, we’ve got another round of readers questions for you. 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 [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: California, Champion Tire, Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, las vegas, pit boxes, pit road, pits, Richmond 13 Comments »Did Kenseth Block Waltrip On Purpose?
September 16th, 2009 T.C. We normally save reader questions for our Wednesday Q&A posts, but I got this one in my email today, and I thought it would be interesting to throw this one out there for some discussion. From reader Dave: At Richmond last week, on the first two pit stops, Michael Waltrip blocked Matt Kenseth in his pit [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders, Racing Observations Tags: Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, pit crew, pit road, pit stall, pit stop, Richmond 18 Comments »Southern Swing Allows Teams Chance To Catch Breath
May 17th, 2009 T.C. This weekend’s Coke 600 at Charlotte marks the end of a five week southern swing of races. The stretch included stops at Talladega, Richmond, Darlington, and Lowes; all being within about a six hour drive from Charlotte. These races close to home allow the teams to regroup and prepare for the busy summer ahead. After this weekend’s [...]
Posted in In the Shop, Over The Wall Tags: charlotte, crew, Cup Series, Darlington, Lowes Motor Speedway, Nationwide Series, Richmond, Schedule, talladega 3 Comments »