After the 2008 season, we decided to look back over the season and see how we did in terms of reporting on rumors and breaking some news. In the end, we got eight correct, had two pushes, screwed one up, and had three rumors outstanding. With 2009 behind us, I thought it would be fun to [...]
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2009 TNI Rumor Scorecard
January 17th, 2010 
T.C. 
Posted in NASCAR News 
Tags: Baker Curb Racing, breaking news, Brian Ickler, drug testing, Eric Phillips, Fastenal, Greg Biffle, john wes townley, Johnny Benson, JR Motorsports, Kevin Harvick Inc., Kyle Busch, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Michael McDowell, Parker Kligerman, Randy Moss Motorsports, RCR, Rick Ren, rule changes, rumors, Silly Season, Trail Motorsport, Truck Series, Wyler Racing 
2 Comments »NASCAR Is Listening; and a Points Clarification
January 15th, 2010 Journo I know this is getting beat to death around the NASCAR world, but I think it’s a worthy subject. I’m talking about NASCAR, at least preliminarily, relenting on changes to the COT. As of right now nothing has been done and nothing has been announced and all we’ve got from NASCAR is “maybe talk,” but [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, The Business of NASCAR Tags: Bobby Ginn, Chip Ganassi, COT, David Hill, Fan Council, media tour, NASCAR, points, rule changes, Smith-Ganassi Racing 5 Comments »Final Thoughts on Truck Series Rule Changes
February 1st, 2009 T.C. In what appeared to be an eleventh hour decision, NASCAR announced last week that they were changing the pit stop rules for the Truck Series, but not to what we had previously reported. They will allow five guys over the wall, and will not allow fuel and tires on the same stop as we said. They [...]
Posted in In the Shop, NASCAR at the Track, NASCAR News, Over The Wall Tags: crew member, engine rule, hard cards, limit, Over The Wall, pit crew, pit stops, rule changes, Truck Series 16 Comments »More On The Truck Series Rule Changes
January 27th, 2009 T.C. In December, we were the first to bring you news that NASCAR was working on changing a few rules in the Truck Series to help save the owners money. A few days back, we also gave you the opportunity to speak up on the issue. Now, we are hearing from a few different folks that [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Over The Wall Tags: jackman, pit crew, pit stop, rule changes, tire carrier, Tire Changer, Truck Series 8 Comments »Possible Truck Series Rule Changes: Your Thoughts?
January 18th, 2009 T.C. In case you weren’t aware, NASCAR is currently staring straight in the face of a newly sponsored Truck Series that may only have 15 or 20 full time teams in 2009. The cost of the series and the difficult economy have forced some teams to quit completely. In lieu of this, NASCAR has decided just a [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: Camping World Truck Series, Economy, NASCAR, pit stop, rule changes 19 Comments »Breaking News: Rule Changes Coming to Truck Series
December 14th, 2008 T.C. In an effort to help save the teams money for the 2009 season and beyond, we are hearing that NASCAR may be ready to announce a couple of rule changes for the Truck Series. First, teams will be limited on the number of hard cards (annual credentials) they can purchase for the season. This will [...]
Posted in NASCAR News Tags: annual credential, hard card, pit crew, pit stop, rule changes, tire carrier, Truck Series 13 Comments »