Remember that time Bobby Ginn was part of the Childress ownership group? And Chip Ganassi was a partner in that back marker Nationwide Team? Or how about when Jim Harris become a partial owner up at the now-defunct Randy Moss Motorsports? Yeah, not too memorable, right? Every year around this time the screaming begins about [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Stewart Haas’
Get Rid Of Owners Points Swaps? Not So Fast…
February 3rd, 2012 
Journo 
Posted in Racing Observations 
Tags: nascar owner points, points, Stewart Haas, Tommy Baldwin Racing 
12 Comments »The Race To The Chase Is On
July 18th, 2011 Journo Sunday’s race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, dominated by fuel mileage, mistakes, and both Stewart Haas cars continued what has been a season of parity and added another contender to the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Ryan Newman’s victory made him the 13th different winner after 19 races this season and gave him a [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Championship, Chase, david ragan, NASCAR, Roush Fenway Racing, ryan newman, Stewart Haas, Tony Stewart 7 Comments »2011 Silly Season In Full Effect
June 28th, 2011 Journo With the announcement last week that Red Bull was ceasing its NASCAR operations at the end of the season, the 2011 Silly Season went into full overdrive. While the number of available rides just potentially got cut by one, the number of unanswered questions increased. Can Red Bull find investors? What will Brian Vickers do [...]
A Bad Year To Be A Free Agent
May 12th, 2011 Journo We entered this season with a lot of great drivers at the end of their contracts. Among them were Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer. Biffle has already re-signed with Roush Fenway, but the other three are still without contracts for next year and beyond. While they hold out to weigh their [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, EGR, free agent, Ganassi, Penske, RCR, Red Bull Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, Stewart Haas 2 Comments »Did Kasey Make The Right Choice?
June 14th, 2010 Journo With all the discussion surrounding Kasey Kahne, and the 2011 Hendrick plan for him, I’ve begun to wonder whether this was Kasey’s best move. I say this not because Hendrick isn’t a great team – they most certainly are. And not because Kasey can’t succeed at Hendrick – I think he most certainly can. I [...]
How To Scare Away Sponsors; and Danica Patrick
July 13th, 2009 Journo I always feel bad for the folks who service sponsors this time of year (the account managers, the business development executives etc.). It’s not that they are having to gear up to look for sponsors (they’re always doing this), or that they are having to explain their team’s less than stellar performances (it happens); no [...]
On The Bubble
March 19th, 2009 Journo This weekend’s race at Bristol is the last chance for Cup Series teams to make their way into the top-35 in owner’s points before the points are reset. I thought it might be interesting to take a look at who may not be locked in. The list below shows teams 30-40; conceivably teams from outside [...]
It’s Zero Hour
January 25th, 2009 Journo As it stands right now there are only 13 days until the Budweiser Shootout and 20 days until the Daytona 500. That’s good news for all the fans anxiously waiting for the start of the season but for those who work in the sport this time means 12 hour days and six day work weeks. Go time is [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Oct. 26- Nov. 1
November 2nd, 2008 Journo This week, Larry McClure, co-owner of Morgan McClure Motorsports, was indicted on federal tax law violations. McClure pleaded not guilty to the charges. He joins IRL driver Helio Castroneves and fellow NASCAR team owner Gene Haas (Haas is currently serving a 24 month prison sentence) as motorsports regulars charged with tax law infractions. If you [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Oct. 5-11
October 11th, 2008 Journo “There’s a fight in the garage!” The news of the scuffle between Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick led the news into Charlotte this weekend. The two reportedly came together after rising tensions following last weekends’ wreck by Edwards. This week also brought news of a new free agent, a sponsor shift and a death in [...]
