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 [...]
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Ask The Insiders Wednesday #92
September 14th, 2010 
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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 
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March 16th, 2010 T.C. With the first off weekend of the season in the rear view, we head to Thunder Valley this week. The Cup cars are getting some spoiler testing in before they leave for Bristol, and while they do we have more questions and answers for you. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: airplane, Bill Elliott, Crew Chief, lug nuts, pit stop, planes, restrictor plate, spoiler, travel 3 Comments »The Glamorous World Of Race Team Travel
November 12th, 2009 T.C. I get asked all the time by family and friends about the constant travel that is necessary to be apart of the sport we call NASCAR. People always want to know where I’m going and how we get there. It’s a topic I explored in a post I wrote last summer here at TNI called Flying the [...]
Posted in Over The Wall Tags: airplanes, commercial, DJ Copp, ESPN, flying, MWR, NASCAR Now, private, travel 4 Comments »Advice For First Time Race Goers
March 2nd, 2009 T.C. A NASCAR fan’s first race experience can be exciting, crazy, and maybe a little scary. But it will certainly be something they will never forget. We’ve been asked periodically by first time race goers to offer advice on what to do, what to see, what not to do, etc. when they attend their first big time [...]
Posted in Those Crazy Race Fans Tags: advice, eat, first time, food, lodging, race fans, race track, seating, sit, tickets, tips, travel 29 Comments »Big Team vs. Small Team: Working in NASCAR’s Trenches
September 14th, 2008 Journo The great divide that separates businesses large and small in corporate America exists rather prominently within the world of motorsports. From differences in corporate governance to travel, working at either end of the size spectrum can be a very different experience. Let us first look at the average large team. Usually there are several vice presidents in [...]
Flying the Friendly Skies… Racing Style
August 26th, 2008 T.C. Working in a sport that has anywhere from 25 to 36 events a year (depending on the series) that races from Fontana, California to Loudon, New Hampshire equates to some serious travel. The way in which we get to the races varies by team, but for most it involves at least some level of air travel. [...]
The NASCAR Life: The Perks
July 18th, 2008 Journo Throughout the months and several The NASCAR Life posts, I have talked a lot about the downsides of living a NASCAR lifestyle. While hard work and dedication are necessities in the sport, there are a lot of perks. From free stuff to garage passes to travel, the life affords a lot of great opportunities Starting [...]
Rental Car Tomfoolery
May 31st, 2008 T.C. I’m just going to start off this post with a little disclaimer. What I am about to describe is probably dangerous and illegal in some (if not all) states. Reckless driving is not something I condone, and you should always wear a seat belt. This is also one of those posts that could probably get [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: bumpdrafting, burnout, days of thunder, rental cars, travel 2 Comments »Travel: Long Days, Small Seats
May 21st, 2008 T.C. Being that NASCAR is a sport that takes place at venues all over the country, we spend a lot of time traveling. Our team flies to most races except for the tracks within about a 3 hour driving radius. We will drive to Bristol, Martinsville, Charlotte, Atlanta, and usually Talladega. Its really nice racing out at Lowes [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: airplane, airport, atlanta, bristol, charlotte, Martinsville, talladega, travel No Comments »