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Aug
17

Mounting Frustration Evident At RCR

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...
Aug
03

I’ve Got A Theory About The Strange Situation at Red Bull

With all that has happened this year, one storyline that has seemingly been lost in the shuffle a bit is the situation at Team Red Bull.  Another ...
Jul
30

It’s Silly Season Again!

EGR has an open seat. Martin Truex is replacing Michael Waltrip. Jamie McMurray is out at Roush. Brad Keselowski wants to go Cup racing. While this wi...
Jul
29

Kyle Busch, Team Owner in 2010?

In a recent piece on SceneDaily.com, Kyle Busch discussed his interest in being a team owner in one of NASCAR’s top series “down the road...
Jul
27

Montoya Only Has Himself To Blame

It never ceases to amaze me how people can turn seemingly non-controversial issues into vast conspiracies (especially this season). Of course this wee...
Jul
15

Mayfield Tests Positive A Second Time for Meth

In case you haven’t heard, Jeremy Mayfield has again tested positive for methamphetamines.  Jenna Fryer from the Associated Press broke the sto...
Jul
13

How To Scare Away Sponsors; and Danica Patrick

I always feel bad for the folks who service sponsors this time of year (the account managers, the business development executives etc.). It’s no...
Jul
09

Is EGR Really All That Unstable?

So now that the worst kept secret of the 2009 season is out, that Martin Truex Jr. is leaving Earnhardt Ganassi Racing for Michael Waltrip Rass Racing...
Jul
06

Why Tony Stewart Will Win The 2009 Cup Championship

I know I’m going way out on a limb here, seeing as how he is the current points leader and most recent race winner, but I’m calling right...
Jul
02

Mayfield Case Could Set A Dangerous Precedent

When U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen issued a temporary injunction against NASCAR’s suspension of Jeremy Mayfield yesterday I have to sa...
Jul
01

Do Strategy Wins Mean Less To You?

So unless you live under a rock (which I’m guessing you don’t, because you are reading this blog post), you know that Joey Logano picked u...
Jun
28

Wait, Now You’re Angry That A Start-And-Parker Pulled Out?

There was a small-ish story line from this weekend that most of the media ignored, but that some of the fans certainly noticed.  When qualifying was...
Jun
22

What In The (Expletive) Is Going On?!?!

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...
Jun
19

Mayfield Is In It Up To His Neck

As I sat here this evening trying to decide what I was going to write about I couldn’t help but think of the almost daily bad news coming down o...
Jun
17

Some Thoughts About Racism & NASCAR

No matter how hard it tries to shake the stigma, it seems that some people still look at NASCAR and its fans as Confederate Flag waving, racist redn...
Jun
08

Is MWR The Best Place For Truex?

There has been much speculation over the last several weeks regarding where Martin Truex Jr...
Jun
04

Competition Suggestions For NASCAR

In light of today’s announcement that starting this weekend at Pocono NASCAR will make all restarts double file, I thought it might be fun to ge...
May
28

Dale Jr. Isn’t Just Another Pretty Face

While I was involved in about 20 separate conversations today on Twitter, all about Danica Patrick and all at the same time, this post idea came to me...
May
25

Some Of The Little Guys Are Starting To Fade

At the start of 2009, the outlook for NASCAR and its teams was bleak.  The economy was tanking and people were talking about the possibility of less...
May
20

NASCAR Lowers The Boom On Carl Long, And Rightly So

Really Carl Long?  Too many cubic inches?  At what point did you really think that was a good idea?  There is “working in the gray areas,R...
May
18

The Ethical Lapse of ESPN’s David Newton

In journalism school one of the very first things you learn is to not report on things you have a connection with. You don’t write about your fr...
May
14

NASCAR’s Poor Response to Positive Drug Tests

We are now five days into Mayfield-gate and I am sure everyone is starting to get sick of hearing about drugs, drug testing, positive tests for drugs...
May
11

Hey NASCAR, We Need Comprehensive Banned Substances Lists

Since this whole Jeremy Mayfield mess came to light last Friday, I’ve debated whether or not I wanted to comment about the situation.  We’...
May
10

UPDATED: Things To Do In Charlotte During Race Weeks

Charlotte race weeks are quickly approaching and that means teams are opening their doors for fan appreciation days and drivers are signing autographs...
May
08

Why I Love Lawsuits; And Kevin Grubb

Let me alter my headline a little bit, I love lawsuits when they aren’t directed at me. And do you know why? Because they allow us to find thing...
Apr
28

The End of an Era

The passing of David Poole Tuesday marked the end of an era. I honestly don’t know what this means for the future of the motorsports press. Sure...
Apr
26

RCR Crew Swap, Talladega Thoughts

It came out last week that following the Cup race at Talladega, Casey Mears and Kevin Harvick’s teams would completely switch places.  Everyone...
Apr
24

The Future of NASCAR Media

I was prompted to write this post by a New York Times article sent to me by a colleague the other day. The article, J-Schools Play Catchup, was about...
Apr
22

Why Danica Patrick Is Not Coming To NASCAR

It seems as though at a certain point each year, for the past few years anyway, we invariably get into the “will Danica move to NASCAR” de...
Apr
22

UPDATE: Trouble At Trail?

After we reported on Monday about serious problems at Trail Motorsports, including employees not being paid and the organization’s lack of equ...
Apr
20

Hey You Wanted Emotion, You Got It

When I get some free time during the day, I try and bounce around the Internet and see what other folks are writing about NASCAR.  I think part of be...
Apr
20

Trouble At Trail?

Trail Motorsport began 2009 with a lot of positive press at their back. They were to be the only team in NASCAR majority owned by a minority and they...
Apr
07

More EGR Layoffs Following #8 Car Shut Down

Word leaked today from Earnhardt Ganassi Racing that the #8 car was shut down until further notice. Team officials are keeping mum on the move, but th...
Apr
06

I Told You Tony Stewart Wouldn’t Suck As An Owner

Well I did. Don’t believe me?  Click here for a post I wrote last July about Stewart becoming half owner of then Haas CNC Racing.  At the time...
Apr
06

Team Radio Traffic Should Be Beyond Reproach

So Kurt Busch got mad about his racecar at Martinsville and called Roger Penske “dude” on the radio.  Who cares?  Sometimes that kind of...
Apr
02

Uh Brad K., You Can Quit Playing Around Now

As I write this post, the #88 Jr. Motorsports Nationwide Series team is scrambling to get their backup car ready for Saturday’s race at Texas....
Mar
22

Sometimes A Win Doesn’t Mean Winning The Race

Everyone wants to win.  It’s the reason why any of us compete.  We want to win and we want to be the best.  But sometimes, a win doesn’...
Mar
19

NASCAR Media, Where Are You? No Marcus Smith Stories?

So I don’t know how many of you have seen this, but apparently Marcus Smith (you know, son of Bruton Smith and President of Lowes Motor Speedwa...
Mar
19

On The Bubble

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 poin...
Mar
16

Start And Park Teams Aren’t Ruining NASCAR

Are you getting sick of the start and park discussion? If you said yes then I’m on board with you. But before we call it quits I figured I would...
Mar
11

Kurt Busch And His Impending Free Agency

I think it’s interesting that in the days following Kurt Busch’s dominating win at Atlanta, nobody is talking about how this guy is at the...
Mar
05

Allgaier Benefiting From Verizon’s Cup Series Ban

When Alltel was acquired last year by Verizon Wireless, most of us wondered how it would affect Alltel’s deal with Penske Racing.  Because of...
Mar
01

USF1? Yeah, We’ll See (and Jake Elder)

I’m going to get a bit off topic today, sorry, but the more I learn about this, the more I want to talk about it. I am always a little skeptical...
Feb
23

Randy Moss Motorsports Cuts Salaries

As another sign of the times, we heard over the weekend Randy Moss Motorsports cut all employee salaries by upwards of 35 percent. According to our s...
Feb
19

Cup Series Crew Member Tests Positive

We found out a short time ago that NASCAR has suspended a Cup Series crew member for violating the substance abuse policy.  In my Monday post, I let...
Feb
09

Penske and Verizon’s Brilliant Marketing

The marketing folks at both Verizon and Penske are to be commended for their efforts. When I first saw the paint scheme for David Stremme’s #1...
Feb
01

Final Thoughts on Truck Series Rule Changes

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...
Jan
28

EGR’s “Technical Alliance”

A month or two ago we heard from a good source that officials from the newly merged Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing had approached a team that will remain na...
Jan
27

More On The Truck Series Rule Changes

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....
Jan
21

Drivers On The Hook For Their Own Insurance

Tim McCreadie’s recent violent crash at the Chili Bowl (see video here) has prompted a few of you to email asking about the situation with driv...
Jan
18

Possible Truck Series Rule Changes: Your Thoughts?

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...
Jan
15

Need Bargaining Help? Use the Media for Leverage

As the clock ticks ever closer towards Daytona, desparation is starting to set in.  Teams are scrambling to lock down deals, and drivers are trying...
Jan
12

Come On Stremme, You’re Better Then That

So I stumbled on this article today from the Kansas City Star while making my normal rounds online.  In it, Cup Series driver David Stremme is inter...
Jan
06

UPDATE: Fastenal to RCR…

Jayski is reporting tonight what we told you almost a month ago (December 10th), that Fastenal is moving its sponsorship from Chip Ganassi Racing to R...
Dec
27

BDR Employees Laid-Off; But…

We are hearing that most of Bill Davis Racing’s employees were laid-off earlier this week following the sale of the team to Marty Gaunt and Mik...
Dec
21

$12.8M Isn’t That Much

Ok so $12.8 million is a lot of money. I certainly don’t have anywhere near that kind of money; but for an engine program it really is a pretty...
Dec
17

Iowa on My Mind

Word came down today that Mansfield Motorsports Park was pulling out of its deal to host the NASCAR Craftsman (excuse me, Camping World) Truck Series...
Dec
14

Breaking News: Rule Changes Coming to Truck Series

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...
Dec
11

There Are No Guarantees In Racing; Ask Bryan Clauson

Yet another tough lesson that will bear its ugly head to everyone at some point or another in their career is the fact that there are no guarantees in...
Dec
10

#40 Team Shut Down. Fastenal to RCR?

There is news today that Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates has shut down the #40 Nationwide team. It sounds like most, if not all, of the employe...
Dec
07

NASCAR, Your Banquet. Wow.

Everybody else is doing it, so I figured I would get in the game. How many of you watched the Cup Series banquet this weekend? It was over three hours...
Dec
02

It’s Worth a Shot

Humpy Wheeler along with the North Carolina Motorsports Association have created what they are calling the “Motorsports Employment Task Force&...
Nov
24

Coleman Getting Rare Second Chance

Just days after Hall of Fame Racing announced it had released driver Brad Coleman, Joe Gibbs Racing President J.D. Gibbs told Scene Daily he wants to...

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