Recent Posts Tagged With 'mike skinner'

• A Truck Series Rebound? And Rick Ren Leaving KHI?

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 00:47 in kbr, kyle busch, rcr, germain, mike skinner, nascar news, richard childress racing, roush fenway, the business of nascar, racing observations, randy moss motorsports, kevin harvick inc.

  This year has been a particularly brutal one for car counts in the Camping World Truck Series. While there usually is a full field, many teams choose to start and park. Looking at 2010 though things are looking up for the truck series. Richard Childr...

• Why Not Try a Lower Series?

  Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 21:32 in miscellaneous, johnny sauter, rcr, mike skinner, almirola, ron hornaday, jack sprague, egr, ted musgrave

  As NASCAR has struggled through the last year, and teams have closed up shop leaving drivers without a ride, I had to ask myself why more out of work drivers  didn’t make the jump to a lower series? At the risk of alienating people, I’ll...

• An Open Letter to Wayne Auton

  Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 23:58 in nascar craftsman truck series, mike skinner, ron hornaday, todd bodine, hornaday, the business of nascar, racing observations, matt crafton, wayne auton, series director, nascar camping world truck series

  Dear Wayne, What a year we’ve had! The battles, the triumphs and the moments of defeat; it’s been a good season so far. Especially last week. Did you see that race? I guess you did. Anyway I should tell you, I’m a big fan of the tru...

• Please Tell Me You Saw That Truck Race

  Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 00:21 in new hampshire, gateway, truck series, mike skinner, ron hornaday, todd bodine, racing observations, matt crafton

  If you happen to be one of the many race fans who is unhappy with the Cup Series and the current perceived lack of “racing” and action, then you need to seek out the Truck Series.  We’ve said it several times here on this blog, bu...

• Hard Times for NCWTS Sponsorships

  Posted on Thursday June 11th, 2009 at 06:26 in NASCAR, Economy, sponsor, purse, sponsorship, truck series, mike skinner, johnny benson, todd bodine, the business of nascar, germain racing, nascar sponsorship

  Sponsorship, or lack thereof has been on the mind of just about every team executive in NASCAR this season. While the year has been rough for the sponsorship market as a whole, in no place has it hit harder then in the Truck Series. The biggest anoma...

• Some Of The Little Guys Are Starting To Fade

  Posted on Monday May 25th, 2009 at 22:08 in Economy, jeremy mayfield, evander holyfield, j.j. yeley, mike skinner, nascar news, david gilliland, nationwide series, scott riggs, patrick carpentier, david green, joe nemecheck

  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 then 43 cars showing up at California and beyond.  Then a funny thing happened.  Where team contra...

• The Weekend’s Forgotten Storylines

  Posted on Tuesday April 28th, 2009 at 00:06 in roush, carl edwards, talladega, mike skinner, david ragan, roush fenway racing, brad keselowski, racing observations, morgan dollar motorsports, randy moss motorsports, phoenix racing, james finch

  There were some great stories this weekend. Unfortunately they were hard to hear over Carl Edward’s spectacular last lap wreck and the ensuing chaos. Don’t get me wrong, I talked about it too, but I am not going to beat a dead horse here....

• Trucks Back On Track

  Posted on Thursday February 12th, 2009 at 01:44 in truck series, mike skinner, johnny benson, camping world, todd bodine, the business of nascar, ncts, racing observations, nascar at the track, randy moss motorsports, brian scott, khi

  If anyone has ever been in the garage area of a Truck Series race they can tell you it has a different feel. It is less corporate (though just as professional), more relaxed (but still focused) and more fun than any of the other series. More im...