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And We’re Back!
After a nice (but brief) vacation, both myself and Journo are returning to action this week. As Journo said last week, we are going to cut down our posting frequency during the off-season to a post for Monday, Ask The Insiders on Wednesday, a post...
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #48
And then there were three. Texas, Phoenix, and Homestead are the last remaining races on the 2009 schedule before we put it in the record books. But before we start the home stretch, we’ve got more of your questions and our somewhat educ...
Updated: Your Favorite Team and a Funded Driver (or John Wes Townley)
I heard a rumor this weekend about a “funded” driver with an opportunity at a large, well respected organization. I would name names, but I don’t know how much credit I give the rumor. That really isn’t the point of my post th...
Kudos To Joey Logano
I’ve taken a little grief from the readers regarding my post from last week about Joey Logano needing a short memory after wrecking big at Dover. Some of you thought I was reading too much into his post wreck comments (to be honest, Journo t...
Danica Taking Safe Path To NASCAR
If the rumors are true about Danica Patrick, then her choice to run a partial Nationwide, Truck, and ARCA schedule while still running the complete IRL schedule in 2010 is the safest thing she could do. It leaves her an out if she cannot figure out...
Stock Cars Were Not Meant To Race In The Rain
I’m sorry, they just weren’t. After what happened last year at Montreal, and the debacle that took place on Sunday at the Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve, NASCAR needs to take a serious look at getting rid of racing in the rain. There are ...
Why Cost Saving Measures Don’t Matter
Doesn’t it seem lately that many of the moves made by NASCAR have dollar signs attached to them in terms of the teams? Let me briefly give you a few examples: Why develop the COT? Safety and cost savings. Why only allow five over the wall...
The Other Side of the Garage
You know in a lot of neighborhoods how there is that one street that’s just different from the others. It’s not necessarily a bad street, it’s just different. The yards aren’t kept up and there are big oil stains in the drivew...
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.” From what we are hearing, “down the road” might mean 2010. There have been rum...
Young Drivers Trying To Weather Economic Storm
Recently here at TNI, you’ve seen us profile a few young drivers and some driver development programs. It seems that because of some of the topics dominating the current headlines that the young, upstart drivers often have their stories ...
Is Running The Nationwide Series Full Time Hurting Cup Drivers?
One of the many problems facing NASCAR going forward is what to do with the Nationwide Series. In recent years it has become a Saturday playground for Cup drivers, and because of this, the series’ developmental mentality and identity have go...
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 then 43 cars showing up at California and beyond. Then a funny thing happened. Where team contra...
Southern Swing Allows Teams Chance To Catch Breath
This weekend’s Coke 600 at Charlotte marks the end of a five week southern swing of races. The stretch included stops at Talladega, Richmond, Darlington, and Lowes; all being within about a six hour drive from Charlotte. These races close...
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. Following a promising 12th place run at Bristol two weeks ago, Brad Keselowski promptly went out to...
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 past experience (Cingular/AT&T) it was clear that Sprint would not allow a Verizon sponsored car...
