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Some Racers Just Can’t Get Enough
I apologize for the delay in getting this post up. We had some Internet connectivity issues last night that prevented me from posting. Thanks! There are some drivers out there, who no matter what they drive, always seem to not get enough racing....
The 2010 Silly Season Will Be Interesting
The previous two seasons (2007 and 2008) have provided interesting Silly Seasons with free agents like Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2009 though will go down in the record books as a refreshingly light free agent year. While 2009 won’t be m...
The Best And Worst Of NASCAR In 2009
For those of you who follow us on Twitter, you know every Monday we do a ‘best and worst’ of the weekend tweet. With the 2009 season now in the bag, we thought it might be fun to bring it over to the blog and ask you to do your best and w...
Ambrose Quietly Making Moves
This season has yielded some good surprises. Juan Pablo Montoya has had a break through season, earning a Chase berth; David Reutimann has had some strong runs and his first win; and at age 50 Mark Martin has proven age doesn’t need to be a fac...
Guess Who’s Winning Without The Chase?
Since its inception in 2004 the Chase has been one of the more contentious issues among fans. I know many of you don’t like it. So I think it’s interesting every year to look at the standings as if we were still under the old points syste...
Keselowski Continues To Make Enemies
Following another run-in with Brad Keselowski during Saturday’s Nationwide Series race at Phoenix, Dave Burns of ESPN asked Denny Hamlin if NASCAR needed to get involved. Hamlin responded: “No, no, I’ll take care of him. It̵...
Cool It With The Jimmie Conspiracies
You’re not happy when he’s winning. You’re not happy when he’s finishing 38th, 129 laps down. What do you want out of Jimmie Johnson? We should hash this out though, because he’s not going anywhere for a while. Over on t...
The End Is Near
And then there were two. Phoenix and Homestead are the only two remaining races before we put the 2009 season in the books. And I’ve got to say, I’m a little bummed. This time of year is always a little bitter sweet for me. I know the...
NASCAR Perception and the Media
Following Talladega and comments by NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston on his blog, there has been a lot of discussion of the coverage of NASCAR races; more importantly how that coverage is shaping the audience’s perception of what they’re se...
A Truck Series Rebound? And Rick Ren Leaving KHI?
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...
Hey CWTS on SPEED Crew, We Got Your Back
I’m coming to this party a little late, but after what I read earlier today, I have to say something. On Saturday, during the pre-race show for the Truck Series race on SPEED, the broadcast crew which includes Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael ...
“Competition” Cautions Are Nothing New
First off, I just want to thank everyone who stopped by and gave us feedback on our “The State of TNI post.” We aren’t looking at any major changes, but we wanted to get a gauge from you on what you thought we were doing right and...
The Jimmie Johnson Issue
As we near the end of the season, and what some are already predicting could be a fourth straight championship for Jimmie Johnson, it seems the negative feelings toward driver 48 are growing. Some have even hinted that Johnson’s dominance is ...
It’s Always Good To Come Home
In other sports, home games happen just as often as away games. But racing is different. We spend almost the entire season at away games. The sport as a whole only gets two home weekends a year; the 600 weekend in May and the October night...
Juan Pablo Montoya And A Lesson In How Not To Behave During A Press Conference
If you follow us on twitter, you may have seen me point this out over the weekend (NASCAR Scene writer Jeff Gluck beat me to the punch with a post about this incident on his blog). During the regular press availability for the Chase contenders this w...
Crew Guys Need More Exposure
This post may end up sounding self serving, but hear me out first. I think it’s time that NASCAR and the media partners start putting more of the spotlight on the faces behind the drivers. If the fans knew some of the people that work in...
Chase Drivers Shouldn’t Get Special Treatment
Following NASCAR’s warning of Brad Keselowski last weekend at Kansas to take it easy around the Chase drivers, some fans have expressed their displeasure to us this week with NASCAR’s call. I even heard some angry calls into radio shows...
A Weekend of Championship Races
We’ve still got a ways to go before the Sprint Cup season has ended and we crown our champion, but never fear if you’re looking for a good conclusion to a motorsports season we’ve got three this weekend. The ARCA Re/Max, IndyCar, an...
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...
A Saudi Prince? Why Not?
I’ve got to say NASCAR fans, I’m a little disappointed. I was looking around at unnamed Web sites and I came across a story about George Gillett and his partnership with Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Saud of Saudi Arabia (if his ...
Logano Needs A Short Memory
While doing my usual internet trolling tonight, I came across Tom Bowles’ weekly “Did You Notice” piece over at The Frontstretch. In it, he talks about Joey Logano’s reaction to his wild wreck this past weekend at Dover. I...
Jimmie Johnson Wins the Championship…Oh Wait the Season Isn’t Over
Long before Juan Montoya was perfecting points racing, Jimmie Johnson was an expert at it. That expertise has won him the last three championships and if you surfed around the internet yesterday, you might assume he’d won his fourth. I promise ...
The Chase Demands Perfection
With the Chase for the Sprint Cup in full swing headed to Dover, teams must bring their “A” game to the track every weekend to have a chance at the championship. The smallest mistake by a mechanic, or a slight misstep by a pit crew coul...
Montoya and Ganassi…Straight Shooters
Say what you want about Chip Ganassi and Juan Pablo Montoya, they’re cut from the same cloth. By that I mean both of these guys are straight shooters. Arguably that isn’t always a good thing. One thing is sure though, you always know what...
This Ain’t Formula One Harvick
What started out as a tension filled weekend between the likes of Kevin Harvick Inc. and Thorsport Racing ended up turning into a bizarre display of teammate on teammate crime. Hey Harvick, if there is one driver that you can be damn sure isn̵...
Hey Penske, Why Not Just Release Tryson?
Jenna Fryer at the AP first reported this weekend that Pat Tryson, crew chief for Kurt Busch has been effectively shut out of the Penske shop because of his announced defection to Michael Waltrip Racing next season. The story quotes Penske VP of Oper...
An Open Letter to Wayne Auton
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...
Did Kenseth Block Waltrip On Purpose?
We normally save reader questions for our Wednesday Q&A posts, but I got this one in my email today, and I thought it would be interesting to throw this one out there for some discussion. From reader Dave: At Richmond last week, on the first two...
Please Tell Me You Saw That Truck Race
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...
During Silly Season You’ve Got To Strike While The Iron’s Hot
In this sport timing is everything, on track and off. Do you take tires? Do you stretch fuel? Who was first off pit road? And who was smart enough to sign with a team while the getting was good? As we get to the beginning of the end of the 2009 seaso...
