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  • And We’re Back!

    Number of comments: 2

    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 for Friday, and the Saturday links [...]

    Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:29pm EST
    by T.C.
  • A Points Update and The Off-Season Plan For TNI

    Number of comments: 10

    As promised here is an update of the points under the old points system. If you didn’t catch it, I wrote a post the other day about it.

    1. #48 Jimmie Johnson, 5156
    2. #24-Jeff Gordon, 5090, -66
    3. #14-Tony Stewart, 5085, -71
    4. #11-Denny Hamlin, 4806, -350
    5. #5-Mark [...]

    Posted: November 24, 2009, 1:17am EST
    by Journo
  • The Best And Worst Of NASCAR In 2009

    Number of comments: 10

    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 [...]

    Posted: November 22, 2009, 10:34pm EST
    by Journo
  • The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 15-21

    36 races and thousands of laps. The end of the 2009 season is upon us. Ron Hornaday Jr. clinched the Camping World Truck Series Championship last weekend with his team owner Kevin Harvick winning the owner’s championship Friday night after a close battle with Billy Ballew. Kyle Busch won the [...]

    Posted: November 22, 2009, 2:20am EST
    by Journo
  • Ambrose Quietly Making Moves

    Number of comments: 10

    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 factor. Another guy making moves, [...]

    Posted: November 20, 2009, 1:40am EST
    by Journo
  • Guess Who’s Winning Without The Chase?

    Number of comments: 10

    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 system.

    This is something I [...]

    Posted: November 19, 2009, 1:07am EST
    by Journo
  • Ask The Insiders Wednesday #50

    Number of comments: 6

    The last race of the season is upon us.  Come Sunday night, the 2009 season will be over.  But what won’t end, is Ask The Insiders Wednesday.  We’ve got our 50th batch of questions and answers for you.  If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we [...]

    Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:53pm EST
    by T.C.
  • Teams Already Tweaking Crews For Next Season

    Number of comments: 5

    You may not realize it, but while the 2009 season still isn’t officially over yet, preparations for 2010 have already begun.  One area that teams will spend the last few races working on, is changes to their pit crews.

    To the untrained eye, it may appear to be business as usual [...]

    Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:37pm EST
    by T.C.
  • Keselowski Continues To Make Enemies

    Number of comments: 10

    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.  It’s no biggy.  I got him.”

    Anybody else looking forward to this situation heading to Homestead?

    In his ascension [...]

    Posted: November 16, 2009, 2:00am EST
    by T.C.
  • The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 8-14

    Just two races to go in the 2009 season and after a wild one last week at Texas, the championship chase has once again tightened up. After a couple of weeks of speculation and conversations Earnhardt Ganassi Racing decided to return with Chevrolet for the 2010 season. The organization reportedly [...]

    Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:13am EST
    by Journo
  • The Glamorous World Of Race Team Travel

    Number of comments: 4

    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 [...]

    Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:31pm EST
    by T.C.
  • Cool It With The Jimmie Conspiracies

    Number of comments: 10

    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 twitter and on message boards across the Internet this week people [...]

    Posted: November 12, 2009, 1:13am EST
    by Journo
  • Ask The Insiders Wednesday #49

    Number of comments: 6

    All three series have one more trip out West for the year.  While the haulers make the long trek to Phoenix, we’ve got another question and answer post for you.  If you don’t know what this post is, until further notice, we will be answering any and all reader questions [...]

    Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:28pm EST
    by T.C.
  • The End Is Near

    Number of comments: 10

    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 there are a ton of guys [...]

    Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:11pm EST
    by T.C.
  • NASCAR Perception and the Media

    Number of comments: 10

    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 seeing.

    All I can say is, it’s about time. Earlier this year [...]

    Posted: November 09, 2009, 1:15am EST
    by Journo
  • The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 1-7

    I know I’m a day late, I forgot to post this yesterday; sorry. A little late Silly Season business made news this week as the 2010 plans of Danica Patrick and Jamie McMurray came a little more into focus. ESPN reported early in the week that JR Motorsports was close [...]

    Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:41pm EST
    by Journo
  • A Truck Series Rebound? And Rick Ren Leaving KHI?

    Number of comments: 10

    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 Childress Racing is expected to field at [...]

    Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:47am EST
    by Journo
  • Hey CWTS on SPEED Crew, We Got Your Back

    Number of comments: 10

    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 Waltrip, Adam Alexander, Ray Dunlap, and Krista Voda, [...]

    Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:08pm EST
    by T.C.
  • Ask The Insiders Wednesday #48

    Number of comments: 6

    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 educated answers.  If you don’t know what this post is, until [...]

    Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:44pm EST
    by T.C.
  • The Nationwide COT…Looks Pretty Cool

    Number of comments: 9

    After years of complaints from fans (and drivers for that matter) over the looks of the Cup Series COT, NASCAR undoubtedly didn’t want a repeat as they developed the Nationwide COT.

    This weekend we got our first glimpse of all four stickered up Nationwide COT’s. I don’t know how you [...]

    Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:33pm EST
    by Journo
  • NASCAR Steps In It Again

    Number of comments: 10

    It seems this season that no matter what NASCAR does in terms of competition, they get it wrong.  Today’s race at Talladega was yet another example.

    During the pre-race drivers meeting, NASCAR informed the drivers that they would not tolerate overly aggressive driving and bump drafting in the corners.  Violators would [...]

    Posted: November 01, 2009, 11:12pm EST
    by T.C.

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