Number of comments: 0 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Sunday November 9, 2008 Starting Time: 3:45 est.
My PayTheFan.com Picks for Phoenix
Group A: Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Started: 5 Group B: Mark Martin #8 Started: 10 Group B:Jamie McMurray #26 Started: 2 Group C:A.J. Allmendinger #84 Started: 13' [...]
Number of comments: 63 There are a lot of drivers that love Atlanta Motor Speedway. The cars can spread out and the drivers can find the groove that they like and that their car likes. It is a great mix of fine tuning the car and working on your line all day. Track position [...]
Number of comments: 0 For the past several weeks I have been able to post my picks for the Sprint Cup Series races. It is tough to pick the top five every week but with Martinsville up today, only one thought enters my mind: Hendrick Motorsports. Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson will again be [...]
Number of comments: 1 Lowes Motor Speedway is a tough track. It is narrow and very fast. They go the same speeds at a lot of other tracks but since Lowes Motor Speedway is more narrow where you catch someone to pass them makes a huge difference. It has been interesting to see some [...]
Number of comments: 0 Everyone that has ever been to a race at Talladega knows just how enormous the track is. Most of the drivers show up knowing they must survive until the final 15 laps, stay with the draft, and miss the "big one."
Number of comments: 1 There is something about coming to Kansas that makes me feel at home. It probably has to do with a few things that happened in my own racing career. The Kansas Speedway opened for racing back in 2001 and I was fortunate to be a part of their first ARCA [...]
Number of comments: 0 After watching practice yesterday I have come up with four or five drivers that seem to be the fastest. The cars get so spread out in practice and you never know who is on old tires or new ones so it makes picking a bigger challenge. Some places you have [...]
Number of comments: 0 With Qualifying rained out this week the field has been set by the NASCAR points system. They were able to complete both race practices on Saturday afternoon. Getting these practices in is probably more important than the actual qualifying speeds anyway. There may be some good picks that didn't get' [...]
Number of comments: 0 I am going to try something new this week. Every week people call me to ask me which drivers or teams are fastest. So, I usually discuss with them who I think is fast based on what I see from the spotter's stand compared to who they think is fast' [...]
Number of comments: 0 These are a few drivers that I have been watching this season. I catch them at different times and different tracks. And obviously don’t get to see their every lap but I have been keeping an eye on these drivers. There are many other young and up and coming drivers [...]
Number of comments: 0 With many of us out here to share our opinions we have all made comments similar to the following about drivers we think may be pushing the limits.
"He has never had a big crash." "He has not hit anything hard enough yet."
Number of comments: 0 I am just now on my way home from the Las Vegas race and a two day test session in Phoenix. Most if not all of the teams took advantage of the opportunity to test. While I was there I heard that AJ Almendinger was being replaced this week by [...]
Number of comments: 0 I don't know Roger Penske, but like you, I see his name everywhere. Whether it is truck leasing, car dealerships, or motorsports Penske is a highly successful businessman. When I see the name Penske, I think of perfection and precision. As far as his race teams that I come into' [...]
Number of comments: 1 I am paying close attention to Junior these days. Many of you out there in the world are doing the same. We all have our own opinions about him and how things are going to go for him now that he drives for a team that doesn't bear his last' [...]
Number of comments: 5 I don't even know if people are interested or not but I try to keep the blog updated. Sometimes I let other things get in the way. I normally use it as a bit of stress relief but I have had a lot going on lately so I have let' [...]
Number of comments: 0 A few weeks ago I saw a short TV segment about spotters. I guess I have a different view on what a spotter's responsibilities are or should be. From this TV segment I gathered that the Nextel Cup drivers have different thoughts on what they expect from their spotters. [...]
Number of comments: 0 I am here to let you know just how I felt about the new surface at Bristol Motor Speedway. The view that I had from the roof Thursday through Saturday was impressive right from the start of Busch Series practice on Thursday. Not only were there very few practice crashes [...]
Number of comments: 1 There are a ton of good race car drivers out there just watching and waiting on their opportunity to race in one of NASCAR's top three series. I have guys call me every week and ask me how they can get a shot at the "big time." A few years' [...]
Number of comments: 0 Infineon Raceway has to be a blast to drive. This was just my second trip to the road course. My first trip there was and is still very memorable. Last year we were involved in a late race crash that injured dad's hand.
Number of comments: 0 I usually go to the movies about once a week but this week was a little bit different. For starters, the Nextel Cup event was forced to run on Monday because of rain on Sunday. So, I decided instead of going to a movie I would order The Prelude to [...]
Number of comments: 0 I don't know if the racing was that exceptional or great yesterday at Dover. Most of the time it depends on who you are pulling for and how they do as to whether you think it was good racing. Yesterday, I was only on the roof for half of the' [...]
Number of comments: 2 This was my first time spotting for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway. As we saw tonight, the extra 100 miles makes for some interesting stories. I had a feeling going into the weekend that this was going to be a different kind of race. I also know there [...]
Number of comments: 1 The 2 weeks at Lowes Motor Speedway in May usually gives me a chance to think about things as I drive back and forth from Hickory to the track. Driving on the highway has always been a way for me to come up with new things to think about or [...]
Number of comments: 0 All year there has been a lot in the news about Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his contract negotiations with DEI, Inc. I had not paid much attention to the whole situation because I really thought most of it was both sides putting little bits out to the media to satisfy [...]
Number of comments: 3 There are a lot of impressive streaks in the sports world. I probably can't even name one off the top of my head. I know of one streak that ended this week and it hit very close to home.
DJ had competed in 424 consecutive Nextel Cup events until [...]
Number of comments: 0 Saturday was an exciting race for me. Like many Talladega races there was something happening on every lap. Of course there were the normal crashes, big ones and small ones. I was spotting for Kyle Krisiloff, the #14 Clabber Girl entry. It was a great run for Kyle and his [...]
Number of comments: 0 There are a lot of people out there that say "nice guys don't win." This weekend gave me reassurance of something I knew all along: nice guys do win. Racing has a persona of being made up of nothing but so called tough guys. I have know for a while [...]
Number of comments: 0 As we all know, there was no Nextel Cup race this weekend. So, the racing was left up to the NASCAR Busch Series and the ARCA Re/Max Series at the Nashville Superspeedway. I have a couple things that really stick out in my mind about this past weekend. It was [...]
Number of comments: 5 There are certain things that just hit me wrong and last night as I was watching Inside Nextel Cup Racing one of these occurrences happened. I watch this show most every Monday or if I don't catch it on Monday I just Tivo it and watch it later in the [...]
Number of comments: 3 Today was the first Daytona 500 that I have spotted for. I am really glad that I landed back with my dad and his new venture with MWR, UPS, and Toyota. Although they did not have a great finish they should be satisfied with their efforts. I know it is [...]
Number of comments: 20 Full Throttle Living Jason A. Jarrett
It appears that the UPS Toyota is getting off to a pretty good start. I know that not all of the teams show everything they have in testing but they all want to win the Daytona 500. The way DJ races at Daytona [...]
Number of comments: 2 I go to the movies about once a week but last night was the first time I have been this month. There has been a lot of orders to take and process at Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure this month so that has cut into my "movie night." I probably could [...]
Number of comments: 2 Every December I loose touch with racing news. I did not even watch the banquet. There has been a lot going on with Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure so I have just been going in everyday and trying to make some sales. December is a huge month for the school. The [...]
Number of comments: 4 I am probably the only one or maybe one of a handful that did not want this racing season to end. There are plenty of people that were so glad that this season was over. I am not trying to make anyone that wanted it to end feel any different [...]
Number of comments: 1 I was really pumped up going into the race on Sunday at PIR. For about the last month I have felt that the chemistry has been working between the driver, crew chief, and spotter. We are the main three people on the radio and it has been working well. I [...]
Number of comments: 5 The Atlanta Motor Speedway has always been a good track for Dale. Only he knows what it is that fits his style. I think he does great on tracks that you can race the race track. What I mean by that is you have different grooves to find during the [...]
The rain has been coming down all day. The teams are still hard at work getting their cars through the inspection process but they will not see any on track activity today. Qualifying has been cancelled and the cars will start Sunday’s race according to the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series [...]
DJ survived yesterday at Martinsville Speedway. There is not much more to say about his day but I will give you an idea of everything that the UPS team had to endure on the weekend.
Friday was the most uneventful day: Practice for 90 [...]
