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Big Changes To Pit Crews For 2012

T.C. — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:09:46 +0000

As we have talked about before around here, the crew guy silly season can be just as crazy as the one involving drivers and sponsors. You won’t see press releases about changes, but teams vying for the top pit crew talent can be very competitive. I have absolutely no data to back this up, but [...]

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Opportunities Abound For New Teams In 2012

T.C. — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:29:21 +0000

The last several NASCAR offseasons have all shared an unsettling common theme: contraction. 2011 was no different. In the Cup Series alone, we lost both Red Bull cars, a team from both Childress and Roush Fenway, and the privateer TRG Motorsports. And there were several more losses from the Nationwide and Truck Series. For those [...]

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No, We Aren’t Dead

T.C. — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:39:51 +0000

We’ve received some concerned tweets, emails, and comments about our whereabouts and I just wanted to drop in and ease your minds. No, we aren’t dead, haven’t been laid off, or been abducted by aliens. We are still deeply entrenched where we’ve always been. But after nearly four straight years of working on the blog [...]

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Two Teams In The Seat We All Strive For

T.C. — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:00:57 +0000

Do you remember when you were a little kid in your backyard playing whiffle ball with your buddies? You always pretended it was the bottom of the ninth in game seven of the World Series. There were two outs, the bases were loaded, and your team was down three runs. You strode to the plate [...]

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Ask The Insiders Wednesday #152

T.C. — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:00:30 +0000

The end is near. All three series will close out their 2011 seasons this weekend at Homestead. The Truck and Nationwide battles are all but sewed up, but we’ve got one hell of fight for the Cup title. As we wait to find out who will be crowned, we’ve got the 152nd round of reader [...]

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NASCAR Got The Chase They Wanted

T.C. — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:55:00 +0000

And then there were two. Following Sunday’s Cup Series race at Phoenix, only two drivers, Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards, still have a shot at the title. Every other Chaser has been mathematically eliminated. As we get ready for Homestead, we are in for one hell of a battle with the two drivers we do [...]

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Whitt The Heck Is Going On?

T.C. — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:28 +0000

It was announced this week that Cole Whitt will attempt to make his Cup Series debut at Phoenix for Red Bull Racing. The team will enter a third car for Whitt, who will have to qualify on time. If it goes well, expect Red Bull to enter Whitt at Homestead as well. The move would [...]

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Ask The Insiders Wednesday #151

T.C. — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:00:57 +0000

This week, the Cup and Nationwide championship battles head to Phoenix. The races are still tight, so expect the unexpected. As the season ticks away, we’ve got the 151st Ask The Insiders Wednesday. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right here. So if you’ve got one, click [...]

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Dale Jr.’s Season Has To Be Considered A Success

T.C. — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:00:50 +0000

I know he hasn’t won yet, and I know he won’t win the championship, but no matter how you slice it, 2011 has been a very solid season for Dale Earnhardt Jr. After struggling mightily in 2010 with Lance McGrew atop the box, Rick Hendrick decided it was time to make a change. For 2011, [...]

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Can We Finally Bring The Mayfield Madness To An End?

T.C. — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:00:05 +0000

Over the last couple of years, there has been quite a bit of discussion on this website about Jeremy Mayfield’s situation. The failed NASCAR drug tests and the subsequent lawsuits have been the topic of more than a few TNI blog posts. And those posts attracted dozens of reader comments with some being good, some [...]

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