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I Hope David Ragan Has Been Working The Phones

T.C. — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:00:16 +0000

On Thursday, UPS announced what their future NASCAR involvement will entail. And as expected, their team side sponsorship has been drastically reduced. For 2012 the shipping giant will scale back to being just an associate sponsor on Carl Edwards #99, and will serve as a primary for just one Cup race. This move, coupled with [...]

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Where Does Reed Sorenson Go From Here?

T.C. — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:03:25 +0000

On Tuesday, shortly after a Turner Motorsports press release confirmed our breaking news from Monday (Dollar General gone), we found out that Reed Sorenson had been bounced from Turner’s #32 Chevy. The exact reason for why he was given the boot isn’t clear, but performance can be ruled out. Sorenson has a win this season, sits [...]

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Breaking News: Turner Motorsports Employees Receive WARN Letters, Dollar General Gone

T.C. — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:05:32 +0000

We are hearing that Turner Motorsports had meetings with the majority of their employees today and handed out letters in accordance with the North Carolina WARN Act regarding layoffs. In case you aren’t familiar, the WARN Act “requires a 60-day notice to the state and employees if at least 50 employees will be laid off [...]

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Another Rough Offseason Ahead For Crew Guys

T.C. — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:02:00 +0000

The end of the 2011 season is drawing near, and it seems we hear every week about another team that is preparing to lay off employees. The U.S. economy has still not rebounded, and even though some signs are better for NASCAR (like TV ratings), it would appear that we haven’t yet found the bottom. [...]

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Key Pit Crew Changes Could Shape Championships

T.C. — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:03:31 +0000

Pit road has played a big roll in the outcome of races this season, and as the Cup and Nationwide Series search for their 2011 champions, an even bigger emphasis will be placed on the crews. Those drivers with the strongest pit crews will have a serious advantage as we come into the home stretch. [...]

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Are We Watching The Demise Of Kevin Harvick Inc?

T.C. — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:18:21 +0000

It was announced on Wednesday that starting in 2012, Kevin Harvick Inc.’s Nationwide Series program would be “merged” with Richard Childress Racing. Effectively, what this “merger” means, is that KHI’s #2 and #33 NNS teams will now be run out of RCR’s shop in Welcome, NC. Elliott Sadler will continue piloting the #2 and a [...]

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Wrecking A Teammate Is Always Tough To Explain

T.C. — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 06:10:45 +0000

With the Cup Series delayed until at least Tuesday, I figured we’d take a look at an incident that took place during Saturday night’s Nationwide Series race at Atlanta. Late in the going, Justin Allgaier got into Turner Motorsports teammate Reed Sorenson in turn two, causing a wreck that ended the night for Sorenson and [...]

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Fastenal’s Move To Cup Is Good And Bad

T.C. — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:51:32 +0000

With Carl Edwards locked up for the foreseeable future at Roush Fenway Racing, we found out today that Fastenal is the first company to sign on as a primary sponsor for Edwards’ #99 Fords. Starting with the 2012 Daytona 500, Fastenal will sponsor 17 races a year for Edwards over the next few years. Edwards’ [...]

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The Hair Pull Heard ‘Round The World

T.C. — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:30:27 +0000

Patrick Carpentier wanted to end his career on a high note. He chose the Nationwide race at his home town race track knowing he’d have a decent shot at a win and a very good chance at a top five finish. But after running up front early on in the race, two incidents (one involving [...]

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I’m Racin’ In The Rain! Just Racin’ In The Rain!

Journo — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:00:10 +0000

Cue Gene Kelly singing a slightly different tune. It took us 22 weeks, but we finally had our first rain out of the season after a close call at Pocono. This of course moves the race to Monday on ESPN – a notably smaller audience and reach. In recent years this wouldn’t have been a [...]

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