Posts Tagged ‘Joe Gibbs Racing’
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Hewn from the finest ones and zeroes on the market today:
- Racin’ Today: Smashed Guitar Strikes Sour Chord In Music City
Yeah, all those quotes about Sam Bass being okay with Kyle Busch smashing his guitar? Yeah, not as much as the press-release-prepared quotes from Saturday. Also unhappy: Nashville Superspeedway and race sponsor Federated Auto Parts. (Not to mention Jimmy Spencer and Kyle Petty who both kind of tore him a new one during prerace shows at Pocono.) It’s also worth mentioning that Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing haven’t said a single word about it in their releases, which screams, “we’re hoping this goes away quietly.”
- AP: RPM lets 9 employees go and cuts salaries
Speaking of RPM, they’ve had to let nine employees go and have had salary cuts across the board. Apparently this is tied to the comments from Petty earlier this season about how Chrysler’s Chapter 11 filing has disrupted the financials of the organization. The rumors being floated are that RPM is in serious trouble and considering suspending a team to stay afloat. In addition, since this is the final year of their contract with Dodge, they could be considering making the leap to Toyota. Speaking of which…
- NASCAR.com: Petty, Braun teaming up for five Nationwide races
Braun Racing has worked out a deal with Richard Petty Motorsports to give Elliott Sadler and Kasey Kahne a few races in the Nationwide Series. Sadler will run for Braun at New Hampshire in a few weeks while Kahne will run four races starting at Daytona in July. Braun already fields the 38 car for Jason Leffler, the 32 car for Burney Lamar and Brian Vickers and the 10 car, which has split time between David Reutimann, Kelly Bires, Brian Scott and Marc Davis. They haven’t specified which car will be fielded for RPM, but it’s probably going to be that 10 car.
- The NASCAR Insiders: Is MWR The Best Place For Truex?
The biggest early silly season rumor that’s been floating for months, it seems like, is Martin Truex, Jr. going to Michael Waltrip Racing, possibly to replace Michael himself in the 55 car. NASCAR Insiders evaluates the move from a strategic perspective and considers it more of a “lateral” move. And in the interim, I can’t say I disagree. However, EGR is really a team that feels like it’s treading water, the increasing improvement of Juan Pablo Montoya being the lone bright spot of late. Whereas MWR feels like a team that will be getting better in the next few years (look at the progress they’ve already had this season). Not to mention the TRD support that MWR gets will keep making those Toyotas a lot better.
Tags: Braun Racing, Brian Scott, Brian Vickers, Burney Lamar, David Reutimann, Daytona International Raceway, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Elliott Sadler, Jason Leffler, Jimmy Spencer, Joe Gibbs Racing, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kelly Bires, Kyle Busch, Kyle Petty, Marc Davis, Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip, Michael Waltrip Racing, mini, Nashville Superspeedway, Nationwide Series, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Richard Petty, Richard Petty Motorsports
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Catch the bouquet!
gambled on fuel to the end of the Pocono 500 at
Pocono Raceway, culminating with his first win of the season and the first win for
Stewart-Haas. So, finally we can stop treating him like Jim Kelly and Don Mattingly, waiting for him to stop being the runner-up this season, and start focusing on his run for the Sprint Cup championship, now sitting on a 71-point lead.
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Tags: Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darian Grubb, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Dexter Bean, Dover International Speedway, Greg Biffle, Homestead Miami Speedway, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Martin Truex Jr., Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Michigan International Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Reed Sorenson, Richard Childress Racing, Richmond International Raceway, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Speed, Stewart-Haas Racing, Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart
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Saturday, June 6th, 2009
RIP, Kyle Busch's Trophy (2009-2009)
won an otherwise dull
Nationwide Series race at
Nashville and then celebrated by taking the trophy guitar, a custom-painted, one-of-a-kind Gibson Les Paul, and smashed it on the ground repeatedly.
Now, I’ve actually been kind with Kyle Busch all season. I’ve held my tongue, I’ve tried to be fair, but I can’t keep that in after this. What on earth is Kyle Busch thinking? Is his personality so completely defective that he cannot live without having every last human being on Earth hate him?
The Kyle Busch fans don’t see any problem with him smashing his trophy. That’s okay. I’m happy to pick apart your arguments one by one.
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Tags: Joe Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, Nashville Superspeedway, Nationwide Series
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Brett Moffitt won at South Boston Speedway Saturday night in the Camping World East Series South Boston 150. And at the age of 16 years, 9 months and 23 days, Moffitt becomes the youngest driver to win a Camping World Series race, eclipsing the previous mark set by Joey Logano, now, obviously, a Sprint Cup regular. Moffitt had previously broken the record for youngest pole winner in a Camping World Series (again breaking Logano’s record) at the season inaugural at Greenville Pickens Speedway in South Carolina. Part-time RCR development driver Ryan Gifford finished second and Ryan Truex, younger brother of Martin Truex, Jr. and MWR development driver finished third. Points leader Jody Lavender was fourth and Max Gresham, making his Camping World Series debut for JGR, finished fifth.
NASCAR Home Tracks: Moffitt Keeps Breaking Records
Tags: Brett Moffitt, Camping World East Series, Greenville Pickens Speedway, Jody Lavender, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Max Gresham, Michael Waltrip Racing, mini, Richard Childress Racing, Ryan Gifford, Ryan Truex, South Boston Speedway
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
Your face here. Anyone? Bueller?
Well, we’re starting to move on from the whole Jeremy Mayfield saga a bit. We’ve cycled through the five stages of the Kübler-Ross Model, we’re at acceptance and now we’re thinking about what will happen to the 41 car. From what is left of Mayfield Motorsports, they are saying that they plan to soldier on. But with Mayfield suspended as both a driver and an owner, they need to find a replacement for both to be able to continue…and they need to find one soon.
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Tags: Aric Almirola, Bill Davis Racing, David Gilliland, Daytona International Raceway, Front Row Motorsports, Gary Smith, Germain Racing, Hall of Fame Racing, J.J. Yeley, Jeremy Mayfield, Joe Gibbs Racing, Ken Schrader, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Mayfield Motorsports, Michael Waltrip Racing, Mike Bliss, Mike Skinner, Mike Wallace, Phoenix Racing, Red Bull Racing, Richard Childress Racing, Todd Bodine, Travis Kvapil, TRG Motorsports
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
General Motors, in an effort to paddle against the currents that are slowly sucking them down the drain, is shuttering the Pontiac badge for good. Inspired by Jalopnik’s 10 Greatest Pontiacs feature, I wanted to take a little trip down memory lane as we say goodbye to the red arrowhead with the 10 Greatest Pontiacs in NASCAR.
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Tags: Bobby Labonte, Cotton Owens, Dale Earnhardt, Darlington Raceway, David Pearson, Daytona International Raceway, Fireball Roberts, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joe Weatherly, Kurt Busch, Nationwide Series, Paul Goldsmith, Pontiac, Ricky Craven, Rusty Wallace, Tony Stewart
Posted in History of NASCAR, NASCAR News | 4 Comments »
Monday, April 13th, 2009
New feature this week. Rather than come up with original commentary for every interesting link, I’ll present a few in list format for your reading pleasure.
- Wall Street Journal: $10 Million, Just for Motor Oil
“Joe Gibbs Racing, a team that owns three top-level Sprint Cup cars, has spent about $1 million a year over the past decade to perfect its motor oil. As a result, its engines have squeezed out an extra 10 horsepower, a roughly 2% increase that can be a serious advantage in Nascar races, where the typical margin of victory is about one second.”
- Stock Car Science: Behind the Science of Speed
“The Science of Speed video series is now up at www.science360.gov. We did a press conference at Texas Motor Speedway Friday April 3rd afternoon announcing the series. If you told me three years ago I’d be sitting at a racetrack in-between a real racecar driver and an official from the National Science Foundation, I would have told you that you were nuts.”
- FastMachines.com: Verdict Watch Begins
“A federal jury in Miami has resumed deliberations in the tax evasion trial of Indy race car driver Helio Castroneves and two others. The 12-person jury went back to work Monday morning. Deliberations began Friday following a six-week trial for Castroneves, his sister-business manager Katiucia and his lawyer Alan Miller of Michigan.”
- RacingDesignBlog.com
An interesting new blog I found. A designer takes a look at the design of NASCAR paint schemes and just takes a look at NASCAR from a design perspective. Interesting to me because I pretend to be a designer from time to time, so it’s a subject that’s close to my heart.
Tags: Helio Castroneves, Joe Gibbs Racing, Links, mini
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Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Guitar Hero: World Tour
, clearly inspired and reenergized by
our recent interview, wins his second career Nationwide race at
Nashville.
Kyle Busch made it a 1-2 finish for
JGR.
Brad Keselowski,
Kelly Bires and
Carl Edwards rounded out the top 5. The race was punctuated by
Front Row Joe’s
wild ride with eight laps to go, where he rolled on his roof, then rolled back over and kept going.
NASCAR.com: 2009 Pepsi 300 Results
Tags: Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joe Nemechek, Joey Logano, Kelly Bires, Kyle Busch, mini, Nashville Superspeedway, Nationwide Series
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Earlier this season, I was trying to put together a piece on this year’s NASCAR rookies: Joey Logano, Scott Speed and Max Papis. I sent messages to all three teams, expecting perhaps a form reply thanking me for my time. Well, not only did I hear back from Joey Logano’s people after Atlanta, but they agreed to allow me to ask him a few questions about life in NASCAR, the pressure of being just 18 at the sport’s highest level and, yes, even a little about Twitter.
So today’s lesson is in the value of simply asking: you never know what the answer will be until you ask the question. Without further ado, a quick Q&A with Joey Logano.
All photos are courtesy JoeyLogano.com. Be sure to check out their site for more information.
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Tags: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Greg Zipadelli, J.D. Gibbs, Joe Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano, Max Papis, Scott Speed, Tony Stewart
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