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A Points Update and The Off-Season Plan For TNI

Published 3 days ago by Journo at The NASCAR Insiders

As promised I wanted to bring you 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 ...
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Best And Worst Of NASCAR In 2009

Published 4 days ago by Journo at The NASCAR Insiders

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 interesting to throw this post to you and let you do your best and worst of the 2009 season. 2009 certainly ...
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The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 15-21

Published 4 days ago by Journo at The NASCAR Insiders

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 ...
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Ambrose Quietly Making Moves

Published 6 days ago by Journo at The NASCAR Insiders

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, perhaps a ...
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Guess Who’s Winning Without The Chase?

Published 8 days ago by Journo at The NASCAR Insiders

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 did last year ( here ...
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Ask The Insiders Wednesday #50

Published 9 days ago by T.C. at The NASCAR Insiders

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 will be answering ...
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Teams Already Tweaking Crews For Next Season

Published 10 days ago by T.C. at The NASCAR Insiders

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 for your ...
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Keselowski Continues To Make Enemies

Published 10 days ago by T.C. at The NASCAR Insiders

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 ...
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The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 8-14

Published 12 days ago by Journo at The NASCAR Insiders

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 ...
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The Glamorous World Of Race Team Travel

Published 14 days ago by T.C. at The NASCAR Insiders

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 at TNI called Flying the ...
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thenascarinsiders.com - 14 days ago
Cool It With The Jimmie Conspiracies
— thenascarinsiders.com — 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 ... (more) Cool It With The Jimmie Conspiracies

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Ask The Insiders Wednesday #49

Published 16 days ago by T.C. at The NASCAR Insiders

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 every Wednesday, ...
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The End Is Near

Published 17 days ago by T.C. at The NASCAR Insiders

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 that look forward to ...
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thenascarinsiders.com - 17 days ago
NASCAR Perception and the Media
— thenascarinsiders.com — 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 ... (more) NASCAR Perception and the Media

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The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 1-7

Published 18 days ago by Journo at The NASCAR Insiders

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 to deal with the ...
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A Truck Series Rebound? And Rick Ren Leaving KHI?

Published 20 days ago by Journo at The NASCAR Insiders

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 least ...
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thenascarinsiders.com - 21 days ago
Hey CWTS on SPEED Crew, We Got Your Back
— thenascarinsiders.com — 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, ... (more) Hey CWTS on SPEED Crew, We Got Your Back

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Ask The Insiders Wednesday #48

Published 23 days ago by T.C. at The NASCAR Insiders

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 ...
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thenascarinsiders.com - 21 days ago
The Nationwide COT…Looks Pretty Cool
— thenascarinsiders.com — After years of complaints from fans (and drivers for that matter) over the looks of the Cup... Series COT (they don’t look enough like cars on the showroom floor; but then again when was the last time they really did?), NASCAR undoubtedly ... (more) The Nationwide COT…Looks Pretty Cool

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NASCAR Steps In It Again

Published 25 days ago by T.C. at The NASCAR Insiders

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 ...
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