Truck Series – The Slow Restart

In Case of Emergency: How TV Handles “The Scary Crash”

Talladega Superspeedway is a track with its own reputation. As the largest and fastest on the NASCAR calendar each visit to the Alabama behemoth comes with the notion that excitement and danger could be at every corner. In fact, Fox Sports quite literally advertises to that effect. With “danger at every turn” the high speedContinue reading “In Case of Emergency: How TV Handles “The Scary Crash””

Deegans future with Ford

Hailiee Deegan has had an above average season this year and has improved massively this season even if the stats do not show it. Her stats got worse but watching the races and seeing how the DNFs and wrecks happened more of it to blame is equipment and drivers in the series racing with littleContinue reading “Deegans future with Ford”

A Case Against the Truck Series Playoffs

Matt weighs in on the viability and need of a playoff system for the NASCAR truck series, and makes a case against using it going forward.

Truck Series Playoff watch (Round of 12)

The Truck Series makes its return to racing this week Friday night to kick off 3 straight days of racing at Kansas. This is also the final race of the first round of their playoffs, after the race the field will be cut down to just 8 drivers heading to Bristol next week. The twoContinue reading “Truck Series Playoff watch (Round of 12)”

Hailee Deegans early season troubles

Hailee Deegan has, without a doubt been one of the biggest names in NASCAR in the last 2 years despite racing in the lowest of the 3 national series. She is one of the most marketable drivers in the sport and is always a big draw for sponsors which has helped launch her career inContinue reading “Hailee Deegans early season troubles”

Truck Series is still a mess…

NASCAR has three national series of racing: Trucks, xFinity (Grand National), and of course the Cup Series. Most driver’s path to the Cup series starts on dirt or in late models ect, and then they eventually move up to the Truck Series, if they find success there they go to xFinity, then from there theyContinue reading “Truck Series is still a mess…”

Deegan makes history at Gateway

Rookie star and NASCAR hot prospect Hailee Deegan has had a season that for most drivers is very average, but for someone with the expectations she has for herself it was a slightly underwhelming season but has also been a season of large growth for a young driver with no practice in an average truck. Continue reading “Deegan makes history at Gateway”

Trucks v.s Traction, did PJ1 help?

At 11:30 this morning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series took to Charlotte Motor Speedway to have their practice session ahead of their race later tonight to kick off the Memorial Day weekend of racing. As per usual the last few years NASCAR has been laying down a traction compound called PJ1 on a fewContinue reading “Trucks v.s Traction, did PJ1 help?”

Jen Jo Cobb Talladega bid rejected

Jennifer Jo Cobb has been a veteran driver in NASCARs third series, the truck series for quite some time and has put down many laps on some of the toughest tracks in the series. Cobb has run for Derrick Copes’ team as well as her own team. Her finishes have not been anything incredible butContinue reading “Jen Jo Cobb Talladega bid rejected”