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NASCAR and Firestone Tires–Is Goodyear’s Reign Slipping Away

December 22, 2008

“It was not a Firestone test and it was not a NASCAR test.”  Okay so what was it?

According to a report for SPEED; ON PIT ROW contributor Robin Miller; quoted Firestone-Bridgestone motorsports executive director Al Spreyer as saying, “It was a technical exercise to try and develop current stock car technology.”

This side step-shuffling attempt was after Scott Pruett was seen driving a Chip Ganassi owned ARCA car, this past weekend, at Miami-Homstead’s road course.  This is interesting on several levels.

First the rest of the ARCA bunch was busy testing at Daytona last weekend for their undercard race during Speed Weeks.  That three day test saw Will Kimmel, nephew to nine time series champ Frank Kimmel lead all of the sixty-one testers with a speed of 180.977mph.

Second item of interest shows the test being performed at Miami-Homestead Speedway which will be on the banned track list come 2009.  But because the driver and the road course are not part of the NASCAR world, the test went on without much fanfare.

And lastly, NASCAR has vehemently denied that they are looking for a new tire supplier.  The contract with Goodyear will be up for renewal before the 2011 season.  Could Firestone be looking to that time frame to make a comeback in the NASCAR ranks?  Or are they looking to unseat a supplier in another series?  Hoosier and ARCA are signed through 2011.

So this week our BUZZ ON PIT ROW is:

Would you like to see multiple tire manufacturers in NASCAR?

Let us know what you think and as always we may use your answers ON PIT ROW.  Listen live from 5-7pm ET every week except for our 2 week Holiday break.

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Written by Steve Wronkowicz · Filed Under Buzz On Pit Row, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dodge Motorsports, Inside the ARCA Remax Series, NASCAR, On Pit Row | 2 Comments 

Time to Hand Out Our OPeR Awards

December 12, 2008

As has been our tradition ON PIT ROW; the end of the year is time to pass out our own, sometimes offbeat, NASCAR awards.

Most people who cover NASCAR on at least a semi regular basis tend to give their opinions as to who deserves the accolades for their participation in the past season.  While Charlie and I do the usual Best Driver, Best Crew Chief type awards we like to venture a little further into the stories of 2008.

The offbeat tends to become normal in a thirty-six week points season in NASCAR world.  From totally undrivable tires at Indianapolis to Carl Edwards’ video game wall move at Kansas, there is plenty to remember in this season gone by.

Please give us your award winners for the following catagories and we may use your answers on this Tuesdays show.

  • Best and Worst Driver
  • Best and Worst Crew Chief
  • Best and Worst Owner
  • Best and Worst Team
  • Best and Worst Post Race Interview
  • Worst attempt at “Adjusting the Rules”
  • Best and Worst Junior High School-like Drama
  • Best and Worst Radio/TV Personality
  • Best and Worst NASCAR Network
  • Best Guest to Appear ON PIT ROW

Don’t be afraid to go a little “off center” with your answers.  Leave us a comment and we may use it on this weeks show or give us a call with your winners on Tuesday from 5-7pm ET, toll free at 877-502-8255.

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Written by Steve Wronkowicz · Filed Under Bench Racing blog, Buzz On Pit Row, NASCAR, NASCAR Loop Data, Nascar Chase 2008, On Pit Row, Show News | 3 Comments 

Live from Cayuga Motor Speedway!

June 26, 2008

Team Glock’s Dexter Bean at MISThere’s a real Buzz around the ON PIT ROW garage this week.  The ARCA RE/MAX Series has announced their plan to provide live streaming audio coverage of the Cayuga ARCA RE/MAX 250 to begin at 1:00 PM EDT this Sunday June 29th. 

It’s all part of a plan to webcast the seven 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series races that will not be carried on live TV, beginning with the 250 lap event from Cayuga Motor Speedway.  

My partner Steve Wronkowicz will call the race and I will be there, along with ARCA’s Don Radebaugh to provide color commentary and reports from the infield.  We’re pretty pumped!

Make sure you tune in the live webcast, starting at 1:00 pm Sunday.  Go to arcaracing.com where Team Glock Racing will present the call of the race and live timing and scoring as well.

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Written by Charlie Turner · Filed Under Buzz On Pit Row, Inside the ARCA Remax Series, On Pit Row on the Road, Show News | 3 Comments 

Nationwide Series In Mexico Does Not Disappoint

April 21, 2008

Kyle Busch outlasted Marcos Ambrose and Scott Pruett to win NASCAR’s south of the border showdown.

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Rowdy has made the 2008 NASCAR seasons; Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Truck, look easy. As Charlie wrote earlier in “Is Kyle Busch the best driver in NASCAR..” The Shrub has been having an unbelievable season so far.

Ambrose and Boris Said had a run in early in the race on Sunday. Said was mad enough to let everyone know his displeasure with Ambrose:

“Just cheap-shotted me and took me out, He hooked my left rear in turn one. He had me sideways for a while and then just turned me around. … I’m not going to cry about it, but I’m going to go apologize to his crew chief because it’s going to cost him a car.”

This type of controversy has become standard when the Nationwide Series moves across the border, whether its north or south.

Rowdy’s win in Mexico City leads to this weeks BUZZ ON PIT ROW:

Kyle Busch leads the Nationwide and Truck Series and is second in Sprint Cup. Is he now the best driver in NASCAR?

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Written by Steve Wronkowicz · Filed Under Bench Racing blog, Buzz On Pit Row, NASCAR | Leave a Comment