Archive for November, 2011

What can you say about the 2011 NASCAR season? It had it all. From a stunning upset in the Daytona 500, to one of the greatest finishes in the history of the sport. Normally when I sit down to do my Best and Worst list of NASCAR, I need some time to really think about each of the categories. This year was different. I had no doubt what was going to put in each of the categories. The season ended on the highest of highs, a race that will more than likely go down as one of the most memorable [...]

Thanksgiving. A day of great food, football, giving thanks, and spending time with our family and friends. There are a lot of reasons for us to be thankful on Thanksgiving Day. Most important are God,  our family, friends, and our country. We also have our health, our minds, our homes, and our jobs. You can’t forget the sport that brings us all together on Sunday….NASCAR. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit around the table on Thanksgiving with your favorite drivers. I wonder what they would be thankful for this 2011 season and what food would [...]

We here at Stock Car Spin want to wish all of our readers a very safe and happy thanksgiving. Gobble up that turkey, gobble up the stuffing, and gobble up some pumpkin pie this holiday.

WELCOME, N.C. (November 23, 2011) – Richard Childress Racing has made organizational changes to its competition department in preparation for the 2012 NASCAR season. Long-time RCR crew chiefs Shane Wilson and Gil Martin have taken new assignments with the 14-time championship-winning organization. Wilson has been named the crew chief of the No. 29 Budweiser/Rheem/Jimmy John’s team with driver Kevin Harvick after three seasons in the same position with RCR’s No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper team. Martin, the No. 29 team crew chief since May 2009 and a crew chief at RCR since August 2000, has been named director of team operations, reporting [...]

We all know that Kurt Busch had a horrible day at Homestead-Miami this past sunday.  On lap 3 of the Ford 400, The #22 car had a transmission that gave out. That blown transmission ended Busch’s day really early.   After this clip of Kurt Busch was taken by a guy named Joe Adams, Busch could potentially face a fine from NASCAR.  He is being shown in the video as very angry.  At the time of the video, Busch was expected to interview with ESPN’s Dr. Jerry Punch but backed out at the last minute. Below, you can see the [...]

Records Set In Lead Changes And Leaders Per Race DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2011) – Tony Stewart can add this to the growing list of reasons why his championship season ranks among the greatest ever: He won the title in the most statistically-competitive season in the 63-year history of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Two major NASCAR Sprint Cup competition records were broken this past season: average lead changes and leaders per race. There was an average of 27.1 lead changes per race in 2011, the most in the history of NASCAR Sprint Cup competition. Additionally, there was an average of 12.8 leaders per [...]

CONCORD, NC (November 22, 2011) – Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced today that Chris Heroy has been named crew chief of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet with driver Juan Pablo Montoya.  Heroy takes over the role effective immediately in preparation for the 2012 season. “We are very excited to bring Chris into the organization and to have him work with Juan Pablo,” said Team Owner Chip Ganassi.  “We think he will be a great addition to the Target team and believe his combined engineering and crew chief background should help him work well with both our engineers and [...]

Rumors of Steven Addington’s departure from Penske Racing began floating around in October at Charlotte Motor Speedway and while both parties adamantly denied the rumors, Tuesday’s announcement came as no surprise. Penske Racing team president Tim Cindric confirmed Addington’s departure and issued the following statement: “Steve Addington is no longer with our organization. We appreciate the successes we experienced together and wish him the best in his future endeavors.” the team said in a statement issued on Tuesday.  In the two years as Kurt Busch’s crew chief, Steve Addington has led him to four victories, 17 top-fives, 33 top-1os, five [...]

On Sunday, while Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards were duking it out for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship, many drivers and teams were already making plans for the 2012 season.  Big changes are already being rumored around the garage for Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 team, but several drivers in the Sprint Cup Series making plans have been difficult. David Reutimann, David Ragan, and Brian Vickers are just three drivers who have no idea where or what they will be driving in 2012. All have had moderate success at NASCAR’s top level, but have really lacked consistency. [...]

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2011)- NASCAR’s future was front and center Monday night as four champions in two national series were crowned. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 24 and Austin Dillon, 21, officially were proclaimed champions of the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, respectively, on the Americana Ballroom stage at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel.   Both were honored with their first NASCAR national series titles. Each became champion in the season following a rookie-of-the-year performance. Dillon becomes the youngest champion in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ 17-year history. Both champions won twice during the 2011 season.   Roush Fenway Racing’s No. [...]