2014 NASCAR Driver Review: Ty Dillon
Ty Dillon’s only win of the season came at the most famous racetrack on the planet. To make it even sweeter, he only led once, for the final 24 laps of the race.
Ty Dillon’s only win of the season came at the most famous racetrack on the planet. To make it even sweeter, he only led once, for the final 24 laps of the race.
2015 is going to be a very intensive year for crews, crew chiefs and especially engineers with the implementation of tapered spacers and reduced downforce in the Cup series. For a smaller team like Tommy Baldwin Racing, the challenge is even greater as areas for experimentation and research have to be prioritized due to limited …
Key Moment – On the 11th caution flag of the night, Kevin Harvick’s crew chief Rodney Childers called for a four tire pit stop with 29 cars on the lead lap. When stops were completed Harvick was in 12th position. A quick caution afterwards allowed Harvick to restart in the sixth position. In a Nutshell …
The season is coming to an end for the Cup series traveling circus. Greg Biffle and Matt Puccia didn’t qualify for the final four at Homestead but they have figured out some things that are making their cars faster and head to Homestead looking to try and finish off the season with a win. The …
Key Moments – Denny Hamlin was a lap down more than once in the race thanks to a flat tire and a two tire stop that resulted in his car being less than competitive with the faster cars. Hamlin was granted the Lucky Dog under the third and seventh cautions of the race. The No. 11 …
Tony Gibson has faced a lot of challenges in his long and varied career in NASCAR. The latest addition to his resume is sitting on top of the pit box for 2004 Cup Champion Kurt Busch. Gibson made his debut last weekend at Texas in his Haas Automation outfit with a eighth place run. As …
Key Moment – On the first green-white-checkered finish, Jeff Gordon chose the outside line to lead the field to the green. He drifted wide as the field approached turn 1, opening the door for Brad Keselowski to try and shoot through the middle in an effort to go for the win. Gordon came down and …
Being one of the eight teams still alive for the championship can add a lot of pressure to a crew chief’s day. Throw in a new set of rules for next season, and the time management and priorities have to be juggled routinely. A team has to anticipate making it to the next round and …
Key Moment – During the caution flag that flew for the third incident between Kasey Kahne and Brian Vickers on lap 278, Steve Letarte realized that Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was going to restart in the fourth position, which would have put him in the outside line. Letarte called Earnhardt in, put four tires on his …
Kevin ‘Bono’ Manion has been around the sport for years and has a very educated insight into the ways of the sport and the garage. He continues to guide the No. 7 team for Tommy Baldwin Racing with rookie driver Michael Annett. This week, in Tech Talk, he looks back at Talladega and clears up …
Key Moment – The caution flag flew with four laps to go for a piece of metal on the race track. The No. 22 of Joey Logano had it on his grill under caution and rubbed it off when the yellow flag was in the air. The end result was a green-white-checkered finish that brought …
The Busch’s are bringing along some competition for Cash Bowyer. In a post on Facebook, Samantha Busch broke the news with a retro themed picture featuring the pink Ford Thunderbird that Kyle purchased for her at the Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson auction. The couple is wearing 50s era clothing, standing in front of the Thunderbird and a …
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