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NASCAR: Did Danica Dump the Eurys?

by Charlie Turner

Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. The best NASCAR and IndyCar news and opinion, exclusive pictures and video. I'm Charlie Turner. Follow me on Twitter @onpitrow

September 22, 2012 8:28 am UTC No Comments

What do you make of Tony Eury Jr being released as Danica Patrick’s NASCAR Nationwide Series crew chief and being bought out of JR Motorsports?

Bob Pockrass has what is probably the definitive story on the changes at JRM. Here is a quote from Pockrass’ article at SportingNews.com

“It has been difficult to see these changes and it was not easy at all to sever the working relationship with Pops (Eury Sr.) or Tony Jr., but we’re a company that wants to improve over what we’ve been doing and we’re making some changes to see if we can make that happen,” Earnhardt said.

We talked about this On Pit Row this week. Here’s the highlight with video.

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler – OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, NASCAR, NASCAR Bidness, NASCAR business, NASCAR Feuds, NASCAR video, Nationwide Series, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio

Tagged with: bob pockrass, Tony Eury Jr, Tony Eury Sr

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NASCAR: Who are the Pretenders and Who are the Contenders in The Chase?

by Charlie Turner

September 16, 2012 9:54 am UTC No Comments

The #NASCAR Chase to the 2012 Sprint Cup Series starts today @ChicagolndSpdwy and everyone has an opinion about who will actually contend for the Cup. Steve and I talked about it this week OnPit Row. What do you think?

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler – OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Chase for the Cup, Chicagoland Speedway, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, NASCAR, NASCAR video, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio, Sprint Cup Series

Tagged with: GEICO 400

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NASCAR Race to the Chase: Did Richmond Live Up to Expectations?

by Charlie Turner

September 13, 2012 6:23 am UTC No Comments

As a rule, I like races at Richmond International Raceway. The track, to me, is what a stock car venue should be. And it looks really good under the lights, on TV. But the Federated Auto Parts 400, final race in the playoff hunt for the 2012 Sprint Cup Series championship, got decidedly mixed reviews, based on comments to the On Pit Row Facebook page.

What did you think? Here’s what Steve and I had to say, On Pit Row.

Photo credit: Getty Images for NACAR

Filed under: Chase for the Cup, NASCAR, NASCAR video, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio, Richmond International Raceway

Tagged with: Federated Auto Parts 400, RIR

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NASCAR Safety: Looking for Trouble in all the Wrong Places?

by Charlie Turner

August 27, 2012 2:24 pm UTC No Comments

Why is it so difficult for NASCAR and race tracks to spot potentially dangerous on track areas and not preemptively fix them? Mark Martin’s wreck at @MISpeedway triggered this Fast Lap question from Steve. In the following video, we don’t agree – even a little – on the answer. What say you? Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler – OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Mark Martin, NASCAR, NASCAR business, NASCAR Tech, NASCAR video, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio

Tagged with: NASCAR safety

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NASCAR and The Kez: It’s Only Cheating if you get Caught

by Charlie Turner

August 24, 2012 10:13 am UTC No Comments

After the spring race at Bristol, track owner Bruton Smith, claiming that he was responding to complaints about the “New Bristol” racing experience, altered the racing surface by, basically scraping the top two grooves out of the track. Nobody knows for sure how the new pave will affect the racing. We just know that it will. There was a Wednesday modified race and the Camping Word Trucks ran that night too. There will be 2 and a half hours of Cup practice on Friday that might be critical to fantasy pickers. See what the experts think below.

The other big story this week was Brad Keselowski’s comments about what some of the fast teams – namely Hendrick Motorsports and Roush-Fenway – are doing with their suspension setups. He alluded to cheating. Jack Roush and others say they are within the rules. We talked to Tommy Baldwin Racing car chief Patrick Donahue On Pit Row Tuesday. He says it may be both. Called it a “light gray” area. Watch the interview below. Photo credit – Glenn Bure for OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Brad Kesolowski, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bruton Smith, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR, NASCAR Rumors, NASCAR Tech, NASCAR video, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio, Sprint Cup Series

Tagged with: It's Only Cheating if You Get Caught, Patrick Donahue, Tommy Baldwin Racing

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NASCAR at Michigan Speedway: Roger Curtis Interview

by Charlie Turner

August 19, 2012 8:42 am UTC No Comments

Michigan International Speedway is host to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 this weekend. MIS president Roger Curtis is the boss. I’ve had a number of opportunities to interview Curtis and to watch him in person. Tons of energy, personality and passion for the sport are three terms that I would use to describe him. On a recent On Pit Row show, only days after the tragic, storm related, fan death at Pocono Raceway, we talked to Roger. The complete interview is below and if you watch it, I think you’ll see why I describe him as I do.