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He Blocked Left then He Blocked Right then He Got Smoked

by Mindy Monday, Special To NASCAR commentary,NASCAR video,NASCAR pictures, Bench Racing With Steve and Charlie

July 9, 2009 9:50 pm CDT 1 Comment

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Last week, Steve got the crow sandwich. This week, Charlie gets the rocking chair. Actually, Mindy Monday offers up Charlies chair to the shy (right) and retiring (true) Mikey Waltrip.

Mindy compares the Jeremy Mayfield saga to a Burt Levee novel and Phil Parson’s no. 66 ride to the previously mentioned rocker.

There’s more. There always is. Including Tony Stewart’s “ole’- el passo” of Kyle Busch. Watch the latest Monday Morning Crew Chief.

Filed under: Bench Racing TV, Kyle Busch, Michael Waltrip, Michael Waltrip Racing, Monday Morning Crew Chief, NASCAR, NASCAR video, Phil Parsons, Tony Stewart

Tagged with: Mindy Monday

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Reutimann’s NASCAR Memorial Day Parade Rained On–YES

by Steve Wronkowicz

I am co-host of the syndicated radio show: ON PIT ROW. Charlie likes to call me an "idiot". I'm not an "idiot"; I just prefer not to let the facts get in the way of my opinions.

May 26, 2009 9:54 am CDT 5 Comments

Some of the media were referring to the Coca-Cola 600 as the 24 Hours of Charlotte because the holiday weekend dodged rain storm after rain storm.

Mike Bliss won a rain shortened Nationwide Series race on Saturday night, but the 600 couldn’t roll off the starting line on Sunday because of persistent rain. By the time Memorial Day Monday rolled around, the teams, drivers and media had had enough of trying to kill time. But it didn’t take long for the first of several rain delays to stop the action at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

It looked early on as if the scheduled 400 laps would never be seen and a race to halfway was going to be the order of the day. Michael Waltrip Racing’s David Reutimann got the teams first Sprint Cup win by staying on the racetrack when the final rain delay hit the speedway.

I think we sat on pit road eight hours today is what it felt like. We just kept waiting. Rodney and I talked. I was like, I’ve been in situations like this before, obviously not in a Cup race, but different situations. This deal never goes my way, so I don’t see why it should now. We talked about what we were going to change on the car when we came down pit road. Rodney told me, I’m either going to get us a win or lose us 10 spots, one or the other. It’s a gamble. I said, I’ll stay out. That’s what he told me to do. That’s what I do. When I’m told to do something, I generally do something.

NASCAR waited about two and a half hours before finally calling the race over and done. By that time there weren’t many fans left in the grandstands to celebrate. MWR, had seen its share of adversity throughout its first two-plus years of competition. From the jet fuel incident it first year, to not making races times have been tough. Reutimann made all those heartaches and mis-steps seem long removed when he was able to paddle his #00 into the winners circle.

This week’s BUZZ ON PIT ROW ponders:

How does Reutimann’s win stack up as far as first wins go?

Let us know what you think and we could us your comments to this weeks ON PIT ROW radio show. Listen live every Tuesday from 5-7pm ET at onpitrow.com. Call the show at 1-800-645-2946 and you could win a Kevin Harvick bobblehead if your call is the Shell Nitrogen Enriched Call of the Day.

Filed under: David Reutimann, Lowes Motor Speedway, Michael Waltrip, Michael Waltrip Racing, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio

Tagged with: David Reutimann, Lowes Motor Speedway, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR

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Dancing With The Cars and Singin’ in the Rain at Lowes

by Charlie Turner

I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot. Follow me on Twitter @onpitrow

May 25, 2009 11:19 pm CDT 2 Comments

Rain shortened races are never perfect, unless you’re the winner. Or the winning owner. Or sponsor of the winning car.

That last rain delay for the 2009 Coca Cola 600 was so long, that David Reutimann’s main sponsor Aaron’s Rent got almost as much exposure as the race’s title sponsor Coke.

And leave it to car owner Michael Waltrip - once referred to as a “NAPA hatted Ho” in the funniest blog title ever by Darren Fauth of One Bad Wheel. Mikey was hangin’ around spreading the NAPA colors right along with Reuty.

Coca Cola got unlucky with the weather but they had plenty of marketing ammo on hand for the event. Bobby Allison was there as grand marshall in the ‘69 Mercury Cyclone he drove to the ‘71 Coke 600 win.

And Dancing with the Stars winner Shawn Johnson did some laps with Coca Cola Family driver Kyle Petty and taught Petty some moves. Check out the pics below. Click the thumbnail for a full size view.

: Shawn Johnson stuck this landing too

: I guess if Kyle wins again, he'll have a victory move now

: Where's Danica?

: Nice jack...person Kyle

: I have nothing to say

: Guys, you don't have to tweet when you can actually talk to each other

: She never would have won with Kyle

: Kyle as Travolta?

: Is this a jig or what?

: Bobby Allison, Grand Marshal for the historic 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600

Photo credit: Worth Canoy

Filed under: David Reutimann, Kyle Petty, Lowes Motor Speedway, Michael Waltrip, Michael Waltrip Racing, NASCAR, NASCAR & the Media

Tagged with: Aarons, Bobby Allison, Coca Cola 600, Dancing with the Stars, NAPA, Shawn Johnson

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Fishing for Darlington Stripers with Wall Bait

by Charlie Turner

May 16, 2009 6:09 am CDT 4 Comments

Mark Martin’s winning Hendrick Motorsports Chevy was pretty pristine at the end of the Southern 500. Not many of his competitors could say the same. The Darlington wall bait was tempting to the Cupsters.

The Wallie award for Darlington goes to Carl Edwards. Cousin Carl couldn’t resist a nibble on the Lady in Black on lap 22, causing Wallie favorite Michael Waltrip to spin out too.

You might think that Start and Park specialists would be likely Wallie winners. But those guys - just look at the first seven cars out every week - are just trying to get off the track in one piece. If this were the “No Brakie Award” or something, they’d be shoe-ins.

The Bench Racing blog is considering a “I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Pit Box Award” - tentatively called the “Junior”. The trophy would be a BIG PINK PIT BOARD. Let us know what you think about that.

Filed under: Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darlington Speedway, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

Tagged with: Junior, Lady in Black, start and parkers, Wall Bait, Wallie

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David Reutimann Nails it: On Pole for the Samsung 500

by Charlie Turner

April 3, 2009 11:45 pm CDT No Comments

I watched David Reutimann today as driver after driver tried to take away his top qualifying spot for Sunday’s Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. I think I was more nervous than Reut.

He sat calmly chatting with several people along the pit wall as the best of the best went after his time. Maybe he just knew that he’d run the perfect lap today.

According to Darrell Waltrip - talking on the Speed TV broadcast of qualifying - Reutimann calls himself “The Franchise” when trash-talking with his boss, Michael Waltrip. I don’t think that’s too much of a stretch.

Watch video of David here as he talks about his pole and what it means to his Michael Waltrip Racing team.

Filed under: Bench Racing TV, David Reutimann, Michael Waltrip, Michael Waltrip Racing, NASCAR, NASCAR & the Media, NASCAR video, SPEED TV, Texas Motor Speedway, The Waltrips, Toyota

Tagged with: NASCAR video, pole qualifying, Samsung 500, SPEED TV

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Can Kyle Busch Pull Off the Bristol Stomp?

by Charlie Turner

March 16, 2009 6:59 pm CDT 2 Comments

Bristol Motor Speedway has been the personal play pen of Kurt Busch more than The Shrub. The Busch brothers have won six of the last 13 Thunder Valley Sprint Cup races. But it is Busch the Elder - winner at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the last race - who has five of those wins.

But if you had to pick a winner this week, would you take Kurt or Rowdy?

NASCAR has some video commentary from four of the major players at Bristol. Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Michael Waltrip and the last Bristol winner Carl Edwards all have something to say.

Watch NASCAR’s Bristol Preview video right here.

Filed under: Bench Racing TV, Bristol Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR, NASCAR video, Ryan Newman

Tagged with: Bristol Preview Video, NASCAR video

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