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Would You Rather be NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch or Dale Earnhardt Jr?

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

March 21, 2012 2:34 pm UTC 1 Comment

NASCAR debate: Would you rather be Kyle Busch with a whole bunch of wins AND haters galore, or Dale Earhardt Jr, with adoring fans and…….?

Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Nascar Legends, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio

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March 2012 On Pit Row NASCAR Desktop Calender PDF

by Charlie Turner

March 3, 2012 1:19 pm UTC No Comments

Printable NASCAR events calender for March 2012

For the fourth year, BethAnne has put together a 12 month calender featuring her NASCAR photos from the previous season. She only makes up a few of these, mostly for our staff and some sponsors. We will post these each month, so that you can have your own. Click here to download the PDF.

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NASCAR! Danica Patrick and Tissot Watches are Giving it Away

by Charlie Turner

February 27, 2012 1:28 pm UTC 1 Comment

Hey NASCAR Nation what would happen if Danica Patrick won the 2012 Daytona 500?

I can think of a number of things. But one, for sure result would be that the value of Danica Patrick memorabilia would go through the roof.

You need some Danica gear before the price goes up, as a collector inflation hedge. We can help.

On Pit Row is offering a Danica Patrick Prize Pack, thanks to the folks at Tissot.

Swiss luxury wristwatch brand, Tissot has a long history of sponsorship in motorsports. Danica is one of the most marketed drivers in racing and Patrick’s latest timepiece for the brand, the Limited Edition Ladies White Quartz Classic Watch ($895), can be found here.

One lucky On Pit Row reader will win an autographed Danica Patrick Photo, a JR Motorsports Crew Shirt and a miniature diecast race car.

Here’s how to enter:

Send an email with your name and mailing address to TissotOnPitRow@gmail.com
For additional entries, follow OnPitRow – @OnPitRow on twitter or Like On Pit Row on Facebook.
A winner will be chosen at random on Tuesday March 13, live On Pit Row
*By entering this contest you will opt in to Tissot’s weekly newsletter

Filed under: Danica Patrick, Daytona 500, JR Motorsports, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio

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There’s a New Kyle Coming and He’s Coming Fast

by Charlie Turner

September 27, 2011 9:22 am UTC No Comments

The racing earth shifted Saturday night, but odds are, you didn’t feel it. That’s the way earthshakes are when they originate in a cornfield in Central Ohio.

As track owner, Sprint Cup team owner and Sprint Cup Chase to the Cup points leader, Tony Stewart watched from a suite overlooking turn three at Eldora Speedway, a kid from California started kicking down some doors.

19 year old Kyle Larson did something that only one other driver has ever done in the USAC 4-Crown Nationals. He swept the midget, sprint car and Silver Crown finals. Only Larson and Jack Hewett have ever done that.

Stewart came close once, wining two of the three. Tony was so impressed that he paid Larson a $10,000 bonus – on top of the $18Gs the kid won in prize money.

Maybe that was a down payment on a future NASCAR contract. Jack Hewett, who was watching from the infield says…

“He’s the next NASCAR star without a doubt,” said Hewitt. “One day I’ll be saying, ‘Hey, me and Kyle were the only ones to have ever done it.’”

So maybe we’ll be talking about “The New Kyle” before long. Not sure if Kyle Larson has a handle like “Sliced Bread“ or “GOAT”, but The New Kyle probably wouldn’t be too bad. Robin Miller likes him and Miller is tough to please.

Kyle Larson will be a guest On Pit Row today, live at about 6 PM ET. Click here to watch.

Photo courtesy of Steve LaMothe

Filed under: Eldora Speedway, NASCAR, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio, Tony Stewart

Tagged with: 4-Crown Nationals, Jack Hewitt, Kyle Larson, Robin Miller, sprint cars, USAC

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Talkin’ Talladega with the Best

by Charlie Turner

April 16, 2011 6:31 am UTC No Comments

Ricky Stenhouse Jr leads the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship points. Veteran Kenny Wallace is ninth. We wouldn’t be saying that, and in my opinion that championship chase would not be as interesting if not for a new points system and philosophy in NASCAR.

I have been skeptical of the new points’ significance. But now I’m not. We talked to both Stenhouse and Wallace On Pit Row this week. We have before. They are interesting and entertaining guys. Ricky is serious and rigidly polite. Kenny is a blast. But the tone of the talk changes a little when drivers are contending.

Next week, we have The King, Richard Petty on the show. Don’t miss it. It’s a good show. You can watch this week’s show with Kenny, Ricky, Ryan McGee and Eric McClung right here.

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler – OnPitRow.com

Filed under: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio

Tagged with: Eric McClung, Kenny Wallace, ricky stenhouse jr., Ryan McGee

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Can Kurt and Kyle Busch become NASCAR’s winningest Brothers

by Steve Wronkowicz

I am co-host of the syndicated radio show: ON PIT ROW. Over ten years on the air and three on the net; see what can happen when I don't let the facts get in the way of my opinions.

March 30, 2011 7:38 am UTC No Comments

Kurt Busch Loudon New Hampshire in car bure 10

Don’t expect the most prolific NASCAR brother combo of our time to challange for the most Cup wins ever by siblings.

Kurt and Kyle Busch currently sit in sixth place all-time with a combined forty-two wins in the Sprint Cup Series; Kurt with twenty-two and Kyle twenty. But there is a formidable task ahead as sitting atop the brothers win list are Bobby and Donnie Allison with ninety-four Cup wins.

While Kurt and Kyle have one thing on their side in a quest to move to the top of this category–time; their ability to win Cup races at a fast enough rate isn’t looking plausible. Even if the brothers could average winning a combined five races per year it would take them into the 2021 season to even tie the Allisons. Averaging those five wins per year would be based on Kurt and Kyle continuining to win a combined 15 percent of the races they enter. Currently Kyle is winning at just shy of nine percent of the Cup races he enters and Kurt is at six percent.

With 369 Cup starts Kurt has been starting races at NASCAr’s highest level for ten years and one would wonder if he has ten more in him. Last night Kurt talked ON PIT ROW about his career, racing in his home town of Las Vegas and his new found love for drag racing. You can watch the entire interview with Kurt here. Is Kurt’s foray into the drag racing world a preview of things to come as a veteran looks toward his future?

Younger brother Kyle has only 227 Cup starts under his belt and would seem to be better suited to carry the brothers torch toward knocking off the Allisons. Kyle not only has a better winning percentage than Kurt but most likely has more years left in him winning at that higher percentage.

Most of the brother acts ahead of the Busch brothers show lopsided win totals. The Waltrips have a combined win total of 88; Darrell with 84 and Michael with four. The Flock brothers with 62 wins; Tim with 39 while Fonty has 19 and Bob only four. Donald Thomas has one win to combine with brother Herb’s forty-eight.

Only the next tandem above the Busch’s of Terry and Bobby Labonte show an equal number of wins, with twenty-two and twenty-one respectively.

If Kurt and Kyle are to have any chance of rising to the top in this NASCAR catagory it looks as if brother Kyle needs to concentrate on winning in the Cup series at a much more prodigious rate.

photo credit: Glenn Bure/ON PIT ROW

Filed under: Darrell Waltrip, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR, NASCAR History, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio, Terry Labonte, The Waltrips

Tagged with: Bobby Allison, Bobby Labonte, Darrell Waltrip, Donnie Allison, Fonty Flock, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR Brothers, Terry Labonte, Tim Flock

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