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Coke Zero Taste of Victory Video

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

July 4, 2008 8:53 am UTC No Comments

Coca Cola sent us this video promoting the Coke Zero 400 Challenge. It’s short and pretty funny. Check it out.

Filed under: Bench Racing TV, Bobby Labonte, Daytona International Speedway, Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick, NASCAR Bidness, NASCAR video, The Pettys, Tony Stewart

Tagged with: blog, Coke Zero 400, Daytona, Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick, motorsports, NASCAR, NASCAR video, Tony Stewart

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Why Tony Stewart is Not Leaving Joe Gibbs Racing

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.

April 10, 2008 9:00 pm UTC 8 Comments

Don’t expect Tony Stewart to jump ship from JGR to the new fourth car at Richard Childress Racing.

There has been much speculation as to who may be fitted for the seat in the #33 General Mills ride in 2009. I’m here to tell you I have it on good authority that Smoke is staying put in the Home Depot Toyota.

What is this good authority, you ask? None other than ON PIT ROW analyst Fox Sports Jeff Hammond. Jeff talked about the need for change on the new car before the season moves along too much further. He also weighed in on the Petty Enterprises situation, but the big announcement about Stewart staying at Gibbs wasn’t really a statement at all.

You see Jeff let us in on a resort community in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia called Sheridan Ridge Private Reserve. The resort is in close proximity to four NASCAR tracks; Bristol, Richmond, Martinsville and Lowe’s thus giving easy access to fans and those in the motorsports industry. The amenity package includes a grand lodge and spa, recreational center, adventure sports outfitter, equestrian center, sports bar and motorsports exhibits.

So what does all that have to do with Smoke staying at JGR? It just so happens that SPEED’s Hammond is the Chairman of Sheridan Ridge Advisory Board. Chairman of a board that happens to include JGR driver Denny Hamlin, JGR crew chief Greg Zippadelli, Virginia native Elliott Sadler and JGR driver Tony Stewart. All the members of the advisory board will have property at the resort; thus cementing the relationships between Joe Gibbs Racing drivers and crew members.

The business dealings of these NASCAR personalities in relationship with the resort at Sheridan Ridge makes me believe that Tony will not make a move away from a group of individuals that he obviously feels very comfortable working with and being in business with.

The Coach may want to pick up one of those resort properties–it may help solidify the rest of his investment.

photo credit: Icon Sports Media, Inc

Filed under: Denny Hamlin, Jeff Hammond, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR Bidness, NASCAR Rumors, Richard Childress Racing

Tagged with: Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Greg Zippadelli, Jeff Hammond, Joe Gibbs Racing, Sheridan Ridge Private Reserve, Tony Stewart

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NASCAR–Be Careful What You Ask For

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 9, 2008 11:14 pm UTC 8 Comments

NASCAR officials, during the off season, told their drivers to show more personality. “Be more controversial,” NASCAR told its drivers.

Kyle Busch gets Toyota first win. Now everyone from Tony Stewart to Elliott Sadler has an opinion about something, and isn’t afraid to voice it. Stewart has been a huge critic of Goodyear in 2008 and has ripped the tire manufacturer to anyone who would listen.

“There isn’t anybody, I don’t think, who is happy with the tires we have got,” Stewart said. “After 10 years in the Cup Series, you learn to be highly disappointed with everything that Goodyear does.”

“I expect it to be wacky this week, too. I hate to say it, but the best thing that Goodyear does is make that gold trophy at the end of the year.”

“That is one thing that they always do right. Everything from that moment on until the end of the year, it’s a crap shoot. You never know what you’re going to get when you get here.

“This weekend is proof of it. I don’t think you will hear a driver here who is happy with the tires we got this weekend.”

Elliott Sadler took a few pot shots at fellow driver Carl Edwards saying that Edwards and his car owner Jack Roush were insulting his and other driver’s intelligence by trying to pass off the loose oil cooler bolt as a natural vibration occurrence.

“I think that it insults my intelligence as a race car driver when you try and tell me that you accidentally left the oil tank lid off. If you go to any owner, any engineer, any driver any crew chief and ask them is that an advantage, ‘heck yeah it’s an advantage’. I’ve been doing that half of my career. When driving the 21 and 38 car, we pulled the shifter boot off and the oil tank lid off until NASCAR started to tech it. It’s 100 lbs of down force.”

So this week the BUZZ ON PIT ROW is:

Will NASCAR regret its decision to let drivers, owners and employees speak their minds?

photo credit: Icon Sports Media, Inc.

Filed under: Carl Edwards, Gillett Evernham Motorsports, It's Only Cheating if You Get Caught, NASCAR, NASCAR officials, NASCAR Rumors, NASCAR Tech, Roush Racing, Sprint Cup Series, The Wood Brothers, Toyota

Tagged with: Carl Edwards, Elliott Sadler, Jack Roush, Tony Stewart

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Dodges dominate Daytona

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.

February 18, 2008 9:35 pm UTC 3 Comments

After lackluster efforts testing, qualifying and practicing; where did all the Dodges come from?

That is THE BUZZ this week ON PIT ROW. For most of Speed Weeks at Daytona everyone was focusing on the Chevy super teams. Hendrick Motorsports, Richard Childress Racing and DEI. Then testing successes by the Toyota teams shifted the focus to their new found prowess and much debate ensued.

Not much ink or bandwidth was wasted on the Ford and Dodge teams, other than the Robby Gordon story. So little credit was given to the Dodge teams that the biggest Dodge story was Kurt Busch’s run in with Tony Stewart’s fist.

When all was said and done and the checkers flew on the 50th Daytona 500, the Dodge Boys had captured the majority of top ten spots. Along with Ryan Newman’s win and Kurt’s second, Reed Sorenson, Elliott Sadler, Kasey Kahne and Robby all finished in the top eight, Only the Toyotas of Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch along with Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Chevy and Greg Biffle’s Ford made the top ten.

It is no wonder that Chrysler Corporation inked the Ganassi and Penske to new multi-year contracts to stay with Mopar.

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler – ON PIT ROW/BRP

Filed under: Car of Tomorrow, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Daytona 500, Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Greg Biffle, Hendrick Motorsports, Kasey Kahne, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio, Reed Sorenson, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Sprint Cup Series, The Busch Bros, Tony Stewart