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(photo courtesy of Christa L. Thomas) The big crew chief swap When Rick Hendrick pulled “the big crew chief swap” last year he wasn’t really sure if the paring of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Steve Latarte was really going to work as a team. As the season closed out, he realized that . . . → Read More: Dale Jr. and Latarte Worked Well As A Team In 2011 (WOMR file photo) I just returned back to my hometown after witnessing a very exciting finish to the Good Sam’s 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway last weekend. As the staff there at the track says , “SIZE DOES MATTER”! After all it is not just another race track, this is Talladega! The . . . → Read More: Bowyer Wins The Good Sam’s 500 (photo courtesy Gregg Ellman) This season Kevin Harvick has truly earned his nickname, “Mr. Where Did He Come From?”! In securing three victories in first twelve races, Harvick has only led a total of nine laps. Actually he has not led all nine of those laps, just the portion that counts, . . . → Read More: “Mr. Where Did He Come From” Steals The Coca Cola 600 (workingonmyredneck file photo) After three years of lost hope, futility, and numerous crew chiefs, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. may have found the catalyst he was looking for in the form of his new crew chief, Steve Latarte. After listening into this race team at both Daytona and Las Vegas, via WOMR’s race scanner, . . . → Read More: Dale Jr. Off To A Fast Start in 2011 (workingonmyredneck file photo) It has been almost a week since the “feel good” story of the 2011 Daytona 500 happened. As WOMR was preparing for the trip down to Daytona this year, the over whelming story line was the 10th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt, Sr.’s tragic death. Most all of the media . . . → Read More: The 2011 Daytona 500: A Reflection (photo courtesy Leon Hammack) This year’s running of “The Great American Race”, the Daytona 500, is filled with many story lines. The dichotomies are abundant. The stories range from triumph to tragedy, hope to gloom, happiness to sorrow, and everywhere in between. Quite possibly, this race could be the key that unlocks . . . → Read More: The Dichotomy of The 2011 Daytona 500 (photo courtesy Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) The Earnhardt’s heroic/tragic relationship with the Daytona International Speedway added another chapter to its fabled storybook as Dale Jr. won the pole for the 2011 Daytona 500 on Feb.20th. This pole award comes on the 10th anniversary of his father’s untimely death on the last lap of . . . → Read More: Junior Nation Celebrates With The Pole (photo courtesy Leon Hammack) It doesn’t seem to matter where Harvick starts the 75-lap exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway. Last year he won from the second position. Two years ago he claimed his first Shootout win from 27th on the grid. Harvick will try to win his third Bud Shootout in . . . → Read More: Dale Jr. Starts On The Pole For The Bud Shootout Photo courtesy Leon Hammack) As the media reported last week, there was a major shakeup, a crew chief swap, a company upheaval, or whatever you would like to call it, at Hendrick Motorsports! After closer scrutiny, it appears that the way this swap is going to really happen is as follows: Dale . . . → Read More: How The HMS Crew Chief Swap Really Worked (photo courtesy Jason Smith/Getty Images) In a Wednesday morning teleconference with the media, NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick reiterated that the massive changes going on at his race shop, Hendrick Motorsports, are the results of his belief that people on his team “had gotten complacent”. He said that since his announcement of . . . → Read More: More From Hendrick On The Major Shakeup |
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