Maybe I messed that up a little bit, but those are the first words out of about everyone's mouth on the cup circuit after you land in Fontana. In N Out is the unofficial burger joint of the cup series for all of the west coast races, and is usually the 1st stop if not the 2nd and 3rd stops for the team guys. Can't beat the fries there....mmmmm..mmm...I think the people who live in CA get a little knumb to In N Out, but it's like crack cocaine to the eastcoaster's.



I digress....So… Read More

So this week is the Bristol night race, which is obviously a fan favorite, and I think most of the team guys will tell you that short track Saturday night racing has a special appeal, considering thats where many of the guys cut their teeth.



This is obviously the same track that the COT debuted on, so the teams have had a fair amount of time to come up with decent setups. The first time we went to the race, it was a bit of a nitemare. It was the first time the COT had gone through… Read More

So what does an unemployed NASCAR engineer do with themselves. They go on vacation. Last week I drove about 3000 miles round trip from Charlotte to Massachusetts to Wisconsin and back to visit friends and family. When I left on Monday morning I saw the last couple of haulers (20 and the 99) on their way back to their respective shops from Pocono. They were definitly in teardown after the race, so they were a little later than the rest. Then on the way home from Wiscnonsin on Wednesday I saw the… Read More

Obviously pit stops and pit strategy get bathed in the spotlight when the circus goes to the roadcoarses. The basic idea is to get as good of fuel mileage as you can and be the first one to make your last pitstop. Of course for this to work well, you have to have a good pitstop and you have to have good pit in and pit out laps, so the pit road speed calculation becomes of paramount importance.



At the road courses ( and the 2 short tracks) the pit road speed is 35mph, which is… Read More

**Disclaimer** This is a gentle, all in good fun poke at the "Who's the Cup Sponsor this week?" thread that I so dread on a weekly basis. It is not intended to make anyone mad. I'm just a sarcastic, smart ass girl who had a funny idea while drinking a Dr. Pepper.







Here's whats in the cup. Everyday, rain or shine.

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So..today will it be cup sponsor #1, Shakepeare's Pizza? Shakespeare's has a multi-day, semi-exclusive contract… Read More