Dean Sicking
What the Media Hasn’t Told You: An Open Letter to Randy LaJoie
Randy LaJoie was recently suspended by NASCAR for violating the substance abuse policy. Some of the NASCAR media has come down rather hard – I’m not. […]
People
Dean Sicking
An Open Letter to Randy LaJoie: What the Media Hasn’t Said.
It was quite a surprise getting into the car Tuesday and turning the radio to my favorite Sirius NASCAR show. A very distraught Randy LaJoie was explaining that NASCAR was about to announce that they […]
Browne, Josh
Pit Road Speeding Explained
The black helicopters were out over Indy on Sunday, or so suggest some Juan Pablo (a.k.a. Juablo) fans. This happens every time someone leading a race (or contending for the lead) gets a pit road […]
Aerodynamics
Behind the Science of Speed
The Science of Speed video series is now up at www.science360.gov. We did a press conference at Texas Motor Speedway Friday April 3rd afternoon announcing the series. If you told me three years ago I’d […]
Aerodynamics
Top Ten NASCAR Science Stories for 2008
I’ve gotten a couple requests to talk about the story, but the Elliott Sadler YoYo saga is why I’m sticking to science. Gravity is gravity, doesn’t matter who is driving for whom and not even […]
Dynos
Magnets and Dynomometers
I have never seen Robin Pemberton looking so disgusted as he did during an interview replayed on NASCAR Now Monday evening. (Well, maybe not since Daytona 2007.) NASCAR did a chassis dyno test after the […]
Peterson, Steve
Steve Peterson: Thank You
When I look at Jayski.com and see the title ‘Sad News’, I always read the story. It doesn’t matter if I don’t recognize the name: I figure we owe it to the people who had […]
Aerodynamics
Is More Horsepower Always Better?
A number of drivers and owners have said that Toyota engines have more horsepower. “I think everybody in the garage is down on horsepower compared to what the Toyotas are.” Kevin Harvick One report of […]