Showing posts with label Rookie Stripe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rookie Stripe. Show all posts
Friday, May 14, 2021

Josh Berry makes his Cup debut at the Monster Mile

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  (Image: Spire Motorsports) 2021 continues to be a great year for Josh Berry. Spire Motorsports announced on Friday that Berry will wheel t...
Friday, March 13, 2020

Rookie Stripe: 6 Things New NASCAR Fans Need to Know in 2020

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Photo Credit: Debbie Ross for Skirts and Scuffs 2020 is a new decade in NASCAR... literally. Since the sport’s founding in 1948, it ha...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

Rookie Stripe: NASCAR Through History -- A Rookie’s Timeline

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Photo credit: Logan Stewart Kureczka for Skirts and Scuffs Every sport has a history, but NASCAR’s roots are truly American in origin. I...
Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Rookie Stripe: Drafting - Six Things to Know

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Photo Credit: Debbie Ross for Skirts and Scuffs “I don't think a lot of these guys are really good in the draft. There's a lot o...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

ROOKIE STRIPE: Crew Chief vs. Car Chief: Who Does What?

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Hendrick Motorsports Crew Chief Chad Knaus Credit: Debbie Ross for Skirts and Scuffs by Logan Stewart The NASCAR team is a fluid, high...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Rookie Stripe: Driving Dominance -- the Four Ds that Can Impact Track Performance

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Photo credit: Debbie Ross for Skirts and Scuffs Remember that ridiculously smart guy in your high school physics class? He probably wo...
Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Rookie Stripe: 5 Reasons to be a NASCAR Fan in 2019

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Photo credit: Debbie Ross for Skirts and Scuffs By Logan Kureczka The 2018 series is in its closing hours as the clock ticks toward Ho...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Rookie Stripe: The Rookie’s Guide to Understanding Playoff Points

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Photo credit: Debbie Ross for Skirts and Scuffs  The NASCAR Monster Energy Series playoffs are underway. Each fall, the playoffs pit t...
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Rookie Stripe: Six Ways Pit Crew Athletes Prepare for the Physical Demands of the Job

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Photo Credit: Debbie Ross for Skirts and Scuffs by Logan Stewart Kureczka Fitness has gone full throttle in NASCAR. While pitting ma...
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Rookie Stripe: Treading Water -- The Dangers of Dehydration for NASCAR Drivers

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Photo credit: Lisa Janine Cloud for Skirts and Scuffs By Logan Stewart Kureczka Racing may seem like no sweat for NASCAR’s top...
Wednesday, November 08, 2017

Rookie Stripe: How to Convince People You’re a Die-hard NASCAR Fan, Even if You’re Still Learning

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Photo Credit: Debbie Ross for Skirts and Scuffs by Logan Stewart Let’s face it, NASCAR can be complicated, especially when rules chang...
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Rookie Stripe: Lingo to Know – the Frontstretch and the Backstretch

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Photo Credit: Debbie Ross for Skirts and Scuffs I’m far from a contortionist but I do love yoga, and the first time I heard the words ...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Rookie Stripe: Not Quite as Easy as ABC – The Classroom for NASCAR’s Best Athletes

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Photo credit: Logan Stewart for Skirts and Scuffs By Logan Stewart Not very far from Charlotte Motor Speedway, down a small side road...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Rookie Stripe: Who makes up the race day team?

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Photo credit: Charlotte Bray for Skirts and Scuffs by Logan Stewart The operation of a NASCAR race day team can be kind of like a comm...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Rookie Stripe: Lingo You Should Know – On the Bubble

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Photo Credit: Carol D'Agostino for Skirts and Scuffs  by Logan Stewart Sometimes you want something so badly, you can alm...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Rookie Stripe: Why Pit Crews are Susceptible to Injury Based on Position

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Photo credit: Logan Stewart for Skirts and Scuffs By Logan Stewart Pit stops amid a tension-fraught race can be a place of peril for N...