http://hamptonroads.com/node/355381 NASCAR en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:42:07 -0500 While many in NASCAR travel to Las Vegas for this week’s banquet, I’m headed on a different path. My position as Landmark’s motorsports writer will be eliminated, and I will not be retained. Thursday is my final day. This is my final blog entry. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/thank-you-and-farewell Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:48:21 -0500 While the season is over, members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council weren’t done with their opinions and had some comments for NASCAR. NASCAR SECRET PENALTIES 69.3 percent are against any penalty not made public 16.8 percent are for NASCAR issuing secret penalties 13.9 percent don’t care What Fan Council members said: http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/backseat-drivers-fan-council-delivers-another-message-nascar Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:31:00 -0500 They will talk about Sunday for years. If you were lucky enough to be at Homestead as I was, it will be a race you will never forget. If you watched it on TV, there’s a good chance you also won’t forget it whether you are a Tony Stewart fan, Carl Edwards fan or just a racing fan. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/stewart-nips-edwards-title-va-tech-grad-out-stewarts-crew-chief Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:45:32 -0500 If the finish to Sunday’s Cup season finale is anything like the end of Saturday night’s Nationwide race, then hold on. Brad Keselowski held off Ricky Stenhouse and Carl Edwards in a furious three-way battle for the lead to win. Keselowski said he blocked as much as he could and Edwards said he bumped him once but that was it. Both called it good clean racing. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/stenhouse-survives-roushs-boot-camp-win-nationwide-championship Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:52:38 -0500 Austin Dillon’s 10th-place finish was good enough to secure his first Camping World Truck title Friday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  Dillon won the title when series officials called the race because of rain 15 laps from the finish. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/austin-dillon-wins-truck-championship Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:29:14 -0500 Brad Keselowski talked to the media Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway and much of the discussion was the secret $25,000 fine NASCAR issued for his recent comments about fuel injection. Keselowski was outspoken in his beliefs against about fuel injection, as reported by USA Today. Here’s what Keselowski said to the media: http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/keselowski-discusses-his-secret-fine-nascar-says-it-wont-change-him Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:23:10 -0500 NASCAR Chairman Brian France met with the media Friday at Homestead. Just two days before what could be as dramatic a finish to the season as the sport has had in recent years, the topic was not about the racing but another secret fine NASCAR has issued. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/brian-france-drivers-dont-denigrate-direction-sport-or-quality-racing Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:47:09 -0500 Tony Stewart was his casual, confident and cocky self at Thursday’s press conference with Carl Edwards. Stewart threw barbs at Edwards, who batted many of them away in what was colorful session in South Beach. The banter started early as they were seated together on a stage for the press conference. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/stewartedwards-banter-provides-early-fireworks-championship-battle Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:33:29 -0500 Stewart-Haas Racing already is looking for a competition director with the departure of Bobby Hutchins earlier this season, but questions have been raised about the future of crew chief Darian Grubb (a Virginia Tech) grad even as Stewart races for a championship this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Grubb has been with Stewart since 2009 when Stewart moved over there from Joe Gibbs Racing. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/could-virginia-tech-grad-celebrate-title-hes-looking-new-job Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:11:19 -0500 Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council debated if Brian Vickers should have been penalized after his incident with Matt Kenseth and if the idea of “Boys have at it’’ has gone too far, among other things in this week’s edition. SHOULD NASCAR HAVE PENALIZED VICKERS http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/backseat-drivers-fan-council-debates-boys-have-it-more Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:43:09 -0500