Welcome to round five of “He Said, She Said”, where members of the racing community sound off on a variety of topics in the Motorsports community.
This year’s panel includes current writers and editors, a current NASCAR Nationwide Series team owner, and a former driver providing a plethora of angles from all forms of the industry.
This week’s edition includes a look back at the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series action at Richmond International Raceway, plus some NASCAR K&N Pro Series East action and the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards – and a preview of this week’s events at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
The 2013 Panel:
Ross Bynum (@theRossBynum): Ross Bynum, a frequent contributor to Queers4Gears joins CATCHFENCE.com exclusively for our IndyCar section. His in-depth reporting and analysis on the series makes him a welcome fit to the He Said, She Said panel.
Erin Crocker Evernham (@CrockerErin): Erin Crocker is no stranger to racing. A veteran and prominent winner of the USAC tour, she is the only female driver to win an ARCA Superspeedway challenge championship. She also has starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Nationwide Series. She is the wife to former crew chief and team owner Ray Evernham.
Chris Knight (@Knighter01): Chris Knight is the assistant news editor, senior staff writer and director of driver communications for CATCHFENCE.com. In addition to those roles, he is also known for his public relations duties for a variety of different race teams and an active Motorsports sponsor.
Adam Niemeyer (@adamniemeyer): Adam Niemeyer is a NASCAR-affiliate based in Ohio with experience in reporting and writing for multiple news network in the Indiana and Southern Ohio area. He also has his own NASCAR-blog.
Jason Sciavicco (@JSciavicco): Jason Sciavicco is a majority owner of SR2 Motorsports competing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with current drivers Blake Koch, Michael McDowell and Jason White.
AnnMarie Strawhand (@MrktgFullSpd): AnnMarie Strawhand is a long-time Motorsports marketing and public relations professional and the founder of Marketing at Full Speed.
Lori Tyler (@lorityler): Lori Tyler is a long-time staff writer at CATCHFENCE.com and one of the original contributors to “He Said, She Said.”
Marty Tyler ([email protected]): Marty Tyler is a senior staff writer at CATCHFENCE.com and is known for her long-time attentiveness to safety and a variety of driver’s personal projects on-and-off the track.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
• Kevin Harvick took advantage of a late race caution to steal the win from Juan Pablo Montoya and Jeff Burton at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway on Saturday night. Your thoughts on the race?
Erin Crocker Evernham: I honestly didn’t get to watch all of the race but I thought the last 50 laps or so were great. A lot of action and different pit strategies involved. I thought for sure they were going to wreck on that GWC with some with no tires, some with 2 tires and some with four. I thought Kevin’s last two laps were impressive!
Chris Knight: I thought the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond was pretty solid. Not the most spectacular race I’ve ever seen at Richmond, but it was one that did keep me on the edge of my seat, especially at the end. I was honestly rooting for Juan Pablo Montoya. The win would have been more emotional than his first win, but I expect JPM to come back in the fall and have a similar performance.
As for Kevin Harvick? Where did he come from? He was a rocket ship following that last restart. I’m surprised that we didn’t see another yellow as car were everywhere, but it was a great finish to the race. It has me looking forward to the fall race.
Adam Niemeyer: I thought overall the race was just OK. People will rave about the finish and the beating and banging that occurred, but I saw many folks who complained about the lack of anything exciting the first 100-125 laps. In fact, I believe it was Jenna Fryer who noted that the most interesting part of the first 100 laps was Nelson Piquet’s explanation of Friday night via Twitter.
Jason Sciavicco: This race came down to…. tires! Hate to be negative Nancy here, but I’m not sure JPM will ever see a win on an oval in NASCAR.
AnnMarie Strawhand: I thought it was a really good race and showed off good short track excitement with a variety of drivers. The instigator for potential trouble was Kurt Busch and I have to say that he was bumping and hitting his way through (that really irritated the guys he hit) that gave it the Saturday night short track feel for sure.
Lori Tyler: I really felt bad for Juan Pablo, in all honesty. They had a very solid run and looked poised to grab the win. However, Harvick also had a stellar run, coming on strong in the closing laps. The caution gave him just what he needed to muscle by Montoya. He was coming quickly in the closing laps, but without the caution, I am not sure he was going to make it past Montoya. Congrats to both teams though for putting on a great show for the fans.
