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Tom Jensen is the Senior NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,” and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the President of the National Motorsports Press Association. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to

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How did Dale Earnhardt Jr. get the nick name June bug from Dale Waltrip? He is always calling him that when he is calling the race.

Junebug...Came as a result of him hanging out in the shop and bugging the crew working on the car..So they came up with Junebug....

what is the song used in trackside before and after commercials?

do you think kyle busch would be killing in points right now if his car didn't break so often?

When is dale jr. going to win again? he seems like a good guy, he really deserves to win...

Goliath520 - 06 June 2008 07:20 PM

what is the song used in trackside before and after commercials?

do you think kyle busch would be killing in points right now if his car didn't break so often?

When is dale jr. going to win again? he seems like a good guy, he really deserves to win...

...what?

Is Kyle Busch spoiled or is he just too big for his britches Everyone talked him up so big, He even believes it himself. Kyle you just can't win every time, If you keep acting so spoiled when you get beat no one will want to play with you anymore.

msjb12 - 07 June 2008 12:10 AM

Is Kyle Busch spoiled or is he just too big for his britches Everyone talked him up so big, He even believes it himself. Kyle you just can't win every time, If you keep acting so spoiled when you get beat no one will want to play with you anymore.

its not so much being spoiled, its having the drive to win. Lets face it, you go to a race its because you want to win and your only there because you believe you can.

Hello in NASCAR land. This is NASCAR related Question and also a question about how you fell about the coming together of the open wheel series. While NASCAR has gone to the incredibly boring spec series they have decided was the way to go. The open wheel guys put on the most exciting show in racing yet again in Texas. I was such an incredable fan of Nascar, until I saw an Indy Car race at Pocono. a few weeks after suffering through a NASCAR race that was akin to watching cars going down the highway. I swear my jaw dropped when the cars went by over 80 mph faster than a cup car. while always a Cup fan (been to over 30 races) it has gotten to the point where I am asking my wife what she want's to do on Sun afternoons. I just thought I would see if you felt that the IRL had a chance against Nascar in the long term. If some of the cup fans would give it a chance I bet the Frances would make the racing better. they didn't stop having the IROC races they just changed the name to the Sprint Cup series

Can you tell me or post what the official Nascar rule is passing the pace car under the yellow ? Is there such a rule and if so what are the chains of punishment ? Warning , pass thru stop and hold for a lap etc .

pstone71 - 12 June 2008 06:41 PM

Hello in NASCAR land. This is NASCAR related Question and also a question about how you fell about the coming together of the open wheel series. While NASCAR has gone to the incredibly boring spec series they have decided was the way to go. The open wheel guys put on the most exciting show in racing yet again in Texas. I was such an incredable fan of Nascar, until I saw an Indy Car race at Pocono. a few weeks after suffering through a NASCAR race that was akin to watching cars going down the highway. I swear my jaw dropped when the cars went by over 80 mph faster than a cup car. while always a Cup fan (been to over 30 races) it has gotten to the point where I am asking my wife what she want's to do on Sun afternoons. I just thought I would see if you felt that the IRL had a chance against Nascar in the long term. If some of the cup fans would give it a chance I bet the Frances would make the racing better. they didn't stop having the IROC races they just changed the name to the Sprint Cup series

Amen to that,I think nascar sprint cup has been set back 20 years in the way the cars run