tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100708903769464902024-03-05T12:58:51.558-06:00TRADING PAINTJerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-86338567512074586082020-09-01T01:29:00.003-05:002020-09-01T01:29:21.406-05:00Some big news comingHey there:We have some big news coming soon in mid-October -- along with some additional surprises that we think you'll enjoy.Keep your "alerts" button on, or check in here periodically as we get closer.And as always, thank you for all the support you've given me over the years! Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-281911065036386642017-01-04T19:44:00.004-06:002017-01-04T19:44:56.439-06:00TRADING PAINT testThis is a test of the TradingPaint blog of JerryBonkowski.com.
Look for this site to return in the near future.Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-72240433601315752532013-04-21T22:29:00.001-05:002013-04-21T22:30:35.794-05:00Winners and Losers from Sunday's STP 400 at Kansas Speedway (BleacherReport.com)
BY JERRY BONKOWSKI (FEATURED COLUMNIST) ON APRIL 21, 2013
Joe and J.D. Gibbs may be upset that three of their team's race cars were torn up in wrecks in Sunday's STP 400 at Kansas Speedway, but any frustration was quickly erased when Matt Kenseth crossed the finish line with his second win of the season for Joe Gibbs Racing.
On the flip side, Kenseth's teammate, Kyle Busch, had a terrible Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-36249335619337093252013-04-19T16:54:00.002-05:002013-04-19T16:57:18.388-05:00Remembering the Way a Tough Cop Helped Make Kansas Speedway Safer (BleacherReport.com)
Kansas Speedway (Getty Photos)
BY JERRY BONKOWSKI (Featured Columnist)
Kansas Speedway will be one of the safest venues in the U.S. this weekend, and it won’t be just because of the tragic Boston Marathon bombings on Monday.
While there may be a slight upgrade because of what happened in Boston, a large law enforcement presence involving a number of local, state and federal agencies and a Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-38374416780356723172013-04-09T00:51:00.000-05:002013-04-09T00:56:00.125-05:00Ranking the 11 Most Intelligent Drivers in NASCAR Today (BleacherReport.com)
Two of NASCAR's most intelligent drivers, not to mention boss and employee, Tony Stewart and Danica Patrick.(Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
BY JERRY BONKOWSKI (FEATURED COLUMNIST) ON APRIL 9, 2013
A few weeks back, I put forth a list of what I believed to be the 11 most intelligent crew chiefs in NASCAR today, ranked in order.
Reader response was fantastic—as were reader comments, which I Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-21760013245105556232013-03-07T20:42:00.002-06:002013-03-07T20:50:48.827-06:00Ranking the 10 Most Fearless Drivers in NASCAR Today (BleacherReport.com)
BY
JERRY BONKOWSKI
(FEATURED COLUMNIST) ON MARCH 7, 2013
Trying to pick the most fearless drivers in NASCAR today is pretty easy: just look for the guys who don't take any crap from anyone else. They'll stand up for themselves, no matter who it is they're going up against.
At the sameJerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-62280671825718516012012-11-11T23:10:00.000-06:002012-11-12T08:57:17.451-06:00
Police and NASCAR officials try to restore order after the pit road brawl
where Clint Bowyer's crew members attempted to attack driver
Jeff Gordon after Gordon wrecked Bowyer, effectively ending his
Chase championship chances.
(photo courtesy Getty Images).
Controversial Wreck Leads to Jeff Gordon Nearly Mugged by Clint Bowyer's Crew
(BleacherReport.com)
BYJerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-52691441180490722622012-11-05T00:28:00.001-06:002012-11-11T23:01:15.768-06:00
Brad Keselowski may be ready to pick up where Tony Stewart left off last season (Photo: Getty Images).
NASCAR: Could Brad Keselowski Be This Season's Tony Stewart?
(From BleacherReport.com)
Plus seven. Minus two. Minus seven.
That equals a 14-point swing in the standings for Brad Keselowski over the last three Sprint Cup races, going from being No. 1 previously to falling to No.Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-18261659013493567072012-09-27T20:26:00.000-05:002012-11-11T23:01:15.722-06:00Check out Harvick video, plus catching up with y'allYes, I know I've not updated this for quite a while again -- after promising I was going to be more astute at keeping up with things.
It's not to say I haven't been busy, because I have -- boy, have I ever.
I rejoined BleacherReport.com in late July as a NASCAR featured columnist/writer. I've been averaging about 3-5 columns per week. By reader response, we're doing very well. I hope to add allJerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-78813428109360556672012-07-30T02:11:00.000-05:002012-11-11T23:01:15.771-06:00Jimmie Johnson Wins Brickyard 400 in Indy; Is a Sixth Sprint Cup Title Next? (BleacherReport.com)By Jerry Bonkowski
INDIANAPOLIS—As if winning a record-tying fourth Brickyard 400 wasn't enough of a kick in the pants to his 42 other competitors, Jimmie Johnson saved the best—or worst, depending upon your perspective—for after Sunday's race.
With nearly a five-second margin of victory and having led 99 of the race's 160 laps, Johnson was so dominating that his finish gave the impression he's Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-18536929458813000282012-07-29T01:37:00.000-05:002012-11-11T23:01:15.730-06:00Dale Earnhardt Jr. Aiming to Fix Past Mistakes In Brickyard 400 At Indianapolis (BleacherReport.com)
By Jerry Bonkowski
INDIANAPOLIS -- He's won at some of the sport's largest and most popular venues, including Daytona, Talladega and Texas.
Yet Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been a conundrum throughout Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s career, with just two top-10 finishes in 12 starts.
But given the outstanding and consistent season he's had thus Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-66825546236940037442012-07-29T01:34:00.001-05:002012-07-29T01:34:20.130-05:00Gordon not giving up on Chase hopes (WRALSportsFan.com)
By Jerry Bonkowski
INDIANAPOLIS -- No one has to tell Jeff Gordon what he has to do. He's well aware that he needs to win at least two of the next seven races, a stretch that begins with Sunday's Brickyard 400 – and that still may not be enough to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Should Gordon miss the Chase for the Sprint Cup, it would be for just the second time in the Chase's Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-24792070758578895662012-07-21T11:59:00.002-05:002012-07-21T11:59:26.583-05:00Tight Security Helps NASCAR Events Stay Safe (WRALSportsFan.com)By JERRY BONKOWSKI
Friday's early-morning shooting tragedy in Aurora, Colo., where a dozen
people were killed and 70 others were injured by what appears to be a
crazed madman, got me thinking. While I'm not trying to be a
Monday morning quarterback, but in a state that still grieves the 1999
Columbine High School tragedy, how can someone reportedly wearing a
bulletproof vest also sneak a Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-60483219555135889642012-07-02T12:45:00.001-05:002012-07-02T12:53:51.241-05:00Oh, Deer!<p>Many of you have written, texted and tweeted because word got out about my run-in with a deer early Sunday morning on my way back from Kentucky Speedway.
The one good thing is I'm okay. The deer, on the other hand, not so good. It was a young male buck with developing horns.
Luckily, I hit him on an angle, so it was more of a glancing blow. Had it been one second later, the front end Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-62648671709681656132012-06-27T00:09:00.000-05:002012-06-27T00:40:46.575-05:00Kenseth: What We Get, What We Don't Get (Motorsport.com)By Jerry Bonkowski
Matt Kenseth is heading somewhere after this season – rumored to most likely be Joe Gibbs Racing – although no official announcement has been made yet.
I get that.
But what I don't get – and I'm betting there's a lot of people wondering the same thing – why would Roush Fenway Racing make the announcement at this time?
Kenseth is the Sprint Cup Series points leader. He's Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-89349390852679275972012-06-27T00:02:00.000-05:002012-11-05T00:35:24.035-06:00Can Kenseth Still Win Cup Title This Year? (WRALSportsFan.com)By Jerry Bonkowski
Tuesday morning's announcement that Matt Kenseth and Roush Fenway Racing will part ways at the end of this season is a real head-scratcher and leaves nothing but lots of questions and few answers in its wake.
Why would Jack Roush part ways with his most veteran driver? Why would Kenseth want to leave a place that has been his only home for all but one of his 452 career SprintJerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-54989633515285999572012-06-20T18:50:00.001-05:002012-06-27T00:40:19.153-05:00We're coming back!Hi everyone: Trading Paint IS coming back.
We have some exciting new plans that you'll start seeing in the next few weeks.
First of all, we'll catch you up with all the columns and stories I've done for WRALSportsFan.com, Motorsport.com and The Sports Xchange. We'll start adding links to those past stories in the next few days.
Second, we're going to start increasing our use and utilization ofJerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-16458611808206753752012-02-26T18:01:00.001-06:002012-02-26T18:10:15.898-06:00Wrong Kind of History Made at DaytonaBy Jerry Bonkowski
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – What was supposed to be a historic Daytona 500 for one reason wound up being historic for something entirely different.
Instead of watching Danica Patrick’s Sprint Cup debut on Sunday, we’ll have to wait for that until Monday, as for the first time in its 54-year history, the Great American Race was postponed due to weather.
NASCAR waited more than 3 ½ Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-39330279583725438502012-02-26T17:59:00.001-06:002012-02-26T18:09:51.850-06:00Patrick's NASCAR Fortune Can Turn With One RaceBy Jerry Bonkowski
WRALSportsFan.com columnist
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – “I know it’s not going to be easy.”
Spoken numerous times over the last three months, those words have proven nothing short of prophetic by the person who uttered them, namely one Danica Patrick. While her shift from Indy Car to full-time status in NASCAR for 2012 has been highly anticipated, it’s started out in a rather less Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-57883758635880202032012-02-26T17:56:00.001-06:002012-02-26T18:09:38.109-06:00Will 2012 Finally be Carl Edwards' Year?By Jerry Bonkowski
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Carl Edwards does not forget his roots. Less than 10 years ago, he was a nearly broke substitute teacher in Columbia, Mo., as well as a reserve sheriff’s deputy. He basically did whatever he could to earn money to support his dream of one day becoming a professional race car driver.
“At the time I’d have given anything for someone to give me a break,” Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-33184148475929545402012-02-26T17:53:00.001-06:002012-02-26T18:09:23.593-06:00Junior, NASCAR Both Benefit When he WinsBy Jerry Bonkowski
WRALSportsFan.com columnist
His is a household name if you’re a NASCAR fan (whether you like him or not), particularly the “Junior” at the end of it.
His late father was one of the sport’s all-time giants and died in one of its most tragic crashes.
His face, the number 88 on the side of his race car and the sponsors that pay big bucks to be on that same race car are among Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-5646043595003394632012-02-26T17:50:00.002-06:002012-02-26T18:09:10.825-06:00Breaking Down the 2012 Daytona 500By Jerry Bonkowski
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tony Stewart has won just about everything there is to win in NASCAR, including three Sprint Cup championships.
But one major prize continues to confound and elude Stewart, that of winning the sport’s biggest race, the Daytona 500. He’s won 17 races across several different series at Daytona International Speedway over the years, but never the Great Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-11336445666932281862012-02-26T17:45:00.001-06:002012-02-26T18:08:36.505-06:00Twin 150 Duels Put On a Great ShowBy Jerry Bonkowski
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In the annual renewal of love and hate in one of NASCAR’s most fickle pair of races – otherwise known as the Gatorade Twin 150 Duels qualifying events for Sunday’s Daytona 500 – there once again was plenty of both celebrating for four drivers in particular and heart wrenching disappointment for six others Thursday at Daytona International Speedway.
FirstJerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-69075878261123069942012-02-26T17:39:00.001-06:002012-02-26T18:07:35.404-06:00Top 25 Storylines for NASCAR in 2012By Jerry Bonkowski
WRALSportsFan.com columnist
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – One of the most-used phrases in NASCAR is “in the blink of an eye,” and nowhere was that more exemplified than the way the 2011 Sprint Cup season ended.
Who can forget the thrilling battle during the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup between Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards? It truly indeed ended in the blink of an eye when Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510070890376946490.post-26522195505049663972012-02-23T17:16:00.003-06:002012-02-26T18:13:08.088-06:00Tony Stewart: Is it his Time to Finally Win the Daytona 500?(Photo courtesy Getty Images/NASCAR)
By Jerry Bonkowski
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tony Stewart has pretty much seen it all in his long and illustrious racing career. From the time he started racing karts, then sprint cars, midgets, Indy cars and ultimately stock cars, Stewart has won numerous races and championships.
But nothing can compare to the way Stewart captured NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Jerry Bonkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968928216426950592noreply@blogger.com0