Race Weekend Central

Talent or Luck: How the Top NASCAR Teams Determine the Fate of Drivers on the Rise

Sometimes life does give you a second chance. In 2015 a relatively unknown name to NASCAR Nation and started in five Cup races and finished all of them with an average finish 37.0. Stats wise that was entirely unremarkable and our Sunday coverage team blinked and turned away. However, the driver wasn’t done and picked …

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Rumor Has It…

If you ever doubted the fact that NASCAR runs on rumors, the shenanigans we were entertained by this weekend in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage proved it. Apparently, at some point NASCAR let it be known that they might be taking a few extra cars back to the R&D center after the race …

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Kyle Busch is Amazing and There’s Nothing to Be Done Except Learn to Beat Him

That M&M’s Caramel No. 18 was a comin’.  I could see it happening. Like a shark hunting its next meal, Kyle Busch slowly worked his way toward the checkered flag and the inevitable outcome teased at NASCAR Nation. This is exactly how it happens.  How an incredibly talented racer turns into a legend. There are …

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Trick or Treat? Don’t Expect Treats at Talladega, No Matter Your Costume

Ah, ‘tis the season for pumpkins, orange leaves and filling bags with candy. It’s also the time of year where we celebrate being something we’re not. Adults and kids revel in dressing up as fantastical creatures. Ghosts, vampires, Transformers, R2-D2, and witches are just a small selection of costumes you’ll see wandering around your neighborhood …

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Kenseth, Patrick, and Earnhardt Jr.: Did Big Business End Their Careers or Simply Age?

There has been lots of talk over the last two seasons how the sudden exodus of veteran drivers leaving NASCAR is a reflection of changing business practices and audience demands.  It appeared that Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s announcement that 2017 would be the end of his racing career was simply the exclamation point on this trend.  …

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Some NASCAR Nuggets to Talk About

This week we’re breaking from the norm and giving into our gossip-oriented heart. The fact is that Kyle Busch doing burnouts is about as intriguing as watching Jimmie Johnson taking home yet another Cup. So, instead of talking about the race, let’s talk about some interesting side-stories and what they offer to the NASCAR landscape. …

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The Ups and Downs as Bubba Wallace Heads to the No. 43 Monster Energy Car at Pocono

It has to be the most exciting call an XFINITY Series driver could possibly get. Richard Petty Motorsports announced on Monday that Darrell Wallace Jr. has been named as the replacement driver for the No. 43 car until Aric Almirola returns from back injuries suffered at Kansas in early May. As young Bubba Wallace developed …

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Jeff Gordon’s 93rd Win: Just What NASCAR Needed

Jeff Gordon Martinsville 2015 Cup Mike Neff

(Photo: Mike Neff, Frontstretch)

Editor’s Note: Are you receiving the FREE Frontstretch newsletter? If you’re not, you’re missing out on great, exclusive content like this one from S.D. Grady, Mark Howell, Phil Allaway and more! Click here to sign up and see what you’re missing! And the crowd went wild. You saw it. I saw it. Just about everybody who …

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