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*This Week's Participants*:

<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy Henderson</span> \"(Mondays / The Big Six & Fridays / Holding A Pretty Wheel & Frontstretch Co-Managing Editor)\":http://www.frontstretch.com/staffinfo/351/
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff Wolfe</span> (Frontstretch Fantasy Insider)
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil Allaway</span> \"(Tuesdays / Talking NASCAR TV & Frontstretch Newsletter Editor)\":http://www.frontstretch.com/staffinfo/18439/
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike Neff</span> \"(Mondays / Thinkin' Out Loud & Tuesdays / Tech Talk & Frontstretch Short track Coordinator)\":http://www.frontstretch.com/staffinfo/1744/
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer Bedgood</span> \"(Frontstretch NASCAR Senior Writer)\":http://www.frontstretch.com/staffinfo/32577/

*Matt Kenseth’s win in Las Vegas was an emotional one, considering that it was only his third start with the organization plus the fact that it was his … er … “29th†birthday. Is this victory going to be a testament to the rest of his season or is it too soon to tell?*

<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> I think it will be a testament to the rest of his _career._ This pairing will be a great matchup, and he'll make the organization as a whole that much better.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> Well, I had always figured that Kenseth was going to win at some point this season. Didn't think it was going to happen before St. Patrick's Day, though. Kenseth and his team out-foxed everyone on Sunday. He was up in the order most of the day, but very quiet.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Considering the majority of the schedule is on intermediate tracks, I think it is saying a lot about the ability the No. 20 team will have to win races all year.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> I believe Kenseth thinks he has something to prove. After being with Roush his whole career, when you go to someplace new, you want to show them that you were a good choice. Kenseth is not Mr. Emotional, so him being that into it afterward really showed what it meant.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Kenseth may also have felt a little guilty about putting the team behind the eight ball by blowing an engine in testing and wrecking in practice at Daytona.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> 41 isn't old in Sprint Cup, by the way. People have won titles at an older age than that.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> Only six drivers have won titles in seasons they have turned 40 or more. Just so you know.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> I agree with you, Jeff. It's not like we see that all the time from him. I felt like Kenseth thought he was taking a risk by jumping ship; he’s relieved and excited that it paid off. I can't help but think of this in terms of the whole organization, though, that Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin will have similar success on similar tracks. Something tells me Joe Gibbs Racing will be the team to beat this year.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> I think Kenseth will win a bunch of races, but a title is a stretch. Not so much because of his age but because the Chase doesn't suit his style.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> I don't think he'll win the title, either, but I think he'll finish somewhere in the top seven in the standings by the end of the year.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> He could very easily win the title. Kenseth is usually there once the money is on the line. No need to “be there before.†Although the way Johnson and Keselowski are running right now, I think everyone else is running for third.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> If the Toyotas can get their durability issues straightened out, and they might have already done that, Gibbs could be a force.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> Kind of hard to claim that someone's the dude to beat three weeks into the year. Unless they won all three…
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> Yeah, I'm trying not to read too much into the whole Keselowski/Johnson run. How often do we see the people strong at the beginning of the season still there at the end?
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Quite a few times over the last seven years, Summer; outside of Stewart's run in 2011.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> Right now, Johnson and Keselowski have to be the favorites. They've been the most consistent.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Not only consistent, but up front consistent.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> Keselowski's mad that he's not winning. That's a good sign for that team.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> Well I expect Kenseth to win multiple races this year, make the Chase, and at least be a contender. I'm not sure I'd go as far as champion, but JGR will be a good move for him.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Kenseth is a stud driver. There is no question about that. And being in equipment as good as Gibbs, he could go on a heck of a run.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> The No. 20 will be a lot better than 19th in owner points, that's for sure. Kenseth will probably finish somewhere between fourth and eighth. And… he’ll win a couple more races. Where those wins come from are anyone's guess, though.

*How long will it take, if ever for NASCAR drivers to stop thinking twice about what they say in the wake of the Denny Hamlin fine? Is there any chance, based on fan reaction you think the appeal will cause the fine to be overturned?*

<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> That fine isn't getting overturned. And I don't think drivers will ever know when it's safe to speak because NASCAR has been anything but consistent on this point. There have been much more disparaging comments made by drivers and they were hit with… nothing.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> It is going to take an apology by the suits in Daytona, which will never happen. So they'll be thinking twice, for the most part, for now. There will be the occasional blowup where a driver goes off, but NASCAR has set the bar pretty low for what they'll tolerate. Which is terrible.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> It was pathetic watching the drivers fall all over themselves complimenting the car last week.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> The fine should be overturned because Hamlin didn't say anything disparaging about NASCAR. But I'm with Summer. I doubt it will be.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> NASCAR said constructive criticism was OK, and that's what Denny gave.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> Sure, Denny gave constructive criticism. However, NASCAR's move says that they don't tolerate that either… at least not publicly. Maybe if he said it privately, to Mike Helton, we wouldn't be talking about this right now.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> I'd be shocked if the fine gets changed, too. It's one of the worst fines I can ever remember for NASCAR. They are so image conscious, because of lack of fans in the seats they can't roll with it.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> I wouldn't be surprised if the appeal results in an increased fine.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> I don't know, Phil. If he loses the appeal, I hope he'll take it to Middlebrook.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> Unfortunately, we'll probably see more of the same old problems. The race could have five green-flag passes and the drivers would still be like, \"The car drives _great!\"_
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> Yeah, the drivers are in a tough spot here. Apparently, \"Boys, Have At It\" is dead now.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> Drivers, especially the younger ones, are going to be a little more careful with what they say. Maybe Stewart or Gordon could get away with complaining more than the real young guys.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> Which is weird, since Stewart has more negative things to say about NASCAR than Hamlin ever has. He was talking about \"entertainment cautions\" during the race yesterday. How is that not detrimental, but Hamlin's comment was?
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> What did he criticize, anyways? All Hamlin said was it was a work in progress and that it drove similar to the previous car.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> Right, Mike. He didn't even say the car sucked or didn't drive well. He just said it drove like the last one. I don't think anyone actually took that as criticism, constructive or not. In fact, no one even noticed it until they fined him.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> NASCAR didn't fine Kyle Busch when he got out of the old car in Victory Lane and called the car a piece of crap. How can they fine Hamlin for this one?
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> NASCAR was in a different place in March 2007. They didn't feel the need to go after Kyle Busch that day.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> Going forward, if fans wonder why guys like Jimmie Johnson are so careful with what they say, this tells us why. Of course you're going to be labeled vanilla if you can't say anything for fear of someone not liking it. NASCAR should be begging drivers for feedback.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> They really should. The drivers _need_ to be offering feedback.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> Or do they only want feedback from certain people? They don't think Denny's is valuable for some reason? I don't know. The whole thing was just weird.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> The fine was a huge PR mistake by NASCAR. If they don't fine, this issue would have already gone away. They created their own PR mess. I don't know… maybe they are thinking bad press is better than no press. But I don't believe they think that far ahead in such matters.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> No doubt. Instead, they are killing the sport when it needs to have some spice more than ever.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> It's a new car. I don't think anyone expected it to be perfect. The thing is, Phil, people had a much bigger reaction to that. Like I said, no one even noticed Hamlin's comment until they said something.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> Those of who watch it know the crew chiefs and engineers and drivers will adjust and make it better.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> I just think they have focused the spotlight even more on the car now than it already was because of the fine. If they had just acknowledged it is a work in progress and moved on, everyone would be better for it.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> I also find it odd they called Keselowski in for a talking to after his piece with Nate Ryan, but they publicly backhand Hamlin for an innocuous comment.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> Odd, too, that Hamlin doesn't have a bad boy history, and then to pick on him. No sense at all.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> It's a bad precedent, and Hamlin's appeal isn't going to do diddly-poo.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> You can't manufacture happiness and perfection. It's irritating they think they can. People see right through it.

*This weekend, the series heads to Bristol for the first short track race of the season. Though this half-mile oval is always somewhat of a wild card, there are several drivers who tend to shine brighter than others. Who, in your opinion, is the best short track driver in the series today?*

<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Jimmie Johnson.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> I don't know if there's one that comes to mind. Not Johnson; he's not good enough at Bristol or Richmond. Maybe Jeff Gordon. Kyle Busch would be my choice.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> It almost depends where you are. At Bristol, it's probably Kyle Busch. Denny Hamlin shines at Richmond, and Johnson at Martinsville.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> The only answers I can come up with are those who are good at every track. Johnson is great, and Kyle Busch is a pretty damn good short track driver.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> I don't know that he's that good at Bristol vs. the other short tracks but if you check the numbers, Johnson has the best average finish of anybody on short tracks.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> You have to look at Keselowski then also both of the Buschs, even though I'd rate Kyle ahead of Kurt simply because of equipment. Sure, JJ can be mentioned at about any track. I think Brian Vickers is underrated on short tracks, too.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> Keselowski is a great choice. But he's a threat at pretty much every track.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> Vickers is underrated.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> I'd never really noticed Vickers on short tracks until he got in the No. 55. He was on fire last year.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Vickers is a good driver in general. He definitely made a statement last year at Bristol about his talent.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> As far as Johnson, maybe he's not as good at Bristol as, say, Martinsville. But that doesn't mean he's not a threat, either.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> I'll put in a word for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. He is a very underrated short track driver.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> Junior is a very good short tracker.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> Earnhardt Jr. is sneaky good on short tracks. Hasn't hit pay dirt in a long time, but he's been strong recently.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> I still think Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon are at the top of the list.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> I do too, but I have to put Hamlin there. You think how many wins he has at Richmond and Martinsville alone… he has to be a part of the discussion. By the way, does anyone else hate that we really only have three tracks to choose from?
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> Yeah, it bites. However, when we had four to choose from, North Wilkesboro never really changed much as far as who to look out for.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> We have 36 races on the schedule and only 6 of them are classified as short tracks? I hate that.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> As it is, Richmond is pushing it.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> It is completely wrong Summer. Short Track racing is the best year in and year out. There should be 20 races on short tracks, all around the country every year.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> There needs to be an even distribution of racetracks across the schedule. I've said this 100 times before: you can't label these drivers as \"the best in the world\" when their schedule has almost zero diversity.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> Anyway, I think Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Busch are the best short track drivers. You always, always have to watch them at all of the tracks we call \"short tracks\" (Richmond, Bristol, and Martinsville).
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Kyle Busch is at the top of every list, but if we're talking all short tracks, I'll take Johnson. But anybody can win on any weekend. This weekend, the short track drivers will rise somewhat, although every driver in the field started on short tracks.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> Overall, i still have to go with Gordon, with Kyle Busch a close second.

*Sam Hornish Jr.’s dominating performance in the Nationwide Series last Saturday was impressive considering some of his struggles in both Nationwide and the Sprint Cup Series. Does this give hope to open wheel crossovers and should we expect to see more of this from Hornish?*

<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> It certainly demonstrates the enormity of the learning curve.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> I think definitely, yes, we should expect Hornish to continue down this path. As far as open-wheel crossovers, it largely depends on the driver.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> I suppose it gives them some hope. But, it still shows that you can't just show up and expect to kick butt and take names. It takes time.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> Hornish is a good driver, and it took him this long to really figure out stock cars. I'd say he, Franchitti, and Montoya are by far the most talented open-wheelers to make a full-on switch and none of them have been close to as good.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Montoya can drive most anything but has actually slipped backwards on ovals the last couple of years. Tony Stewart is the only driver in the last 30 years to successfully transition from open wheel to stock cars.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> Stewart is an exception.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> Stewart is a huge exception. I don't think we'll see that again for a long, long time if ever.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Kyle Larson is the next Tony Stewart. But I don't think he'll get the shot in open wheel. He's still going to be running sprint cars, though.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> Hornish was always a lot better on ovals than road courses, even when he was in the IRL (IndyCar). Danica Patrick is somewhat similar, but has run best on road courses (kind of surprising, actually). Most of the other open-wheel guys that have come over have been road racing specialists.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> I think if open wheelers are looking at Hornish for inspiration, that's rather sad. He was a running joke for a long time.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> But that goes to show you, Summer, how hard it is. Hornish was one of the best IndyCar drivers of his generation. By the way, Patrick isn't even _close_ to the caliber of open-wheel driver that Hornish is. Not even in the same conversation.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> True, she wasn't as good as Hornish, but the overall tendencies in the series were similar. Hornish was not all good on road courses once the series introduced them.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> I do think it's sad that NASCAR fans don't acknowledge the huge talent that some of those drivers have. And here's the flip side… would all of today's top NASCAR drivers be successful in open wheel? Some would, I think, but not all of them.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> I think the equipment is a large part of it. At the same time, there is still a learning curve in even the best of equipment. The only people who would be successful there are those who have already raced open wheel.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> I think some NASCAR guys could do it.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Not at all. They are different specialties. Different drivers are better in different vehicles. Just like some are better on short tracks than Intermediates in stock cars.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> I think there are a few guys in NASCAR who would be more successful in Indy Cars. But most would struggle.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> Define \"successful.\" Is that one win? Championship? I would say 99% of NASCAR drivers would struggle mightily in IndyCar.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> In my opinion, multiple wins on a variety of tracks.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> I have a hard time seeing that with anyone other than Gordon or Stewart, Amy. Even then, that would be hard to imagine.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> I think only a few would. Patrick would be better than she currently is in Cup. People like Johnson and Gordon, along with the Buschs would do well. Stewart would be Stewart and instantly contend.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> A few, like the ones Phil mentioned, would eventually pick up on it to a certain degree. But only drivers like Stewart would ever be serious championship contenders.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> There are probably 5-8 guys who would succeed. The rest would flounder. I think Gordon, at an earlier age, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch would all be championship contenders.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> I think, had he chosen to go that route, a young Jeff Gordon could have been a star in open wheel.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> Gordon could have been a star in whatever he chose to do.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> A number of guys in NASCAR have very little road racing experience. They'd get their butts handed to them on a weekly basis. Maybe not to the level of say, Milka Duno, but it wouldn't be pretty.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> IndyCar has the diversity aspect that we were mentioning NASCAR doesn't have. Phil's right. That would throw a monkey wrench into so many driver's seasons.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> I'm going to add one more driver to the list: Robby Gordon. I think he'd have had more NASCAR wins if he'd had better rides for more of his career. Robby is one hell of a talent.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> I was just thinking of him, Amy.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> I think Gordon's biggest flaw was his inability to work and play well with others.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> Yeah, Robby's demeanor is probably the main reason why he didn't have better rides in Cup. By 2001, the general belief was that Childress was the only person who could work with him.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> There are some NASCAR guys who I think could have done equally well, maybe even better, had they gone to IndyCars from the start. A young Dave Blaney or a young Casey Mears could have probably had more success over there.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> As far as Hornish, he'll contend for the Nationwide Series championship this year. But if other open-wheel drivers are looking to him when thinking of coming to NASCAR, they had better be damned committed.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> Hornish has done well so far this year. The ultimate goal is to get back to Cup. By the time he's back there, he'll be a much better driver. Maybe he'll contend for top 5s at places not called Pocono.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> To me, Hornish is a huge talent who had a hard time learning this car. And that he did, should not take away from the fact that he was one of the best IndyCar drivers of his generation.
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> I don't think he'll ever be a top-5 driver in Cup, Phil. But he'll do well in Nationwide.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Every talent is different. You never know who is going to excel and who will struggle. Jimmie Johnson did not set the world on fire in Nationwide. Neither did Stewart. Now look at them.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> I don't think he'll ever have the equipment to do well in Cup. Even at Penske, sponsor dollars matter.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> Stewart was decent, but he was also splitting time between Busch and the IRL (IndyCar).
*Who do you think will win Bristol?*
<span style=\"color:magenta; font-weight:bold\">Summer:</span> I'll go with Kyle Busch.
<span style=\"color:gray; font-weight:bold\">Mike N.:</span> Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
<span style=\"color:dodgerblue; font-weight:bold\">Amy:</span> I'll go with Kenseth going back-to-back.
<span style=\"color:indigo; font-weight:bold\">Jeff:</span> Keselowski’s my pick this week.
<span style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">Phil:</span> For this weekend, I'll go on a limb and take Marcos Ambrose. He's actually pretty good at Bristol.

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