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The Great American Race finished under green for just the second time in six years, but not because the field stayed in line to the checkered. After William Byron won his second Daytona 500, Caleb Barnes and Mike Neff discuss NASCAR’s decision to swallow the yellow after a hard crash on the back straightaway.
Plus, the unstoppable force of Joey Logano met the immovable object of Ricky Stenhouse Jr., but who was at fault? At the end, the pair offer start time suggestions after yet another season opener is affected by rain.
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Caleb began sports writing in 2023 with The Liberty Champion, where he officially covered his first NASCAR race at Richmond in the spring. While there, Caleb met some of the guys from Frontstretch, and he joined the video editing team after graduating from Liberty University with degrees in Strategic Communications and Sports Journalism. Caleb currently work full-time as a Multi-Media Journalist with LEX 18 News in Lexington, Kentucky and contributes to Frontstretch with writing and video editing. He's also behind-the-scenes or on camera for the Happy Hour Podcast, live every Tuesday night at 7:30!
What is it that Mike Neff doesn’t do? The writer, radio contributor and racetrack announcer coordinates the site’s local short track coverage, hitting up Saturday Night Specials across the country while tracking the sport’s future racing stars. The writer for our signature Cup post-race column, Thinkin’ Out Loud (Mondays) also sits down with Cup crew chiefs to talk shop every Friday with Tech Talk. Mike announces several shows each year for the Good Guys Rod and Custom Association. He also pops up everywhere from PRN Pit Reporters and the Press Box with Alan Smothers to SIRIUS XM Radio. He has announced at tracks all over the Southeast, starting at Millbridge Speedway. He's also announced at East Lincoln Speedway, Concord Speedway, Tri-County Speedway, Caraway Speedway, and Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Yes. If there’s a big wreck the field should be frozen to prevent cars behind the wreck from trying to speed thru to gain positions. It shouldn’t matter if the leaders are clear of the wreck or not. This would be the safest approach and be consistent with throwing a caution in the duel race when the leaders were almost at the finish line.