Did You Notice? … Dale Earnhardt Is Dead
Did You Notice? … Dale Earnhardt is dead? Look, I don’t mean to be insensitive. That crash at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500 …
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Dave Moody: The Familiar Voice From Turns 1 & 2
Once the commotion of pre-race festivities is complete and the cars take to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway for 2016’s edition of Speedweeks, …
The Frontstretch 5: Unrestricted Plate Track Musings
1. Do we really need these restrictor plates? Define need. Do the cars need to be slowed down? Absolutely. A few years back, Rusty Wallace …
NASCAR’s Changing Of The Guard Is Near
Your 30s are an interesting time. Marriage, kids, and moving up in the working world all put increasing demands on the need to become an …
Beside the Rising Tide: There’s a Rule to Every Exception
Hopefully over the next few days the busiest guy in Daytona will get a few hours off to catch his breath. No I’m not talking …
Judging Jeff Gordon’s Broadcast Booth Debut
Welcome back, race fans. Today begins my eighth year of broadcast criticism here at Frontstretch. For this season, we will have a change or two …
Who’s Hot and Who’s Not in NASCAR: Daytona 500 Edition
As mid-February dawns, I’ve got a lot of things on my mind when it comes to NASCAR. Of course, one of them is the Daytona …
Five Points to Ponder: The Great American Race
ONE: The Winter’s Tale NASCAR has the shortest off-season in all professional sport, but each year the break feels to me like an absolute age. …
Up To Speed: Following Sprint Unlimited Win, Denny Hamlin More Confident Than Ever Heading Into Daytona 500
It is often said that restrictor plate races aren’t so much about driver ability as much as they are an engineers’ race. The team with …
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2016 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona
Who’s in the headline – After being involved in an early caution Denny Hamlin played pit strategy to get to the front of the pack …