Voices From the Heartland: Toasting NASCAR Leadership – Cheap Tickets, Good Seats Now Everywhere
As long as the ineptitude of Brian France reigns over NASCAR, the easier it gets for the true race fan to enjoy a night or weekend at the races.
Cup Series
MPM2Nite: Bristol Crowd Control
Think what you might about the quality of Sunday’s Bristol Cup race, but one thing that stood out was the stunning amount of empty seats in the grandstands.
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Jimmie Johnson Is Due at Fontana
All the statistics pointed to Kyle Busch last week, and this week they all point to Jimmie Johnson.
Shakedown Session: The Great American Snoozefest at Auto Club Speedway
This Sunday’s race at the Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is guaranteed to be a cure for race fans suffering from insomnia.
What’s Vexing Vito?: Bristol Brings Out the Worst in Everyone
After a relatively quiet weekend in Thunder Valley, it’s heartening to see Bristol still brings out the worst in some people, chief among them Kevin Harvick.
Did You Notice? Trevor Bayne’s Own Rookie Existence, the Dividing Line & a House Of Cards?
Did You Notice? Trevor Bayne’s own rookie existence?
Beyond the Cockpit: Dave Blaney on Going the Distance, Driver Development, More
Frontstretch caught up with Dave Blaney at Bristol to discuss his fundraising initiatives, short-track racing and the season so far for the longtime veteran.
Bryan Davis Keith: *You’ve dealt with a tire situation throughout the weekend. Were they as bad as they were made out to be?*
Dave Blaney: They feel fine on the car, they just wear out too quick. So they’re going to take… preventive measures. There’s no issue with them, I don’t think. I really don’t know how they missed it. Goodyear usually does a good job coming with the right stuff where you don’t have to do this [changing tires over the course of a race weekend]. We’re going to throw a new set on for this final practice and hope that it doesn’t change anything too much. Slight bump in the road, that’s all.
Mirror Driving: Troubling Trends, Bristol’s Best Driver Intro & Career Suicide?
Bristol Motor Speedway had a lot of empty seats on Sunday. Has the racing really changed that much since the resurfacing, or is the real problem something else?
Voice of Vito: What’s the Point? New NASCAR Points System Proving It’s Not Much Different Than The Old
When the conversation returns to babbling about NASCAR’s new championship system and how it is going to dramatically alter the landscape… what’s the point?
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2011 Jeff Byrd 500 at Bristol
After the standings were thrown into the mixer that is Bristol, read on to see how this week’s Power Rankings have shaken out for your Frontstretch experts.