Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Scott Speed Finds His Lucky Charms in the Pocono Mountains
Scott Speed Start: 37th; Finish: 23rd Summary: It became apparent in the first quarter of the Pennsylvania 500 that Scott Speed was going to have …
Cup Series
Fan’s View: You Never Forget Your 1st Race
“Gentlemen, start your engines!” 40-odd competitors flicked a switch and a stampede roared to life. The vibrations thrummed beneath my feet and my heart sped …
Bowles-Eye View: Don’t Let Pocono Rain On Your Parade – Some Sunday Highlights From the Track
While Pocono’s 500-miler was pushed back a day, the rain couldn’t do the same to my deadline. So while I’d love to write on the …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Before My Brain Melts… NASCAR Thoughts for These Summer Nights
It seems as though most of the country is running hot this week, with the summer swelter of the dog days of August closing in …
Happy Hour: Give Goodyear Credit for Turning It Around
As everyone remembers, last year’s Indianapolis race was such an unmitigated debacle that for once, NASCAR dropped their guard and apologized for the show. The …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: NASCAR Summer Doldrums
…’Cause there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues… This isn’t an easy time of the year to be a stock car racing fan. For …
Fanning the Flames: Montoya’s Tach, Elliott’s Oil & the Revenge of the Pony Cars
With apologies to my colleagues here on Frontstretch, the column everyone should be reading this week (actually, every week) is by Dr. Diandra Leslie-Pelecky at …
Thompson in Turn 5: Conspiracy Theories Nobody’s Fault but NASCAR’s
Conspiracy theorists took little time in pouncing on NASCAR’s credibility this week following the lap 127 pass-through penalty of Juan Pablo Montoya for driving too …
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Saving Fantasy Lives 1 Pint at a Time in Pocono
After a three-hour snoozer at Indianapolis, the tricky triangle that is Pocono Raceway isn’t exactly the best follow-up venue; however, like it or not, we’re …
Did You Notice? Fixing NASCAR’s Penalty Problem, Sponsor Hogs & Why Parity Doesn’t Matter
Did You Notice? All the hubbub surrounding Juan Pablo Montoya’s pit-road penalty? In the wake of a boring race at Indy, it seems all everyone …