Bubble Breakdown: Dave Blaney Rides Momentum Into the Top 35
NASCAR’s Sprint Cup teams raced under the lights Saturday night at one of the crown jewel of the series: Darlington Raceway. The track labeled as …
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Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Michael McDowell Survives Darlington Duel
Rookies in the Starting Lineup: Regan Smith (16th), Michael McDowell (18th), Sam Hornish Jr. (23rd), Patrick Carpentier (43rd), Unofficial Finishing Positions: McDowell (28th), Smith (29th), Hornish …
10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington
1. No Popularity Contest – Joe Gibbs Racing hot shoe Kyle Busch, winner of Saturday night’s Dodge Challenger 500, won honors as the First Quarter Driver …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Ken Schrader a Lot Like a Rock
It was very nearly perfect. Stock car racing returned to the too-long-silent Rockingham (formerly North Carolina) Speedway last week on a picture perfect early summer …
Happy Hour: It May Be Time to Panic for Michael Waltrip
A year and a half ago, Michael Waltrip was successfully wooing employees, a very eager foreign auto manufacturer, and several high profile sponsors to sign …
Side by Side: Who Got the Better Deal – Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Kyle Busch?
Editor’s Note: The following is a special edition of Frontstretch‘s Side-By-Side. Occasionally throughout the season, two of your favorite Frontstretch writers will duke it out …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Gas & Go Home – How Fuel is Keeping NASCAR Fans Away
The Cup event at Richmond almost didn’t sell out last weekend, and that worries me. I know firsthand from my time as a fan in …
Fanning the Flames: All Darlington, All the Time
My beloved Derby has come and gone, and so have Talladega and Richmond; but all three gave us spectacular racing action. Now, there’s Darlington on …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2008 Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Edition
Last weekend’s race at Richmond proved to be a rollercoaster for many fantasy owners. If you had Denny Hamlin on your team, you were riding …
Did You Notice? Carl Edwards Underpaid? NASCAR Youth is Undervalued & Mears Gets a Wakeup Call
Did You Notice? That Carl Edwards’s reported salary – $6 million per year – is the highest paid salary of any NASCAR driver to be …