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Sprint Cup Rookie Report: From Dario Franchitti to Patrick Carpentier, Vegas is Vicious to Rookies

April 1, 2022March 2, 2008 by Tony Lumbis

Rookies in the Starting Lineup: Patrick Carpentier (12th), Sam Hornish Jr. (20th), Regan Smith (28th), Dario Franchitti (42nd) Unofficial Finishing Positions: Franchitti (33rd), Smith (34th), Carpentier …

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Categories Cup Series, Rookie Report, Tony Lumbis

Holding a Pretty Wheel: An Open Letter to the Unsung Heroes of NASCAR

April 1, 2022February 28, 2008 by Amy Henderson

To the emergency workers and officials at California Speedway: I don’t envy your jobs. You (and hundreds like you at tracks big and small, across …

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Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Holding A Pretty Wheel

Happy Hour: Fontana Won’t Be the Last

April 1, 2022February 28, 2008 by Frontstretch Staff

It’s fairly easy and sometimes fun to fire both literary barrels at the governing body of NASCAR. Heaven knows they make easy targets of themselves. …

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Categories Cup Series, Happy Hour, Kurt Smith

That’s History Profile: Tim Richmond

April 12, 2022February 28, 2008 by Frontstretch Staff

Date of Birth: June 7, 1955 Hometown: Ashland, Ohio Died: Aug. 13, 1989 Starts: 185 Wins: 13 Top Fives: 42 Top 10s: 78 Poles: 14 …

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Categories Cup Series, That's History, Tommy Thompson

Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas

March 10, 2024February 28, 2008 by Frontstretch Staff

Round three of the Cup Series will take place in the desert West as the circuit heads to Las Vegas for the UAW-Dodge 400. The …

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Categories Cami Starr, Cup Series, Daily Fantasy Forecast, Mike Neff

Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Toyota’s Here… & There Goes the Neighborhood

April 1, 2022February 27, 2008 by Matt McLaughlin

Another non-native species has become part of NASCAR’s culture over the past five years, threatening to eradicate all competing against it – and that’s Toyota.

Categories Cup Series, Matt McLaughlin, MPM2Nite, Truck Series, Xfinity

Voices From the Heartland: Disturbing Trends & Subliminal Programming – Straight From NASCAR’s Fuel Tank

April 1, 2022February 27, 2008 by Frontstretch Staff

So far this year, I have been surprisingly pleased overall with the quality of racing – when the Cup Series has raced, of course – …

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Categories Cup Series, Jeff Meyer, Voices From the Cheap Seats

The Yellow Stripe: From Snake Eyes To Box Cars, Sizing Up NASCAR Odds In Vegas

April 1, 2022February 27, 2008 by Danny Peters

With the old adage that the “bookies never lose” notwithstanding, and NASCAR’s annual date with Sin City just a couple days away, now seems as …

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Categories Cup Series, Danny Peters, The Yellow Stripe

Fanning the Flames: Plotting the Forecast for Vegas, for Robby Gordon & for Bobby Labonte

April 1, 2022February 27, 2008 by Frontstretch Staff

Whew! This column almost didn’t get posted this week. See, I developed a weeper in between the F4 and F5 buttons on my keyboard, and …

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Categories Cup Series, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR Mailbox

Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2008 Auto Club 500 at Fontana Edition

April 1, 2022February 27, 2008 by Frontstretch Staff

The warm, sunny, and beautiful weather conditions commonly associated with California were replaced this weekend by rain, rain and well, more rain. After little practice …

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Categories Cup Series, Mike Lovecchio, Who's Hot / Who's Not
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