2008 Season Preview: How Will Dale Earnhardt Jr. Do At Hendrick?
Emerging from the shadow of DEI, will Dale Earnhardt Jr. succeed in his first year with a new team – or will the pressure of expectations set him up for failure?
Cup Series
Beyond the Cockpit: Michael McDowell Prepares for Rolex 24 Before Beginning His Cup Career
With former open-wheel stars Dario Franchitti, Patrick Carpentier, Sam Hornish Jr. and Jacques Villeneuve leading the 2008 Sprint Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year class, …
The Best of Frontstretch: Voices From the Heartland – Nextel/ISC/NASCAR, From Tiananmen Square to Talladega
The similarities of how the communist government of China dealt with it and the way NASCAR is/has been run is truly quite amazing and inescapable.
Mirror Driving: Fixing NASCAR Qualifying Rules, Changing the Age Rule, & Who Ruled at Testing?
With Daytona testing for the three major NASCAR series in the books, what have we learned and what questions do you still have heading to the Daytona 500?
The Best of Frontstretch: Give Me a Break – The Significance of Mark Martin Finally Taking the Week Off as Promised
For the first time since the November Atlanta race in 1987, a streak of 621 consecutive races, Mark Martin will not be competing in a NASCAR Cup Series event.
The Best of Frontstretch: Thousands Gather as NASCAR Community Celebrates Life of a Legend
In front of 2,000 people, the life of the visionary who transformed NASCAR to a worldwide phenomenon was celebrated in the city where the sport got its start.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR Has 21 Reasons to Up Minimum Age
Word on the street is that NASCAR is toying with the idea of changing the minimum age for racing in the Sprint Cup Series from …
Down in Daytona 2008: A Rundown of Sprint Cup Testing
The Sprint Cup Series has officially finished Preseason Thunder testing at Daytona, and after six days of action featuring 56 drivers, it was Kasey Kahne …
Thompson in Turn 5: There Will Be Only 1 Junior to Blame
When Dale Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for testing Monday in the new No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, his presence at …
Down in Daytona 2008: Relieved Dave Blaney Says “Toyota Has Definitely Improved”
Toyota may have looked strong all this week in single-car runs, but all but four of those teams are far from being able to breathe …