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Truckin’ Thursdays: Ironman Matt Crafton Ready to Shake Off the Rust

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 by Frank Velat

Though Matt Crafton’s dominance has waned in recent years, the driver of the No. 88 continues to plug along as an elder statesman of the Craftsman Truck Series.

Categories Featured Content, Frank Velat, Truck Series, Truckin' Thursdays

2-Headed Monster: In Today’s NASCAR, Does the Daytona 500 Still Matter?

February 16, 2023 by Frank Velat and Mark Kristl
NASCAR at Daytona, blurred cars, NKP

Or has the Daytona 500 lost its luster?

Categories 2-Headed Monster, Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Mark Kristl

NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers: Stars of the ’60s & ’70s

February 8, 2023February 6, 2023 by Phil Allaway, Michael Massie, Adam Cheek, Frank Velat and Michael Finley
LeeRoy Yarbrough

Fred Lorenzen, Bobby Isaac and more are up next in our recurring series.

Categories Adam Cheek, Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Greatest of All Time, Michael Finley, Michael Massie, Phil Allaway

NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers: Gone Too Soon

February 8, 2023February 6, 2023 by Phil Allaway, Frank Velat, Stephen Stumpf, Joy Tomlinson, Luken Glover and Bryan Gable

NASCAR is celebrating its 75th anniversary all throughout the 2023 season. In 1998, NASCAR had a panel select a list of its 50 greatest drivers …

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Categories Bryan Gable, Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Greatest of All Time, Joy Tomlinson, Luken Glover, Phil Allaway, Stephen Stumpf

NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers: Brotherly Love

February 8, 2023January 30, 2023 by Andrew Stoddard, Bryan Gable, Jack Swansey, Michael Finley and Frank Velat
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - JANUARY 12: Kurt Busch, driver of the #45 23XI Racing Toyota looks on in the garage during the NASCAR Next Gen Test at Daytona International Speedway on January 12, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Some of NASCAR’s greatest drivers came from the same parents.

Categories Andrew Stoddard, Bryan Gable, Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Greatest of All Time, Jack Swansey, Michael Finley

NASCAR Stat Sheet: Kyle Larson Earns the Most Important Stat of the Year: Champion

November 10, 2021November 8, 2021 by Frank Velat
Kyle Larson celebrates his 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway. Photo: NKP

Despite being a force to be reckoned with in nearly every race in 2021, Kyle Larson entered the finale at Phoenix Raceway on a level even with the other three championship-eligible drivers.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Stat Sheet, Xfinity

NASCAR Stat Sheet: Martinsville Top-Dog Alex Bowman Sizzles, Denny Hamlin Left Feeling Burnt

November 1, 2021 by Frank Velat
Alex Bowman at 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Michigan race

It was only five years ago but my how the landscape of NASCAR has changed. It has arguably changed more for no single individual than it has for Alex Bowman.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Stat Sheet, Xfinity

NASCAR Stat Sheet: Kyle Larson Still Shredding the Record Books With Kansas Win

October 25, 2021 by Frank Velat
Kyle Larson

Larson scores another trifecta Here we are again. Another race weekend is in the books, and while the track was different and the playoff drivers …

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Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Stat Sheet, Xfinity

Friday Faceoff: Does an Underperforming Team Deserve to Lose Its Charter?

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 by Frontstretch Staff
Cody Ware No. 51 Rick Ware Racing car at Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR All-Star Open, NKP

With Kyle Larson locked into the Championship 4, should the No. 5 car help to get teammate and defending champion Chase Elliott in? Stephen Stumpf: Absolutely …

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Categories Cup Series, F1, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Friday Faceoff, Josh Roller, Stephen Stumpf

NASCAR Stat Sheet: Larson Two-Steps All Over the Competition in Texas

October 18, 2021 by Frank Velat
Kyle Larson leads a pack cars at Texas Motor Speedway, October 2021. Photo: NKP

Larson closing in on first Cup title Remember when Kyle Larson did something dumb and many wondered if his opportunity to compete in the Cup …

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Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Stat Sheet, Xfinity
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