Up to Speed 13 Articles on Frontstretch

Up to Speed: Lady Luck Smiles on Ryan Blaney at Daytona

August 30, 2022August 29, 2022 by Bryan Gable

As Ryan Blaney just discovered, sometimes success in NASCAR really does come down to how lucky you are.

Up to Speed: Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. & Joe Gibbs Racing at the Crossroads

August 24, 2022 by Bryan Gable

Joe Gibbs Racing drivers talk before the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, 2021. Photo: NKP

Is Joe Gibbs Racing close to being in a rebuilding phase?

Up to Speed: Richmond NASCAR Speed is a Good Sign for Ford

August 14, 2022 by Bryan Gable

Joey Logano, fourth at Richmond Raceway in Aug. 2022, smiles while walking down pit road at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Photo: NKP)

Several Ford teams flexed a lot of muscle in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond, raising expectations they’ll be a contender come the playoffs in September.

Up to Speed: 23XI Racing on the NASCAR Playoff Brink

April 27, 2025August 7, 2022 by Bryan Gable

Kurt Busch and 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace discuss a NASCAR race at Talladega, 2022. Photo: NKP

After Bubba Wallace’s near-miss at Michigan, 23XI Racing could be facing a reality that one of its two drivers knocks the other out of the NASCAR Cup playoffs.

Up to Speed: Recapping a Pivotal July for the NASCAR Cup Series

August 1, 2022July 31, 2022 by Bryan Gable

NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch emerges from his car at Pocono Raceway in July 2022. (Photo: NKP)

The past month in NASCAR (July 2022) as felt like a major inflection point for not just 2022, but 2023 and beyond.

Up to Speed: Will Team Penske Find Momentum Before the Playoffs?

July 25, 2022July 24, 2022 by Bryan Gable

Team Penske's Austin Cindric pulls ahead of the pack at Nashville Superspeedway. (Photo: NKP)

Team Penske has been trending in the wrong direction, continuing to slump at Pocono Raceway. Can they get it together in time for the 2022 Cup playoffs?