5 Points to Ponder: Hendrick Snaps Richmond Drought
1. Alex Bowman Breaks Through at Hendrick On The Doors’ 1967 debut album, the band led off with “Break On Through (To the Other Side)” …
Adam Cheek joined Frontstretch as a contributing writer in January 2019. A 2020 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, he covered sports there and later spent a year and a half as a sports host on 910 the Fan in Richmond, VA. He's freelanced for Richmond Magazine and the Richmond Times-Dispatch and also hosts the Adam Cheek's Sports Week podcast. Adam has followed racing since the age of three, inheriting the passion from his grandfather, who raced in amateur events up and down the East Coast in the 1950s.
Alex Bowman Uses Final Restart to Steal Victory at Richmond
Alex Bowman used a restart with 12 laps to go as a springboard for an out-of-nowhere win, passing Denny Hamlin late to win Sunday afternoon’s …
John Hunter Nemechek Wins Richmond, Leads KBM Dominance
A bevy of cautions didn’t hinder John Hunter Nemechek from victory on a Saturday afternoon (April 17) at Richmond Raceway, as the Kyle Busch Motorsports …
Truckin’ Thursdays: Trucks Head Back for Rare Richmond Visit
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is headed back to my home track of Richmond Raceway for just the second time in the past 15 …
Two NASCAR-Filled Months into 2021, A (Slight) Return to Normalcy
Things are starting to get better! I got my first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine (thanks, Mark Martin!) almost two weeks ago. Fortunately, I only …
Martin Truex Jr. Outraces Teammate Denny Hamlin for 3rd Martinsville Victory
Martin Truex Jr. has become quite the Martinsville expert. Truex hunted down Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin and passed him for the lead with …
Massive Crash Takes Out Multiple Cars at Martinsville
Everything hit the fan with 115 laps remaining in the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. The Cup Series race, which was pushed …
Josh Berry Breaks Through at Martinsville, Secures First Career Xfinity Win
It took almost 48 hours, but for Josh Berry, the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Cook Out 250 was worth the wait at Martinsville Speedway. In his …
Reel Racing: Stanton Barrett Chats Hollywood Stunt Work, Motorsports Career (Part 2)
Yesterday (April 7), the first part of our interview with NASCAR driver and Hollywood stuntman Stanton Barrett touched on most of his thoughts on racing. …
Reel Racing: Stanton Barrett Chats Hollywood Stunt Work and Motorsports Career (Part 1)
Stanton Barrett has enjoyed careers of more than 30 years in both auto racing and as a Hollywood stuntman, putting his prowess behind the wheel …