By Adam Cheek

Adam Cheek joined Frontstretch as a contributing writer in January 2019. A 2020 graduate of VCU, 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.

Reel Racing: The Best (& Worst) Movie Paint Schemes of the 2000s, Pt. 2

February 4, 2021January 28, 2021 Adam Cheek

2008 NCS Darlington Kyle Busch Race Nigel Kinrade

Yesterday, we tackled the back half of the top 10 movie-themed NASCAR schemes from the 2000s in part one. North of 75 cars ran paint …

Reel Racing: The Best (& Worst) Movie Paint Schemes of the 2000s, Pt. 1

October 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Adam Cheek

2007 NCS Charlotte Elliott Sadler Car Nigel Kinrade

Before the hopefully mostly normal 2021 NASCAR season gets underway, we’ll take a two-part look at NASCAR’s assortment of movie-themed liveries from the 2000s. Let’s …

2021 NASCAR Preseason Power Rankings No. 30: Anthony Alfredo

January 19, 2021January 18, 2021 Adam Cheek

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

One of only two rookies set for full-time NASCAR Cup Series competition, Anthony Alfredo enters 2021 in the seat of Front Row Motorsports’ No. 38 …

2020 IndyCar Team Reviews: Team Penske

December 28, 2020 Adam Cheek

Josef Newgarden (Photo: Joe Skibinski, courtesy of IndyCar Media)

Just one year removed from a 2019 during which all three of Team Penske’s full-time NTT IndyCar Series drivers finished top five in points, the …

2020 IndyCar Team Reviews: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

December 27, 2020 Adam Cheek

Takuma Sato leads the 2020 Indianapolis 500 field. (Photo Credit: Walt Kuhn/Courtesy of IndyCar.)

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing split its assets for the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season, threading off into two connected entities as a new decade began. …

2020 IndyCar Team Reviews: Meyer Shank Racing

December 22, 2020 Adam Cheek

Jack Harvey before the 2020 Genesys 300. (Photo Credit: Chris Owens/Courtesy of IndyCar.)

Despite being the only single-car, single-driver team in NTT IndyCar Series competition in 2020, Meyer Shank Racing completed its fourth year in the series and …

2020 IndyCar Team Reviews: Ed Carpenter Racing

December 21, 2020 Adam Cheek

Ed Carpenter during practice for the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday, June 6, 2020 (Photo: Chris Owens)

Ed Carpenter Racing returned to its sole moniker in 2020 with one full-time NTT IndyCar Series ride and a pair of occasional cars, fielding a …

2020 IndyCar Team Reviews: Dale Coyne Racing

December 20, 2020 Adam Cheek

(Photo by: Matt Fraver, courtesy of IndyCar Media)

Dale Coyne Racing operated under three different awnings in 2020 in the NTT IndyCar Series, holding down a trio of partnerships for two full-time cars …

2020 IndyCar Team Reviews: Chip Ganassi Racing

December 17, 2020 Adam Cheek

(Photo: Joe Skibinski/IndyCar Media)

Chip Ganassi Racing retained its two NTT IndyCar Series drivers from 2019 for 2020, with Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist remaining in the seats of …

2020 IndyCar Team Reviews: Carlin

December 16, 2020 Adam Cheek

AUSTIN, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 12: Max Chilton, driver of the #59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet, drives during NTT Indycar Series testing at Circuit of The Americas on February 12, 2020 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Carlin had a much different look for the 2020 season, downsizing to a one-car, two-driver NTT IndyCar Series lineup after a chaotic 2019 season with …