Thinkin’ Out Loud at Darlington: Close Racing Still Isn’t Good Racing If You Can’t Pass
Hey, the Southern 500 featured some close racing! Surely there were some great passes and no issues with dirty air, right? … Right?
Anthony Damcott joined Frontstretch in March 2022. Currently, he is an editor and co-authors Fire on Fridays (Fridays); he is also the primary Truck Series reporter/writer and serves as an at-track reporter. He has also assisted with short track content and social media, among other duties he takes/has taken on for the site. In 2025, he became an official member of the National Motorsports Press Association. A proud West Virginia Wesleyan College alum from Akron, Ohio, Anthony is now a grad student. He is a theatre actor and fight coordinator in his free time.
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Tracking the Trucks: Corey Heim Closes in on History As FRM Falters at Darlington
Heim scored his eighth win of the season, and is on track to have the winningest season in Truck Series history.
Truckin’ Thursdays: Meet the 2025 Playoff Field
Here are your 10 drivers fighting for the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.
Fire on Fridays: Can Cody Ware Be the Hero We Need to Fix the NASCAR Playoffs?
Surely a Ware win at Daytona would cause NASCAR to look at changing the playoff system … right?
Truckin’ Tuesday: Matt Crafton’s Retirement Well-Deserved Yet Long Overdue
While his performance has taken a downward spiral since 2020, it doesn’t mean that Crafton’s career is any less Hall of Fame-worthy.
Tracking the Trucks: Just Send Corey Heim to Phoenix Already
Heim scored his seventh win of the year at Richmond Raceway, which gives him over a race’s worth of points he’ll carry throughout the playoffs.
Fire on Fridays: Is a Teammate Rivalry Brewing at Trackhouse?
Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen have had several great battles — and run-ins — on-track.
Truckin’ Thursdays: Is NASCAR Really Considering a Playoff Waiver for Stewart Friesen?
What’s the point of NASCAR granting Friesen a playoff waiver despite being out for the remainder of the year?
2-Headed Monster: Was Austin Hill’s Suspension Enough of a Penalty?
Austin Hill returned from his one-race suspension at Watkins Glen and generated more controversy.
Shane van Gisbergen Makes More History at Watkins Glen
At Sonoma, SVG became the winningest foreign-born driver in Cup Series history. At Watkins Glen, he added ‘winningest Cup rookie’ as well.