Up to Speed: Which Drivers Are Likely to Tame Darlington in its 2020 NASCAR Return?
The 2020 NASCAR season, paused for about two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is less than a week away from resuming. The first two …
Bryan began writing for Frontstretch in 2016. He has penned Up to Speed for the past eight years. A lifelong student of auto racing, Bryan is a published author and automotive historian. He is a native of Columbus, Ohio and currently resides in Southern Kentucky.
Up to Speed: Lessons Learned From 1974 That Could Shape NASCAR COVID-19 Response
Seven weeks after NASCAR’s last live weekend of competition at Phoenix Raceway, uncertainty is still the order of the day. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has …
Up to Speed: NASCAR On Pause With Coronavirus – A Chance to Relive the Classics
Just as NASCAR’s 2020 season was getting underway, the engines fell silent this weekend. In the midst of a global health crisis caused by the …
Up to Speed: The One That Got Away from Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick has a reputation for doing two things particularly well: closing out races and winning at Phoenix Raceway. No driver has won more Cup …
Up to Speed: Alex Bowman Delivering on High Expectations
No long ago, Hendrick Motorsports was the undisputed most dominant team in NASCAR. Competitors and fans alike understood that the path to the Cup Series …
Up to Speed: All Eyes on Ross Chastain
Ross Chastain has had quite the eventful week. It began with a strong run in the Daytona 500 that ended in a multi-car wreck in …
Up to Speed: Going Forward, Daytona Needs to Remember its Main Attraction
There is no race quite like the Daytona 500. Every year, when that special Sunday in mid-February rolls around, NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway pay …
Up to Speed: NASCAR Cup Drivers With Something to Prove in 2020
A new racing season means new opportunities and new challenges. Over the winter, NASCAR’s Cup Series saw its usual flurry of changes among drivers, teams …
2019 NASCAR Driver Reviews: Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson needed a change of pace. In 2018, he experienced the first winless season of his full-time career in the NASCAR Cup Series. Johnson …
2019 NASCAR Driver Reviews: Alex Bowman
The beginning of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season marked the end of Alex Bowman‘s transition period into the No. 88 car. Now acclimated with …