Godspeed, Good Darlington: Thoughts on the End of The NASCAR COVID-19 Shutdown
For all the successes of pros going iRacing during the NASCAR COVID-19 shutdown, the general consensus seems to be that the return to real-track racing …
NASCAR Contradictions on Full Display With May 17 Return Looming
Be it in Brasstown, N.C. Thursday night (April 30) or Lancaster, S.C. on Friday (May 1), live racing trickled back this weekend to locations throughout …
Bury NASCAR’s Heart at Park Jefferson? Successful Return to Racing Could Force Their Hand
Amidst the ongoing debate within the NASCAR community on returning to racing, which is raging from social media to the North Carolina statehouse, earlier this …
The Kyle Larson Pandemic: Lack of a Cure Proving Worse than the Disease
Earlier this week, I compared Kyle Larson’s disastrous use of a taboo slur during an iRacing event to the current pandemic that has brought much …
Kyle Larson’s Slur Becomes NASCAR’s Pandemic Overnight
“I prefer dangerous freedom to peaceful servitude.” – Thomas Jefferson It has been written since early in the COVID-19 pandemic that American attitudes are perhaps …
Post-Pandemic America Changes Landscape for Both the Automobile & NASCAR Racing
I’ve got to commend NASCAR for opting to put even iRacing on hold to honor the traditional Easter off weekend this Sunday (April 12). I …
Moving On from 2020, Motor Mile Ahead of the Times
Motor Mile Speedway is one of the few oval tracks left in my home commonwealth of Virginia that I have yet to visit. That will …
A Shrinking World Offers Opportunity to Break Free from NASCAR Hegemony
It’s been a struggle to commentate the past few weeks, and not just because there is no racing taking place to commentate on. Since a …
2020: Meet the New World
Unlike most of the staff at Frontstretch, I didn’t watch Sunday’s iRace. I’ve been opposed to the concept of watching other people, be they gamer …
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2020 FanShield 500 at Phoenix
The Headline(s): Holding off Kevin Harvick on two successive late-race restarts, Joey Logano prevailed in overtime to win at Phoenix, his second win of 2020, …