NASCAR News Avalanche: What Daytona News Dump Means for 2023 Silly Season
Even when cars weren’t on track at Daytona, the regular-season finale and the weekend surrounding it brought forth plenty of NASCAR news.
Dalton Hopkins began writing for Frontstretch in April 2021. Currently, he is the lead writer for the weekly Thinkin' Out Loud column, co-host of the Frontstretch Happy Hour podcast, and one of our lead reporters. Beforehand, he wrote for IMSA shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2019. Simultaneously, he also serves as a Captain in the US Army.
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Jeremy Clements Given L2 Penalty, Daytona Win Ineligible for Playoffs
Clements’ win still stands, it just does not count toward the playoffs.
Thinkin’ Out Loud at Daytona: Rain Wrecks in the Playoff Cut Race Are Unacceptable
For some reason, rain-related crashes on ovals weren’t much of an incident before recently. What changed?
Martin Truex Jr.: Missing NASCAR Playoffs ‘Tough Pill To Swallow’
Truex found himself knocked out of the playoffs at the end of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series regular season despite finishing fourth in points.
Brandon Brown’s Future Left Uncertain With Fourth-Place Finish at Daytona
Despite a strong finish at Daytona, Brown’s future is up in the air.
Stock Car Scoop: Will Chaotic Daytona Cause Playoff Havoc?
With Cup’s regular-season finale at Daytona this weekend, Adam Cheek and Dalton Hopkins break down what to expect from the chaos.
RWR Crew Members Suspended for Lost Ballast at Watkins Glen
Cody Ware’s crew chief, car chief and a team engineer are gone for the next four races.
Thinkin’ Out Loud at Watkins Glen: There’s Trouble in Hendrick Paradise
On a late restart, Kyle Larson moved Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott to earn his second NASCAR Cup Series win of 2022 at Watkins Glen International.
