Happy Hour: Is Tony Stewart Right About the Daytona 500?
PRN radio broadcaster Mark Garrow joins the show
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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Thinkin’ Out Loud: Michael McDowell Almost Saved Texas Motor Speedway
Are you disappointed in another Logano win? Aren’t you fed up with Texas because of it? Would you feel the same if Michael McDowell won? Probably not.
Stock Car Scoop: Did Michael McDowell Feel Too Much Pressure?
The driver of the No. 71 lost the lead with four to go and then crashed one lap later in a dramatic finish at Texas.
Ryan Preece DQ Sends RFK Racing Home With 5 Total Points After Talladega
A disqualification turned what was a near win for Ryan Preece into a nightmare day for RFK Racing.
‘That’s a Bullshit Photo, Where’s The Timing Line?’: Jeb Burton Protests Talladega Xfinity Finish
Even after Jeb Burton gazed at the jumbotron in the Talladega infield that showed the replay of the race finish, he was still convinced he was the winner.
Thinkin’ Out Loud: Rockingham Rocks, But It’s Not Time for Cup Return
You might be hard-pressed to find anyone that didn’t enjoy NASCAR’s return to The Rock, but let’s not bring the NASCAR Cup Series back just yet
A Story About Al Pearce: My Departed Friend & Brother-in-Arms
It was Thursday, April 10, when I received the news that my friend Al Pearce, a Hall-of-Fame racing journalist and fellow Army officer, had passed away.
Happy Hour: Kenny Wallace on the Return of the Rock
Former NASCAR driver and media personality Kenny Wallace joins the show
Happy Hour: Should NASCAR’s Throwback Weekend Stay?
Has Throwback Weekend worn out its welcome? Also, what’s to make of Kyle Larson’s early and late wrecks?
Jackman’s Slick Technique Earns Denny Hamlin Race-Winning Pit Stop
Hamlin’s pit crew performed a blistering 8.3-second pit stop that won him the race off pit road and subsequently the race win.