Dropping The Hammer: NASCAR Course Corrects on Next Gen Intermediate Package
A lot can change in 43 days. On Nov. 5, NASCAR’s plans for the Next Gen car and its rules packages for 2022 were seemingly …
Daniel McFadin is a 10-year veteran of the NASCAR media corp. He wrote for NBC Sports from 2015 to October 2020. He currently works full time for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and is lead reporter and an editor for Frontstretch. He is also host of the NASCAR podcast "Dropping the Hammer with Daniel McFadin" presented by Democrat-Gazette.
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Review: ESPN’s ‘E60’ Tells Bubba Wallace’s Story
Bubba Wallace. Chances are reading the name of the most recognized NASCAR driver in the country for the last two years elicited some kind of …
2021 Cup Series Awards: Memorable Finishes, Quotes & Cars
Hello, and welcome to Frontstretch‘s 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Awards Banquet, I’m your host, Daniel McFadin. Thank you for joining us today at the Thomas …
GMS Racing Buys Majority Interest of Richard Petty Motorsports
Richard Petty Motorsports announced Wednesday (Dec. 1) that it has agreed to sell majority interest of the team to Maury Gallagher, the owner of GMS …
Roush Fenway Racing Rebranded as RFK Racing
Roush Fenway Racing, with Cup driver Brad Keselowski as a new co-owner and driver, has been rebranded as Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, or RFK Racing, …
One For the Road With Brad Keselowski
PHOENIX – Two parties took place Sunday night at Phoenix Raceway. There was a large one on the fronstretch which attracted most of the attention, …
Todd Gordon Keeping It Real with Final NASCAR Race
When Todd Gordon woke up Monday morning (Nov. 1), the main thought on his mind wasn’t on his last race as a NASCAR crew chief.
It was on the “disappointment” that he and the rest of Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Team Penske crew weren’t able to advance out of the Round of 8 in the Playoffs.
“But that’s past,” Gordon told Frontstretch Saturday in the Phoenix Raceway garage. “You can’t do anything about what happened there. (I’m) looking forward to having one more great run.”
Daniel Hemric’s Xfinity Championship a ‘Full Circle’ Win
An eruption occurred at 8:11 p.m. Mountain Time Saturday (Nov. 6) at Phoenix Raceway.
The exact location: the pit box for Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 18 Xfinity Series Toyota.
The cause: Daniel Hemric slamming doors with Austin Cindric and beating him to the checkered flag and the win.
Ben Rhodes is a NASCAR Champion and Feelin’ Good
“It’s really quiet in here, I just came from a party.”
Thus began the most memorable post-race press conference in recent NASCAR history.
As he entered the deadline room of the Phoenix Raceway media center draped in a decorative towel, self-admitted lightweight Ben Rhodes was four Bud Lights and a “decent” amount of champagne deep into his celebration as the newest NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion.
Daniel Hemric’s Championship Bid Alive After Run-in With Dead Deer
Daniel Hemric got a call from crew chief Dave Rogers around 9 a.m. Friday (Nov. 5) in Phoenix.
“Hey, I’m sure you’ve heard already,” Rogers said.
Hemric, who had been off his phone and “off the radar” during the buildup to the Xfinity Series’ championship race on Saturday (Nov. 6), hadn’t heard anything.