The Yellow Stripe: Looking Ahead – 10 Things to Watch with NASCAR in 2009
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve had numerous conversations about the metronomic success of Jimmie Kenneth Johnson, and for the most part, the conclusion …
Danny Peters has written for Frontstretch since 2006. An English transplant living in San Francisco, by way of New York City, he’s had an award-winning marketing career with some of the biggest companies sponsoring sports. Working with racers all over the country, his freelance writing has even reached outside the world of racing to include movie screenplays.
The Yellow Stripe: Lewis Hamilton, 50 Up for the CoT, Banquet Seats, 35th Place & It’s All About the Trophy
In the last couple of years, Formula 1 races have acquired a not necessarily undeserved reputation for being little more than two hour-plus processionals; a …
The Yellow Stripe: Did the NASCAR Genie Pull Through in 2008?
This is my 50th column for Frontstretch, and with just three races to go in 2008 I’m fast approaching the end of my rookie year as …
The Yellow Stripe: It’s Jimmie Johnson’s World – We’re All Just Living In It
It’s as good as done, folks. Park the haulers, turn off the seven-post shaker rigs, put away the tools and send the shop guys home …
The Yellow Stripe: Sizing Up the Standings, What’s Left to Decide in 2008 for NASCAR’s Top-3 Series
And then there were five. There are just 33 days left (and 14 races across all three series) in the 2008 NASCAR season, and we’re …
The Yellow Stripe: From Sandstone to Sterling, the Top-10 Trophies in NASCAR
Back home in England, sports trophies in my favorite sport of football (OK, soccer on this side of the pond) are simple awards. They are …
The Yellow Stripe: The Power of 3 – Why Kansas, Talladega & Lowe’s Can Make or Break the Chase
The Chase for the Sprint Cup is a strange and unpredictable beast. Who, for example, had their money on Greg Biffle winning the first two …
The Yellow Stripe: NASCAR in New York a Rare Treat
It isn’t often the words “NASCAR” and “New York” appear in the same sentence. So, on the rare occasions when my two favorite worlds collide, …
Nuts for Nationwide: 28 Down, 7 to Go in NASCAR’s 2nd Series in 2008
In a sure sign that life moves pretty fast and I’m getting older by the day, we’re down to just seven races to go before …
The Yellow Stripe: A NASCAR Chase Dream Broken – Who Just Missed, Who Just Didn’t Make It & Who Busted Up Trying
It’s postseason time in NASCAR, and despite it being the only points-paying system I’ve ever known, I still find it weird to hear the announcers, …