Are We Primed For the Closest Nationwide Series Championship Race in Years?
In the five weeks since I last penned (or should that be typed) a Nuts for Nationwide column, we’ve seen racing in a variety of …
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: They Come in All Shapes & Sizes – Ranking the Types of NASCAR Tracks Across America
“If God had made us all the same, life would have been boring, Daniel.” So said my dearly departed Grandfather, the legend that was William …
A Talk With Joe Balash on the Nationwide Series’ Past, Present & Future
As is often the case, it was one conversation that changed Joe Balash’s life. “Just happened to be another one of those phone calls,” he …
The Yellow Stripe: 8 Thoughts After 8 NASCAR Races in 2008
Technically speaking, we’ll be at the quarter pole mark following the conclusion of the rollercoaster ride at Talladega this Sunday; but, with a brief pause …
The Yellow Stripe: Should NASCAR Race Outside the U.S.?
The first commercial produced by Nextel to mark their arrival into NASCAR at the beginning of the 2004 season was a one minute long spot …
The Yellow Stripe: Does the 3-Peat for Jimmie Johnson Start Here?
If the officials of NASCAR could draw up the perfect Sprint Cup champion – a man who would best represent the sport to the racing …
The Yellow Stripe: Is It Already Bust Rather Than Chase for Juan Pablo Montoya?
Each week, NASCAR.com runs a short article on Juan Pablo Montoya. Entitled “Where’s Juan?” it’s a gentle look at what’s going on in the world …
Nuts for Nationwide: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 1st Win 10 Years Ago Today
On this very day some 10 years ago, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first race in NASCAR’s second series, taking the checkered flag in the …
The Yellow Stripe: How Much Will Be Enough for Dale Earnhardt Jr.?
Last year, ahead of the spring race at Martinsville, Dale Earnhardt Jr. expressed frustration at the sheer dominance of Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon on …
The Yellow Stripe: Is Denny Hamlin Suffering a Junior Jinx?
In every episode of the hit Bravo TV show Project Runway, the delectable German supermodel Heidi Klum makes the solemn proclamation that, “In fashion, one …