5 Points to Ponder: A True Hero
A Hero, Defined To many people, race car drivers are heroes, and it’s a thought echoed in the famous old Ernest Hemingway quote: “There are …
Danny starts his 12th year with Frontstretch in 2018, writing the Tuesday signature column 5 Points To Ponder. 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.
5 Points to Ponder: Taking Stock
Taking Stock With nine races in the books – a quarter of the way through the full season — and an off weekend ahead, it …
5 Points to Ponder: WANTED: Young Guns Victories
The Young Guns Need Some Wins After a day that started from the pole, 38 laps led and a good deal of optimism, Sunday’s Bristol …
5 Points to Ponder: Contenders & Pretenders
Strong Start for Denny Hamlin For the first time since all the way back in 2010, Denny Hamlin won at Texas Motor Speedway — his …
5 Points to Ponder: Same Old, Same Old
Same Old, Same Old Look back at the standings after the sixth race of 2018 and you’ll see much of the same as we do …
5 Points To Ponder: Martinsville Madness
Martinsville Madness In the interests of full disclosure, there isn’t a track I enjoy more than the iconic Martinsville Speedway. For each of the last …
5 Points to Ponder: The Thief of Joy
One: 199 Not Out On September 4, 2005, Kyle Busch won his first ever Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race in the Sony HD 500 …
5 Points to Ponder: Rolling the Las Vegas Dice
A Crucial Race There is an argument to be made that this Sunday’s 400-miler at Las Vegas Motor Speedway might just be one of the …
Five Points: #DoItForJD
DoItForJD: There are rare moments in sport that transcend the regular joy of victory and bitter taste of defeat and Sunday’s win for Denny Hamlin …
2018 NASCAR Driver Reviews: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
In his sixth full season at the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series level, Roush Fenway Racing’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr. regressed a touch. That came after …