XFINITY Breakdown: Justin Marks Slips & Slides to NASCAR Glory
Well, no one said it would be easy to get your first NASCAR XFINITY Series win. But chances are Justin Marks didn’t think he’d have …
Kevin Rutherford is the executive editor of Frontstretch, a position he gained in 2025 after being the managing editor since 2015, and serving on the editing staff since 2013.
At his day job, he's a journalist covering music and rock charts at Billboard. He lives in New York City, but his heart is in Ohio -- you know, like that Hawthorne Heights song.
Friday Faceoff: Should the Chase Get a Road Course?
1. Watkins Glen International sold out for a second-straight year. Does that prove that good racing will bring fans out to the track, or is …
Bryan Clauson Dead at 27
Bryan Clauson, a driver who competed in USAC, IndyCar, NASCAR and much more over his career, has died. He was 27. Clauson, his family announced Monday, …
NASCAR 101: Geoff Bodine Helps Make Olympic Dreams Come True
The 2016 Summer Olympics begin this week (well, began, since certain events’ preliminary stages started Wednesday), which is, of course, yet another sport with which NASCAR …
NASCAR 101: How Often Does the Same Driver Win Both of a Track’s Races?
Make no mistake: Kurt Busch has a resonant history at Pocono Raceway. After winning at the track last June, the elder Busch brother now has three …
NASCAR 101: Who’s Run the Indy 500 AND the Brickyard 400?
When the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series contested the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994, it was a momentous occasion for one reason and one reason alone: …
NASCAR 101: First 5 Kentucky Winners? Probably Not the Same as the Next 5
In 2011, Kentucky Speedway got what track officials had been dreaming of for a decade: a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Now it’s 2016. Five …
NASCAR 101: Daytona, Talladega Become Place to Be for One-Offs
OK, picture this: a NASCAR national series where you don’t really know who’s going to show up each week. Entries vary by track, whether it’s by …
DEWALT Expands Matt Kenseth, Joe Gibbs Racing Partnership
Matt Kenseth and DEWALT Tools continue to expand their partnership in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as the company and Joe Gibbs Racing announced a …
Carl Edwards Snags Sonoma Pole
Carl Edwards can now say he’s won a pole at Sonoma Raceway. The driver of the No. 19 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series worked …