NASCAR 101: Where Have the Champions Gone?
For years, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series had a bit of a problem: finding an abundance of young talent that could challenge for wins among the …
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.
NASCAR 101: If You Watch 1 Xfinity Race All Year, Make It Kentucky
Maybe you regularly follow the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Maybe you don’t. There’s no judgment either way; these days, at its best the series is an …
NASCAR 101: Can Anyone Clinch a Chase Spot with a Win?
You’ve heard it all year: win and you’re in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Well, this weekend marks the final chance for a driver …
Denny Hamlin Wins 2015 VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington with Late-Race Pass
Daniel Suarez nearly had it: his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory. But in the end, it was Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin who won …
NASCAR 101: Xfinity Series Getting Into Throwback Spirit, Too
Much of the hullabaloo over this weekend’s racing at Darlington Raceway revolves around the sheer girth of throwback events and paint schemes that will populate …
NASCAR 101: Didn’t Pay Your NASCAR Sponsorship Bill? You’re Not Alone
Kyle Busch and his Kyle Busch Motorsports are in the midst of a lawsuit – though they’re not on the receiving end. Earlier this week, …
NASCAR 101: Cole Custer Poised to Make History in the Truck Series
Quick, the drivers with the most laps led in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition this year – go. Obviously Erik Jones has to figure …
NASCAR 101: NASCAR Drivers from the Mitten
When I was growing up, the one NASCAR race weekend I could always count on seeing each year was one at Michigan International Speedway, whether …
NASCAR 101: Where Did All the Ringers Go?
There was a point in time in NASCAR’s not-so-distant past when the road-course races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series were quite the ambiguous affair …
NASCAR 101: Who Is Rob Kauffman?
Without a doubt, the week’s biggest news has been the rumored switch of Michael Waltrip Racing from Toyota to Chevrolet. Or a potential partnership with …