Kurt Busch Leaves Stewart-Haas Racing
While Kurt Busch’s whereabouts for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season are still unknown, one thing’s for certain: he won’t be back at … Continue Reading
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: Who Didn’t Return to NASCAR in 2018?
Things seemed bleak this time last year in NASCAR. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was about to run what was scheduled to be his final NASCAR race … Continue Reading
NASCAR 101: Our Storylines of 2018, Revisited
In November 2017, this space revisited its topics from the entirety of the NASCAR season up to that point, analyzing particularly some of the guesswork … Continue Reading
NASCAR 101: The 5 Longest Active Careers in the Cup Series
Though he’s known these days more for his role on TV broadcasts, Hermie Sadler continues a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career that dates back … Continue Reading
NASCAR 101: 5 K&N & ARCA Drivers Who Could (Or Should!) Make Their National Series Debuts This Year
NASCAR’s national series roster got just a little bigger this week thanks to a pair of announcements regarding driver debuts at Martinsville Speedway in the … Continue Reading
NASCAR 101: Kasey Kahne’s Most Impressive NASCAR Stat
Kasey Kahne may have driven in his final NASCAR race. As with many of these statistics, the key word here is may. At the end of … Continue Reading
Kasey Kahne Done for 2018 Season
Kasey Kahne‘s retirement from NASCAR competition is coming earlier than expected. The driver of Leavine Family Racing’s No. 95 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup … Continue Reading
NASCAR 101: What’s the Latest for Silly Season 2019?
Every week, it seems like there’s a new development in Silly Season for 2019. AJ Allmendinger‘s out, Noah Gragson‘s in, Jamie McMurray‘s out, Daniel Suarez … Continue Reading
AJ Allmendinger, JTG Daugherty Racing Parting Ways After 2018
AJ Allmendinger will not return to JTG Daugherty Racing in 2019. Despite reportedly having two seasons left on his contract, the driver of the No. … Continue Reading
NASCAR 101: Other Drivers Who’ve Come Out of Retirement to Race Again
One of the many things we’ve learned about NASCAR in 2018: take any — any! — retirement announcements with a grain of salt. Or, you … Continue Reading