Fire on Fridays: Are We Watching the Last (Cup) Races of Ryan Newman?
Plenty of Silly Season dominoes remain to fall before the 2022 NASCAR season begins, and perhaps the most high profile of those is the status …
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.
Fire on Fridays: Michael Annett? Not Half Bad
The conversation around pay drivers in NASCAR has not gone away in recent years. In fact, it’s probably gotten louder. And it’s mostly negative when …
Fire on Fridays: Lower-Series Drivers Who Deserve Late-Season Call-Ups
This would’ve been easier before 2020. Back in the days of qualifying before every NASCAR race (remember those?), anyone approved by NASCAR could show up …
Ty Gibbs Starting From Pole at ARCA Milwaukee Race
Ty Gibbs is back on the pole for an ARCA Menards Series race yet again, starting from first for today’s (Aug. 29) Sprecher 150 at …
Fire on Fridays: Who’s Actually Got a Shot at the Cup Playoffs?
It’s somewhat fitting that this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway has an elimination factor. After all, that’s usually the case at …
Jesse Iwuji, NFL Legend Emmitt Smith Starting Xfinity Team
Emmitt Smith is planning to move into the world of NASCAR ownership. Smith will partner with NASCAR driver Jesse Iwuji on a NASCAR Xfinity Series …
Ty Gibbs Starting From Pole for ARCA Michigan Race
Ty Gibbs will lead the ARCA Menards Series field to the green flag at today’s (Aug. 20) race at Michigan International Speedway. Gibbs is given …
Sage Karam Making Xfinity Debut at Indianapolis
Sage Karam will make his NASCAR debut later this year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, Jordan Anderson Racing announced July 26. Karam will …
Fire on Fridays: Where Does Matt DiBenedetto Go Now?
I love to imagine Roger Penske sitting down a few weeks ago, opening the illustrious NASCAR website Frontstretch on his browser, reading this article and …
Entry List: 2021 Corn Belt 150
For the first time, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Knoxville Raceway this weekend. In all, 40 trucks are entered for the inaugural …