Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR Making the Rules Up as They Go… Again
Let me start by saying I cannot summon up my normal degree of rage when I disagree with calls NASCAR has made from this weekend. … Continue Reading
Matt joined Frontstretch in 2007 after a decade of race-writing, paired with the first generation of racing internet sites like RaceComm and Racing One. Now semi-retired, he submits occasional special features while his retrospectives on drivers like Alan Kulwicki, Davey Allison, and other fallen NASCAR legends pop up every summer on Frontstretch. A motorcycle nut, look for the closest open road near you and you can catch him on the Harley during those bright, summer days in his beloved Pennsylvania.
Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR’s Blue Plate Special
There’s a place in nearly every small town across America, or at least there still was during those years I was making a somewhat feeble … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Random Notes on the ROVAL
If you’re old enough that you hear the term “anticipation” and you still think Carly Simon and not catsup the lead up to Sunday’s ROVAL … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Now, For Something Completely Different – A ROVAL
Be careful what you wish for… you just might get it, or so I’m told. After all, when you asked your parents for a pony, … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: A Brand-New NASCAR
While I’m hardly prehistoric, this old world of ours is, in fact, a very different place than where I grew up. Thanks to my lifelong … Continue Reading
Thinkin’ Out Loud: Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard
The Key Moment Denny Hamlin took the lead from Clint Bowyer by pitting two laps earlier than the No. 14. He seemed to have the … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Texas Two-Step Treading on Toes
Don’t you hate when that happens? There’s two events you’re eager to participate in and they invariably end up scheduled for the same date and … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Just Walk Away, Renee
Kasey Kahne’s decision to retire Thursday (Aug. 16) from full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing took me by complete surprise. It is perhaps overstating the moment … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: The Most Wonderful Night of the Year
Author’s Note: Monday marked the 29th Anniversary of Tim Richmond’s death. Thus there is an entire generation of new fans who never got to see … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR, How The Mighty Have Fallen
BRIAN FRANCE NEWS Some of you will be surprised that I didn’t write an acerbic column this week discussing Brian France’s arrest for both a … Continue Reading