Beside the Rising Tide: A Less-Than-Memorable Memorial Day Weekend
It was 20 years ago today, Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play Since then they’ve been going in and out of style But they’re … 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: Brian France’s Spring Semester Science Fair Project
Say what you will about NASCAR’s 2018 Monster Energy All-Star Race but there’s no arguing it’s over. Or is it? If nothing else, we’ve gotten … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR, The Price Is Right
Dear NASCAR, Well, you certainly caught us all off guard last week with the news you’ve put out feelers about selling the whole Magical Mystery … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: 2 Out of 3 Ain’t Bad
For the first time in two months, NASCAR hosted a triple-header with all three of their top touring series staging races at the same track … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Who’s Zooming Who?
Most of us were caught off guard Friday by the news NASCAR had acquired the ARCA racing series. At first glance, the merger of the … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Indianapolis Groans & the Raiders of the Lost Ticket Sales
If the Brickyard 400 isn’t on life support, it’s not at the top of many race fans’ bucket lists anymore either. For decades, the Indianapolis … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Bread and Circuses
In a move that should have surprised absolutely nobody with a pulse, NASCAR announced yet another new rules format for the upcoming All-Star non-points race … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Inventive Incentive
Despite NASCAR’s off week last weekend, many fairly significant stories broke during what’s normally a quiet time in the sport. Completely unexpectedly, NASCAR released the … Continue Reading
Besides The Rising Tide: 25 Years Later, Alan Kulwicki Remembered
Editor’s Note: Sunday (April 1) marked 25 years since Alan Kulwicki, the 1992 Winston Cup champion died in a plane crash en route to Bristol, … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: It’s Snow Fun
I’m not going to blame NASCAR for making it snow this weekend in Southern Virginia. The sanctioning body can only respond to the weather, not … Continue Reading