Beside The Rising Tide: Short Takes Before A Short Break
The Cup series takes an all-too-infrequent week off next weekend and I’m down for my annual “stay-cation”, the sort of summer holiday for folks who … 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: See Ya Later
Digging farther into their seemingly bottomless bag of tricks NASCAR (at the behest of network overlords) has come up with their latest “can’t miss” trick … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Busch-Whackers Part Deux
It’s not a new problem but it’s a perplexing one. How do we promote NASCAR’s AAA system (once Grand National, then Busch, Nationwide for six … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Remembering Davey Allison Part 2
Editor’s Note: For Part One of Matt’s retrospective on Davey Allison, click here. Robert Yates Racing and the team’s talented young driver Davey Allison made … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Remembering Davey Allison, Part 1
If there was ever a child born to be a race car driver, it was Davey Allison. If there was ever a race car driver who never forgot his roots, always taking a few moments to sign an autograph, answer a question or smile for a photo with a fan, it was Davey Allison.
And if there was ever a hero of the sport who left us too soon, it was Davey Allison.
Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR’s Summertime Blues
It’s this time of year interest in the sport of NASCAR racing tends to wane a bit. With the kids out of school, family vacations, … Continue Reading
Thinkin’ Out Loud: Coke Zero 400 Reminder of NASCAR Plate Race Problems
The Key Moment – On the final restart, Brad Keselowski got a much-needed push from teammate Joey Logano. Behind him, the Busch brothers battled (though not … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Brian France’s Flying Circus
Tick, tick, tick. Four times a year, the sport’s big kahunas cross their fingers and throw caution to the wind in the form of a … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: WTF(OX)
NASCAR’s Cup series took an all-too-rare weekend off this week. The timing seems a bit awkward to me in that I seem to recall the … Continue Reading
Thinkin’ Out Loud – Martin Truex, Jr. Dominates to win the Coca-Cola 600
The Key Moment When that particular No. 78 car was completed, some mechanic grinned, slammed the hood and said, “Yeah, this one ought to run … Continue Reading