MPM2Nite: An Open Letter to NASCAR Track Owners
NASCAR races pour revenue into a community year after year. If roads need to be widened, widen them. If turn lanes need to be added, add them.
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.
NASCAR races pour revenue into a community year after year. If roads need to be widened, widen them. If turn lanes need to be added, add them.
David Ragan, with an essential assist from teammate Matt Kenseth, got some sweet redemption after his miscue shifting lanes in the Daytona 500.
Denny Hamlin emerged first from the pits on the final caution and held off a determined Matt Kenseth for the final five laps at Michigan.
Imagine taking Pocono’s two traditional 500-mile races and turning them into a pair of two 200-mile races run on the same day.
Champagne showered down on Jeff Gordon at Pocono, marking his second Cup victory of 2011 and the first multi-win season in four years for the Rainbow Warrior.”
Brad Keselowski milked 57 laps out of a tank of fuel to win the Kansas race on fuel mileage.
Traditionally I’ve always divided the (way too long) NASCAR Cup season into esters.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of gas exiting the fourth corner on the final lap, allowing Kevin Harvick to claim his third win of the season in the World 600.
The World 600 is special and it deserves its epic length even if each lap isn’t fraught with action.
Carl Edwards’s crew got him off pit road first after the final mandatory four-tire stop. The No. 99 cruised to a NASCAR All-Star Race win from there.
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