Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2010 Firecracker 400 at Daytona Race Recap
Kevin Harvick got just enough of a jump on the final restart that he left the rest of the field battling furiously for second at Daytona.
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.
Kevin Harvick got just enough of a jump on the final restart that he left the rest of the field battling furiously for second at Daytona.
If he doesn’t get his way, Bruton Smith has hinted he might move one or both of his NHMS NASCAR dates to other deserving tracks in his portfolio.
The 1973 Daytona 500 is the most memorable running of the February classic in my book, because it was the first NASCAR event I attended. My dad took me.
Denny Hamlin got a huge jump on the final restart, then drove off into the Michigan sunset like the rest of the field was on tricycles.
Truthfully, I don’t think that Kyle Busch is the walking embodiment of evil some paint him out to be.
After three hours of tiresome triangular tedium at Pocono, folks are sure going to be discussing those last 35 laps for a while.
I must admit as a guy who has called Pennsylvania home for going on four decades now I feel a great deal of affection for the Pocono track.
Kurt Busch’s No. 2 team got him off pit road first after the final World 600 caution flag flew with 19 laps left to run.
And through my as usual convoluted thought process, that takes us back to Saturday night’s NASCAR All-Star Race.
The first All-Star Race back in 1985 was 70 laps long and concluded in just over 40 minutes. We need this bloated freak show to get back to its roots.