Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 New Hampshire Summer Race Recap
The Key Moment: A Biblical downpour bought the sedate proceedings at New Hampshire to a mercifully quick ending, with Kurt Busch emerging as the winner …
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.
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Scott Kalitta & Fast, Loud Cars
For most race fans, the root of their interest in the sport is fast, loud cars. I’m one of them, having grown up in the …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: NASCAR’s Meeting of the Morons… Er, Minds
The bozos that make up NASCAR’s front office have many faults, but the most glaring of them is thinking their fanbase is made up of …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Michigan Spring Race Recap
Patrick Carpentier’s last lap spin and the resultant caution sealed the win for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 bunch at Michigan.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Pocono Spring Race Recap
It took Kasey Kahne a few laps after the final restart to get around the Nos. 88 and 83 cars, but once he got the lead there was no catching him at Pocono.
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Previewing NASCAR’s 2008 Summer Stretch
As I noted last week in this space, the second third of the Cup season kicked off Sunday at Dover. And while officially, summer is …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Dover Spring Race Recap
Kyle Busch emerged from the pits with the lead after a green flag sequence of stops and drove off into the sunset at Dover.
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Revisiting Major NASCAR Storylines of 2008
With the adoption of the 36-race Cup schedule some years back, the World 600 now ends the first of three 12-race segments that make up …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 World 600 Race Recap
Tony Stewart cut down a tire with three laps to go, allowing Kasey Kahne to streak by him for the World 600 win.
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sounds the Nationwide Series Alarm
Though he’s a bit more polished than the rough around the edges kid he once was, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is still struggling to get this …