Beside the Rising Tide: Sometimes It Ain’t Even Over When It’s Over
Whatever your tastes and temperament are when it comes to racing, this weekend was a virtual smorgasbord of racing around what Jim McKay used to …
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: Was It Good For You?
One primary problem when race fans get together to debate (OK, argue) whether a race was “good” or not, is defining what makes for a …
Beside the Rising Tide: Old vs. New
Wake up every one! The actual 2019 Cup season will now officially begin. Yeah, OK, it’s actually September 9 as this is written, but I’m …
Beside the Rising Tide: Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
A funny thing happened in Philadelphia near my home base this week. Of course, the usually litany of not so funny things happened as well, …
Beside the Rising Ride: Man at the Top 2
The Peter principle is a longtime cautionary career warning. It states that within a hierarchy, men or women will tend to rise to their level …
Beside the Rising Tide: August and Everything After
I’ll spare you the sleigh bells, slurred toasts and hymns sung slightly out of tune, but for longtime, hardcore stock car racing fans, the argument …
Beside the Rising Tide: Remembering Tim Richmond, Part 1
Editor’s note: Senior writer Matt McLaughlin is off this week to celebrate a milestone birthday. Which one? We’ll let him tell it when he returns …
Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR Saves the Universe
I guess I’ve gotten a bit slovenly in cleaning out my inbox at the end of every hard day’s night. Time-to-time I’ve been told I …
Beside the Rising Tide: Feels Like the First Time
Rather unexpectedly, NASCAR’s top three touring divisions have welcomed some first-time winning drivers and teams lately. On Thursday night (July 11) at Kentucky Speedway, Tyler …
Beside the Rising Tide: New Antiques Made Daily
Back at the turn of the century, my sister and then-brother-in-law lived in rural Vermont. I took a lot of road trips to visit them …