Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Auto Club 500 at Fontana
While many people argued that Matt Kenseth stole or lucked into his Daytona 500 win, no one can deny he was truly worthy of winning …
What is it that Mike Neff doesn’t do? Mike announces several shows each year for the Good Guys Rod and Custom Association. He also pops up everywhere from PRN Pit Reporters and the Press Box with Alan Smothers to SIRIUS XM Radio. He has announced at tracks all over the Southeast, starting at Millbridge Speedway. He's also announced at East Lincoln Speedway, Concord Speedway, Tri-County Speedway, Caraway Speedway, and Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Full Throttle: New NASCAR Year, Same Old Song & Dance
With the dawn of 2009, NASCAR embarked on a new journey, racing without testing. Well, at least greatly reduced testing. With the economy in such …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Daytona 500
Like it or not, after just 380 miles the first race of the 2009 Sprint Cup season is officially in the books. Matt Kenseth was crowned the winner of just the fourth rain-shortened Daytona 500 in history, taking the lead one lap before the weather with a generous push from runner-up Kevin Harvick. But was that last-lap pass enough to leave Kenseth number one in the eyes of our staff this week? After all, Kyle Busch dominated the race, only to become an innocent victim of the day’s big wreck on lap 125. And where did AJ Allmendinger land after starting the year with a career-best third – driving for a team that doesn’t even know if it’ll exist two months from now? Find these answers, and more, by examining our first Top-15 Power Rankings poll of the year.
Full Throttle: FOX, It’s Just a Freaking Camera
Not even a year ago, I penned an article about the incessant force feeding of NASCAR fandom the idiotic rubbish that is Digger, an in-track …
Full Throttle: Never Take NASCAR Safety for Granted
This column comes after hearing the terrible news that Jeremy Lusk passed away in Costa Rica after failing to complete a double-grab backflip on a …
Full Throttle: Bud Shootout, Revell’s Departure Not Exactly Embracing Our Past
Last year, the mantra that was spewing forth from Daytona was that the sport was going to embrace its past. Drivers were encouraged to show …
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr. was the standard bearer for DEI in 2008 – but that wasn’t saying much.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Ken Schrader
Ken Schrader’s season was marked by seat time for four different teams. He began the year by reuniting with BAM Racing, a team he drove for in 2003-05 with modest success.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick’s season was more successful than most of his other previous seasons in Cup, tying his career-high points finish of fourth.
Full Throttle: Giving NASCAR Thanks Where Thanks is Due
As a NASCAR fan, I have many things that I am appreciative of in my life. This column is just to share some of the many things that have brightened my life.