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By Phil Allaway

Phil Allaway has three primary roles at Frontstretch. He's the manager of the site's FREE e-mail newsletter that publishes Monday-Friday and occasionally on weekends. He keeps TV broadcasters honest with weekly editions of Couch Potato Tuesday and serves as the site's Sports Car racing editor.

Outside of Frontstretch, Phil is the press officer for Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, N.Y. He covers all the action on the high-banked dirt track from regular DIRTcar Modified racing to occasional visits from touring series such as the Super DIRTcar Series.

Couch Potato Tuesday: Things Got Way Too Crowded in Austin

Phil Allaway
Nascar Cup Series

#78: Josh Bilicki, Live Fast Motorsports, Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet Camaro, #4: Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing, Mobil 1 Ford Mustang, #14: Chase Briscoe, Stewart-Haas Racing, Mahindra Tractors Ford Mustang, #47: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr, JTG Daugherty Racing, Kroger/Blue Buffalo Chevrolet Camaro, #22: Joey Logano, Team Penske, Shell Pennzoil Ford Mustang, #15: Jenson Button, Rick Ware Racing, Mobil 1 Ford Mustang, #3: Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, Get Bioethanol Chevrolet Camaro, #45: Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, Monster Energy Toyota Camry, #6: Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing, Wyndham Rewards Ford Mustang, #34: Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports, Love's Travel Stops Ford Mustang

Having five people in the booth should never happen again. It just gets so busy that things will get lost in the ether.

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Innovates In Atlanta, But Still Has Some Fixable Issues

Phil Allaway
Nascar Cup Series

#22: Joey Logano, Team Penske, Autotrader Ford Mustang and #5: Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro

Sunday’s FOX coverage was more of the same of what we’ve seen in 2023, but toward the end of the race, they did something interesting.

Action Express Racing Wins Mobil 1 12 Hours Of Sebring After Wild Late Wreck

Phil Allaway and Michael Finley
Pipo Derani, Alexander Sims, and Jack Aitken after winning the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. 3/18/2023

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

Action Express Racing won the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring after a wreck with 19 minutes to go eliminated the top three cars.