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.

Joey Logano Comes From Rear to Win 2011 Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona

December 15, 2022July 2, 2011 Phil Allaway

Joey Logano finally hooked with teammate Kyle Busch with a couple of laps to go and blasted by Sadler for the lead on the final lap at Daytona.

Talking NASCAR TV: How Not to Properly Cover the Field

December 15, 2022June 28, 2011 Phil Allaway

Hello, race fans. Welcome back to Talking NASCAR TV, where breaking down race broadcasts is the name of the game.

Talking NASCAR TV: Will SPEED Be Driving Away With Sprint Cup Come 2012?

December 14, 2022June 21, 2011 Phil Allaway

Hello, race fans. Welcome back to Talking NASCAR TV, where race broadcasts are the name of the game.

Talking NASCAR TV: Commercials Hurt TNT Debut, Technical Trouble for SPEED

December 12, 2022June 14, 2011 Phil Allaway

Hello, race fans. Welcome back to Talking NASCAR TV, your one-stop shop for TV telecast breakdowns.

Talking NASCAR TV: “Focusing” on FOX Coverage’s 2011 ADD

December 11, 2022June 7, 2011 Phil Allaway

Hello, race fans. Welcome back to Talking NASCAR TV, your weekly source for TV criticism, praise (if applicable) and random news bits.

Talking NASCAR TV: Losing Focus in the Midst of Making History for FOX & Co.

December 9, 2022May 30, 2011 Phil Allaway

Hello, race fans. Welcome back to Talking NASCAR TV, where dissection of race telecasts is our game.

Talking NASCAR TV: Evaluating Waltrip Central on All-Star Weekend

December 5, 2022May 24, 2011 Phil Allaway

Hello, race fans. Welcome back to Talking NASCAR TV, where dissecting race broadcasts is the name of the game.

Talking NASCAR TV: Split-Screen Surprise – Reaction to FOX Making NASCAR History

December 3, 2022May 17, 2011 Phil Allaway

TV-wise, the big story of the day was that with 24 laps to go in the NASCAR Cup race, FOX took their very first Side-by-Side commercial break.

Talking NASCAR TV: Did Darrell Waltrip Go Biased Towards Busch At Darlington?

December 1, 2022May 9, 2011 Phil Allaway

Darrell Waltrip’s “man crush” has manifested itself in what many viewers consider to be biased NASCAR coverage of Kyle Busch over the past year.

Talking NASCAR TV: SPEED Subs Well for ESPN While FOX Pre-Race Gets an “N”

November 29, 2022May 3, 2011 Phil Allaway

Friday marked a big night for SPEED. It was their very first official broadcast of a NASCAR Nationwide Series race.

Talking NASCAR TV: Why Ricky Craven’s One to Watch

November 27, 2022April 25, 2011 Phil Allaway

Hello and welcome back to Talking NASCAR TV, where I look into the race broadcasts that we all watch and sometimes enjoy.

Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Drops the Ball With the Big One at Talladega

November 25, 2022April 19, 2011 Phil Allaway

Looking back at Saturday’s race at Talladega, ESPN did an OK job in televising it. However, there is something that they didn’t capitalize on.