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: FOX Needs to Watch Their Danica Quotient

May 23, 2023February 20, 2012 Phil Allaway

Even though I was enthralled with the on-track action, there were still some race telecasts to be critiqued. Two of them, to be exact.

Couch Potato Tuesday: It’s Time to Preview Our NASCAR Telecasts

May 19, 2023February 14, 2012 Phil Allaway

Welcome to year four (for me, at least) of race telecast critiquing.

Beyond the Cockpit: Boris Said Dishes on NASCAR Past, Present & Future

May 19, 2023February 14, 2012 Phil Allaway

Boris Said sat down with our Phil Allaway to dish about the Rolex 24, his time in stock car racing and so much more.

Grand-Am to Add B-Spec Events Later in 2012

May 18, 2023January 28, 2012 Phil Allaway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – On Saturday (Jan. 28), Grand-Am Road Racing officially announced the creation of a new series that will act as the tertiary division for the organization. The series will simply be referred to as “B-Spec.” The new B-Spec class is designed to be a very inexpensive way for brand new organizations to …

Time to Set Your Watches: Your 2012 Rolex 24 Preview, Part IV

May 18, 2023January 26, 2012 Phil Allaway

We hope that you enjoy this year’s 50th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

SunTrust Racing, TRG Fastest in Opening Practice for Rolex 24

May 18, 2023January 26, 2012 Phil Allaway

When the track opened up for practice at 10 a.m. Thursday morning (Jan. 26), the teams were ready and raring to go.

Time to Set Your Watches: Your 2012 Rolex 24 Preview, Part III

May 18, 2023January 26, 2012 Phil Allaway

Today, we continue with the Grand Touring (GT) class.

Time To Set Your Watches: Your Rolex 24 Preview, Part II

May 18, 2023January 24, 2012 Phil Allaway

Yesterday, we brought you a look at the 13 teams set to battle it out in the Daytona Prototype class. Today, we start on the Grand Touring (GT) class.

Time to Set Your Watches: Your 2012 Rolex 24 Preview, Part I

May 17, 2023January 24, 2012 Phil Allaway

This year’s Rolex 24 is shaping up to be quite huge. Today, we’ll cover the Daytona Prototype entries.

2011 NASCAR Driver Review: Brian Scott

May 14, 2023December 21, 2011 Phil Allaway

The first half of Brian Scott’s season was marked by a series of decent top-15 runs.

2011 NASCAR Driver Review: Dave Blaney

May 4, 2023December 8, 2011 Phil Allaway

2011 was a year in which Dave Blaney finally got back to driving the full distance in most races.

Talking NASCAR TV: Championship Insanity & a Raging Busch

May 2, 2023November 21, 2011 Phil Allaway

Welcome back to Talking NASCAR TV, where race telecasts come to be praised, questioned, skewered and fricasseed.