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.

Simon Pagenaud Fastest in INDYCAR Long Beach Warm-up

February 10, 2019April 9, 2017 Phil Allaway

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Sunday is destined to be a tough day for defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud. A penalty for impeding traffic in qualifying means that …

Helio Castroneves Wins Long Beach Pole with Track Record

April 8, 2017 Phil Allaway

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On Saturday afternoon, Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves won the pole for Sunday’s 43rd Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Castroneves’ lap of 66.2254 seconds …

Taylor Brothers Win Destructive BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach

April 14, 2017April 8, 2017 Phil Allaway

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On Saturday afternoon, Wayne Taylor Racing’s Jordan Taylor passed Tequila Patron ESM’s Ryan Dalziel with ten minutes to go. From there, the Altamonte Springs, Fla. …

Scott Dixon Fastest in INDYCAR Long Beach Final Practice

April 8, 2017 Phil Allaway

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Scott Dixon continued his great form on Saturday, turning in the best lap of the 45-minute final practice session of the weekend. However, Dixon topped …

Ricky Taylor Blasts Track Record, Claims Long Beach Overall Pole

April 14, 2017April 7, 2017 Phil Allaway

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Despite everything that IMSA officials have done over the past couple of months to slow the Cadillac DPi-V.R.’s, the Cadillacs just keep charging. Friday in …

Ryan Dalziel Fastest in PWC Long Beach Practice

February 10, 2019April 7, 2017 Phil Allaway

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Long Beach is the only place on the Pirelli World Challenge schedule where the teams can actually put themselves directly up against the IMSA WeatherTech …

Will Power Fastest in Friday Long Beach INDYCAR Practice

February 10, 2019April 7, 2017 Phil Allaway

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On Friday afternoon, Team Penske’s Will Power was fastest overall in the two practice sessions for the Verizon IndyCar Series on the streets of Long …

Jordan Taylor Fastest in Crash-Filled IMSA Long Beach Practice

February 10, 2019April 7, 2017 Phil Allaway

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On Friday morning, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship took to the 1.968-mile street course in Long Beach for two hours of practice. Despite being slowed …

Beyond the Cockpit: Townsend Bell on a Storied Career

February 10, 2019April 5, 2017 Phil Allaway

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41-year old Townsend Bell has had a varied career in motorsports. In his mid-20s, Bell was considered an up and coming open-wheel talent, winning the …

Couch Potato Tuesday: Darrell Waltrip Violates Scout Law at Martinsville

April 4, 2017 Phil Allaway

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Martinsville Speedway, oldest track in NASCAR and the one of the slowest. This weekend, we got a different type of action at Martinsville. Goodyear, with …