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.

Danny Burkett, Chad McCumbee Take Lime Rock CTSC Poles

February 11, 2023July 23, 2016 Phil Allaway

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On Friday afternoon, the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge teams had to deal with high temperatures in order to determine the starting grid for Saturday’s …

Colin Braun Claims Northeast Grand Prix Overall Pole

February 11, 2023July 22, 2016 Phil Allaway

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Late Friday afternoon, after a day of hot and humid weather (although, no thunderstorms that were forecasted), the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams took to …

Starworks Motorsport, CORE autosport Pace WeatherTech Practices

February 11, 2023July 22, 2016 Phil Allaway

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At Lime Rock Park, traffic appears to be the name of the game all weekend in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. With 31 cars entered …

Trent Hindman, Billy Johnson Lead Lime Rock Practice Sessions

February 11, 2023July 22, 2016 Phil Allaway

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At Lime Rock Park, teams had to deal with hot and humid weather on Friday. Temperatures in the afternoon session rose to nearly 95 degrees …

Couch Potato Tuesday: NASCAR TV Creates Dale Jr. Sub Narrative

April 21, 2021July 19, 2016 Phil Allaway

Sometimes, you have to sit back and think about things. Today’s critique marks the 600th combined TV critique for Frontstretch between Couch Potato Tuesday (and …

Couch Potato Tuesday: 3 Kentucky NASCAR Races, 3 Different Results For FOX And NBC

February 10, 2019July 12, 2016 Phil Allaway

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Welcome back. Last weekend saw three interesting races at the new-and-possibly improved Kentucky Speedway. It’s pretty rare to see three completely different races in one …

Action Express Racing Scores Second Consecutive 1-2

February 9, 2023July 11, 2016 Phil Allaway

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On Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, it seemed like Mazda Motorsports had the right stuff early on to take a victory. However, an air …

Multimatic Dominates CTSC at CTMP, CRG-I Do Borrow Wins ST

February 9, 2023July 9, 2016 Phil Allaway

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You might be wondering why we’re not leading with a picture of the Grand Sport winners? Quite simple, the Grand Sport class was not where …

Scott Maxwell wins CTMP Overall Pole for CTSC, Sets Record

February 9, 2023July 9, 2016 Phil Allaway

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On Friday, the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge held qualifying sessions for Saturday’s 150-minute race. Last week, Scott Maxwell won the pole in changeable conditions at …

Couch Potato Tuesday: Did Commercials Hinder NBC NASCAR Coverage?

July 5, 2016July 4, 2016 Phil Allaway

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After a busy holiday weekend covering Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen, IMSA’s latest big event, I was pretty worn out this Fourth of July …