Couch Potato Tuesday: Olympics Push NASCAR To The Background On NBC
Welcome back. Hope you guys enjoyed the off week for the Sprint Cup Series. It was not very relaxing for me, personally, but I enjoyed …
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.
James Davison Suspended for PWC GT Round 16
On Thursday afternoon, WC Vision announced that Pirelli World Challenge GT-class driver and part-time INDYCAR driver James (JD) Davison has been suspended and will have …
3 XFINITY Teams Make Mid-Ohio Driver Announcements
When NASCAR released the entry list for Saturday’s XFINITY Series Mid-Ohio Challenge, the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing was listed with TBA (To …
Pirelli World Challenge Announces Driver Ranking Allocations for 2017
For the past few years, driver rankings have played a fairly important role in determining who could get rides. More than one contract has been …
Ryan Blaney Loses Pit Selection at Bristol due to Watkins Glen Warnings
On Wednesday morning, NASCAR issued their weekly penalty report. Given that last weekend’s races were at Watkins Glen, the list could have been extensive. However, …
Couch Potato Tuesday: Grading USA Network’s NASCAR Return
Ah, yes. The twisties. Even if the races were relatively boring, I’d still love them, the road course detours that throw a wrench into typical stock …
The Big 6: Questions Answered after the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen
Who… Gets My Shoutout of the Race? This week’s shoutout goes to the staff at Watkins Glen International, including track president Michael Printup. Many years …
Jonathan Bomarito Claims Road Race Showcase Pole
On Saturday afternoon, Mazda’s Jonathan Bomarito put down a lap of 114.507 seconds (127.266 mph) in the closing stages of qualifying, which held up to …
Scott Maxwell Extends All-Time CTSC Record by Winning Road America Pole
On Friday afternoon, Multimatic Motorsports‘ Scott Maxwell claimed the pole for Saturday’s 2.5 hour IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race at Road America. Maxwell’s lap …
IMSA CTSC Brings Endurance Back, Prototype Lites is the New PC
During the same State of the Sport press conference Friday where the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule was announced, IMSA announced the schedules for two …