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.

ARCA Menards 200 to be Live Streamed Sunday for Free

September 24, 2020May 17, 2016 Phil Allaway

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Frontstretch has learned that the first ASN broadcast of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, the Menards 200 at Toledo Speedway Sunday afternoon, will be live-streamed …

Couch Potato Tuesday: Dover Throws a Curve

May 17, 2016May 16, 2016 Phil Allaway

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Greetings, race fans. This past weekend at Dover was a bit more like the Dover of elementary school for me than the Dover we’ve been …

JGR Sweeps Top 3 in Dover Sprint Cup Practice No. 2

January 30, 2023May 14, 2016 Phil Allaway

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Just after 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning Sprint Cup teams took to Dover International Speedway for 50 minutes of practice on the high-banked oval. The fastest …

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX NASCAR Schedule Shifting

May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 Phil Allaway

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As much as the action this season has improved in the Sprint Cup Series, places like Kansas (and specifically, this race) are key to how …

Couch Potato Tuesday: Underwhelming Info Hurts FOX in Talladega

May 3, 2016 Phil Allaway

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Talladega is looney tunes. In its purest form, a race weekend at Talladega makes your stomach churn (or, it makes my stomach turn, at least). …

Couch Potato Tuesday: Are FOX’s Poor NASCAR Ratings Fixable With Better Coverage?

April 25, 2016 Phil Allaway

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Welcome back. Sunday had a great finish, eh? Not too often that someone executes the bump n’ run on their own teammate. I’ll fully admit …

Entry List: Toyota Owners 400

January 30, 2023April 19, 2016 Phil Allaway

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This weekend, the Sprint Cup Series makes its first visit to Richmond International Raceway for a scheduled day race since 1997 (Note: There have been multiple …

Couch Potato Tuesday: NASCAR’s Thunder Valley Brings Thunderous FOX Dynamic

February 10, 2019April 19, 2016 Phil Allaway

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Well, last weekend was quite interesting. I noted on Twitter that the Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series races were the races where the officials affected …

Taylor Brothers Defend IMSA Long Beach Victory

January 30, 2023April 17, 2016 Phil Allaway

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On Saturday evening, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Prototype, Prototype Challenge and GT-Le Mans classes took to Long Beach’s 1.968 mile street course for a …

Christian Fittipaldi Puts Action Express on IMSA Long Beach Pole

January 30, 2023April 16, 2016 Phil Allaway

Late Friday afternoon, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams took to the 1.968-mile Long Beach Street Course to qualify for Saturday evening’s BUBBA Burger Sportscar …