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.

Tequila Patron ESM Wins Sebring Thanks to Derani’s Charge

January 31, 2023March 21, 2016 by Phil Allaway

Saturday’s Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway seemingly had everything. It had close racing, some incidents, and bad weather. A severe thunderstorm …

Michael Shank Racing on Sebring Overall Pole

January 31, 2023March 18, 2016 by Phil Allaway

Through the four practice sessions prior to qualifying, there was only one team on top of the time sheets. That team was Action Express Racing. The …

Action Express Racing Fastest on Opening Day at Sebring

January 31, 2023March 18, 2016 by Phil Allaway

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On Thursday, fairly hot weather greeted the 49 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams entered in Saturday’s Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring as practice got …

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Shows Slight Improvement, While ESPN Tries to De-emphasize St. Pete

March 14, 2016 by Phil Allaway

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Greetings, everyone. Did you like Sunday’s finish in Phoenix? It was a good one. I thought Kevin Harvick was a sitting duck, but he managed …

Will Power Out of INDYCAR Season Opener, Oriol Servia to Sub

January 31, 2023March 13, 2016 by Phil Allaway

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On Sunday morning, Team Penske announced that Will Power will sit out today’s Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the season opener for the Verizon …

Change Racing Expands to Two Cars at Sebring

January 31, 2023March 9, 2016 by Phil Allaway

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Recently, O’Gara Motorsport closed their doors after the Rolex 24. The team explained at the time that external business issues for team owner Tom O’Gara, …

Beyond the Cockpit: Spencer Pumpelly a Strong 2016 Ahead

March 8, 2016 by Phil Allaway

(Photo: Austin Gager)

Spencer Pumpelly, has had a pretty steady career in sports cars over the past decade and a half. He’s been very competitive in nearly everything that …

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Coverage Clouds Impact of New Package

February 10, 2019March 8, 2016 by Phil Allaway

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Last weekend in Las Vegas was not necessarily the best, weather-wise; Michael Waltrip found that out the hard way. It’s not quite Gene Shalit having …

Dylan Lupton Joins RSS Racing for Western Swing

January 31, 2023March 2, 2016 by Phil Allaway

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On Tuesday, Dylan Lupton announced on SiriusXM Speedway with Dave Moody that he has reached a deal that will see the former K&N Pro Series …

Couch Potato Tuesday: McReynolds Hits the Spot in Atlanta

March 1, 2016 by Phil Allaway

Welcome back to another edition of Couch Potato Tuesday. This past weekend, we had some interesting action in Atlanta. We also, for some reason, had …