NASCAR Penalizes Nearly Two Dozen Teams in Texas
On Wednesday, NASCAR released the weekly penalty report stemming from Texas. Compared to recent weeks, this one was quite the doozy. In the Sprint Cup …
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.
Riley Motorsports Switches to Mercedes, SunEnergy1 Racing Reforms
On Wednesday, Mercedes officially announced their entry into the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with the new V8-powered Mercedes AMG GT3. Riley Motorsports will serve as …
WeatherTech Racing Switches to Mercedes for 2017
On Wednesday morning, WeatherTech Racing made two announcements for the upcoming 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. First off, the team itself has moved away from …
Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Decent Despite Dearth of Texas Racing
All three of NASCAR’s national series visited Texas Motor Speedway last weekend, with two races run under the lights, which wouldn’t be out of the …
Matt DiBenedetto Out After Wreck, Jeffrey Earnhardt to Sub
On Saturday afternoon, Matt DiBenedetto had a hard crash during the XFINITY Series’ O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. The No. 14 Toyota …
Acura Announces 2017 NSX GT3 Driver Lineup
On Tuesday, Acura unveiled their full-time driver lineup for the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Pirelli World Challenge factory efforts at the SEMA Show in …
Couch Potato Tuesday: Martinsville Exposes Cracks In NBC’s Coverage
Martinsville Speedway typically brings close quarters, tire issues and some frayed tempers. Last weekend, we got some of that. As far as I know, no …
Audi Pulling Out of WEC at End of 2016
On Wednesday, Audi Sport announced that they are “realigning our motorsport strategy.” As a result, Audi will be pulling out of the FIA World Endurance Championship at …
Couch Potato Tuesday: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Shines in the Broadcast Booth
Talladega is always an interesting race weekend. Where the camera focuses is less of an issue than normal because most of the field sticks together. …
Mexico Series to Return in 2017 with Peak as Title Sponsor
On Tuesday, NASCAR announced that Old World Industries’ PEAK brand will serve as the new title sponsor for the NASCAR Mexico Series, starting in 2017. The …