Talking NASCAR TV: My Pre-Race Cup Runneth Over – How to Fix It & Other Vegas Notes
Greetings, race fans! Las Vegas was the first NASCAR weekend of the season with only two of its top-three series competing. While the Camping World …
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.
Kyle Busch Overcomes Early Weekend Engine Woes to Win at Home in 2009 Shelby 427 at Las Vegas
When Kyle Busch is really confident about his racecar late in an event, that typically equals serious trouble for his competitors. When Busch passed Jeff …
Talking NASCAR TV: Race Coverage at Fontana Improves… But Digger Still Lurks in the Shadows
After the pomp and circumstance that is typical of the Daytona 500, NASCAR teams moved on to Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. for a …
Great Pit Work Guides Matt Kenseth to 2nd Straight Victory in 2009 Auto Club 500 at Fontana
For years, it seems, Matt Kenseth’s pit crew, affectionately known as the “Killer Bees,” has been considered to be the best pit crew in the …
Talking NASCAR TV: SPEEDing Through 2009 Daytona 500 Week in 3,000 Words or Less
Now that Speedweeks at Daytona are over, it is time to look back and reflect upon what we have seen, and what we have been …
Matt Kenseth Scoots in Front Just in Time to Win 2009 Daytona 500
Matt Kenseth entered Daytona winless in his last 36 starts. That winless streak is now history. Kenseth passed Elliott Sadler in turn 3 on lap …
Talking NASCAR TV: Verizon Uses FOX to Work Around Sponsorship Ban
Well, we’re through pole qualifying for the Daytona 500 and the Budweiser Shootout. As your TV critic, it is my duty to look everything over …
Martin Truex Jr. Claims Pole for 2009 Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 has what may be the quirkiest system for setting the field of any race in all of professional motorsports. On Sunday, it …
Kevin Harvick Battles Back from Losing Draft to Win 2009 Budweiser Shootout
Sometimes history can in fact repeat itself. In a scenario very similar to the one that allowed Kevin Harvick to win the Daytona 500 back …
Talking NASCAR TV: 4 Big Offseason Changes for 2009
Editor’s Note: After an offseason of hibernation, our TV critique is back! Join Phil Allaway on Tuesdays every week as he picks apart the ups …