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Editor’s Note: Are you receiving the FREE Frontstretch newsletter? If you’re not, you’re missing out on great, exclusive content like this one from S.D. Grady, Mark Howell, Phil Allaway and more! Click here to sign up and see what you’re missing! Aric Almirola finally managed to add a win to his XFINITY Series stats without an …
It took too long. Tony Stewart kept his No. 14 Chevrolet within camera shot of the leader for the vast majority of Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400. About five years ago, a seventh-place finish would have had the often dour Stewart shrugging off a standard but ultimately mediocre race. Yesterday, the veteran climbed from his car …
He was a-comin’. Jimmie Johnson may have been mired in the pack for much of the race, but that didn’t stop the guys in the booth from talking about the No. 48 all Sunday afternoon at Dover, did it? We could all see the 11th win happening, even although the No. 78 of Martin Truex, …
Will you be missing the Kyle Busch Series this weekend? Okay, I really meant the XFINITY Series, but it might as well be marketed as Rowdy’s House, don’t you think? How angry does the near-guarantee that the winner of the Saturday race will most likely be the younger Busch and not a points-earning starlet make you? …
It was reported Tuesday that the Home Depot will be leaving Joe Gibbs Racing and the No. 20 Toyota at the end of the 2014 season. Color me unsurprised. Is it because JGR is an unsuccessful stable and the Home Depot never gets air time? No. Not in the least. Just about every week Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin …
“We should have stuck to beer.” Yes, Mr. Keselowski. I think that would have been a good idea. What happened, you ask? In a classic post-race celebration moment Saturday night, the No. 2 team decided to change things up and brought bottles of champagne to Kentucky’s Victory Lane. When Brad shook up his bottle, he …
When you arrive at the track and park your RV, you expect the campground to get more crowded as the week goes along. The same applies to the grandstand. Thursday brings out your camper-wanderers. They stroll along the frontstretch watching the advance production crews begin to wire the place for Sunday. Friday invites the early …
Yes, there was quite a stir in New Hampshire this past weekend. Hopes were raised and dashed for the 16 Chase contenders. Nerves were stretched taut and the odds makers in Vegas had heart attacks with every car that went sailing off into the wall. However, this weekend wasn’t all about Joey Logano hoisting …
There’s one positive thing about the inception of the Chase. When we take a week off in July, we can say we’re two-thirds of the way through the regular season, not only halfway through the year. That’s something, isn’t it? In fact, the Chase has materially changed the way we perceive the pattern of the …
$100 for a ticket to a Sprint Cup event. $5 for a soda. $20 for parking. A T-shirt, hat and die-cast just ate another $100. You splurged and added-on the pre-race pit pass. Hotel and meals and beer. The total creeps up toward a cool grand for a day at the track. It’s insane! How …
Do you need a hug? Here! Have a hug! Is there somebody else who needs a hug? Hugs for all! What an absolutely joyous feeling that spread across NASCAR Nation as AJ Allmendinger celebrated his very first Sprint Cup victory. I giggled as he embraced the official handing him the checkered flag, and then shed a …
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