Race Weekend Central

Pace Laps: Kyle Larson Steals Victory in Bizarre Richmond Ending & RPM’s Uncertain Future

2017 Richmond II CUP Matt Kenseth pack racing MAtthew T Thacker NKP

(Photo: Matthew Thacker / NKP)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Screwed by the Pooch? Spending some time in the land of if’s for a moment here, Saturday’s Federated Auto Parts 400 could’ve ended a whole lot differently. Some misfortune for others changed the game in a race that was ultimately won by Kyle Larson. Let’s start with one of the …

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2017 Frontstretch Cup: Federated Auto Parts 400 Predictions

2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Richmond

(© 2016, Nigel Kinrade NKP)

Welcome to our 10th year of staff predictions! Each week, our experts attempt to tell you who the winner of each Cup race will be. Take a look to see who your favorite writers think will win it all (or at least score some points) this week! Think you can out-prognosticate our staff?  Leave your …

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2017 Frontstretch Podcast Powered by DraftKings – Episode 26: Bump in the Night

9-10 September, 2016, Richmond, Virginia USA Four Wide Lap ©2016, Matthew T. Thacker NKP

(Photo: Matthew T. Thacker/NKP)

Episode 26: Bump in the Night Frontstretch Podcast with Dustin Albino, Joseph Wolkin and Zach Catanzareti In this week’s episode brought to you by DraftKings, Dustin, Joseph and Zach debate the use of bumping for a race win, the odds of us seeing similar aggression this weekend at Richmond Raceway and what effect an encumbered win should have on a race …

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2017 Frontstretch Cup: Bojangles’ Southern 500 Predictions

Darlington Cup 2017 Matt DiBenedetto Throwback Mike Neff

(Photo: Mike Neff)

Welcome to our 10th year of staff predictions! Each week, our experts attempt to tell you who the winner of each Cup race will be. Take a look to see who your favorite writers think will win it all (or at least score some points) this week! Think you can out-prognosticate our staff?  Leave your …

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2017 Frontstretch Podcast Powered by DraftKings – Episode 25: Throwin’ It Back

4-6 September, 2015, Darlington, South Carolina USA Denny Hamlin, Sport Clips Toyota Camry ©2015 Scott R LePage  NKP

Darlington Raceway, 2017(Photo: Scott R LePage/NKP)

Episode 25: Throwin’ It Back Frontstretch Podcast with Dustin Albino, Joseph Wolkin and Zach Catanzareti In this week’s episode brought to you by DraftKings, Dustin, Joseph and Zach recap Jeremy Clements’ shocking Road America victory and what impact it has put on the XFINITY Series playoffs. We also discuss the history of Darlington Raceway, the excitement of the official Throwback Weekend and …

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The Frontstretch 5: Unlikely Underdog Overachievers

2017 Road America NXS Jeremy Clements woohoo Brett Moist NKP

(Photo: Brett Moist / NKP)

Jeremy Clements nabbed the win for his family-owned team in Sunday’s XFINITY Series race from Road America, but he’s not the only underdog with an unlikely finish. 1. Well, he has the name for it. Let’s keep it at Darlington Raceway since that’s where we’re at this weekend. To coincide with the throwback theme of the …

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2017 Frontstretch Podcast Powered by DraftKings – Episode 24: Time’s Tickin’

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI USA Sunday 13 August 2017 Erik Jones, Furniture Row Racing, 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength Toyota Camry and Joey Logano, Team Penske, Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion World Copyright: Rusty Jarrett NKP

(Photo: Rusty Jarrett/NKP)

Episode 24: Time’s Tickin’ Frontstretch Podcast with Dustin Albino, Joseph Wolkin and Zach Catanzareti In this week’s episode brought to you by DraftKings, Dustin, Joseph and Zach recap Kyle Busch’s Bristol Sweep, if Erik Jones and Joey Logano can win their way into the playoffs and how the manufacturers are shaping up with one-third of the season left to run.  We also …

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Pace Laps: Kyle Busch Takes the Broom at Bristol & Bad News for Brad Keselowski Racing

Kyle Busch Bringing out the Broom Bristol

(Photo: Lesley Ann Miller / NKP)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Bristol Win Slips Through Fingers of Erik Jones, Matt Kenseth – As American screenwriter Eric Roth once said: “Our lives are defined by opportunities… even the ones we miss.” Following a blinding qualifying lap Friday afternoon, rookie Erik Jones was in prime position to grab his first career Cup win …

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2017 Frontstretch Cup: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Predictions

2017 Bristol I CUP Daniel Suarez Ty Dillon racing Nigel Kinrade NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

Welcome to our 10th year of staff predictions! Each week, our experts attempt to tell you who the winner of each Cup race will be. Take a look to see who your favorite writers think will win it all (or at least score some points) this week in the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race! …

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2017 Frontstretch Podcast Powered by DraftKings – Episode 23: Colosseum-Style

21-22 August, 2015, Bristol, Tennessee USA Kyle Busch, Skittles Toyota Camry Denny Hamlin, FedEx Ground Toyota Camry ©2015, Matthew T. Thacker NKP

(Photo: Matthew T. Thacker/NKP)

Episode 23: Colosseum-Style Frontstretch Podcast with Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and Zach Catanzareti In this week’s episode brought to you by DraftKings, Dustin, Mike and Zach discuss the potential resurgence of Kyle Larson, the importance of victory for Darrell Wallace Jr., road ringers in Mid-Ohio and the demise of Brad Keselowski Racing.  We also preview the racing to come this weekend at …

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