Fan’s View: Because I Just Can’t Take California Racing Too Seriously
I knew it! I just knew it! Like something from an episode of The X-Files, it sat in the middle of the track, looking vaguely …
By Frontstretch Staff
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2008 Pepsi 500 at Fontana Edition
One race is all that remains between now and this year’s much anticipated Chase. While half of the top 12 head to Richmond with a …
Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN is the Mark of Inconsistency for Sunday’s California Race
The last few Labor Day weekends have been a mark of remorse and anger for many of the NASCAR faithful since the Southern 500 was …
Fontana Win Just More Proof That Jimmie Johnson & Chad Knaus are the Definition of “Clutch”
Jimmie Johnson has run under the radar for most of the season. His usual mid-summer swoon that sees him squander a meaningless points lead as …
10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 Pepsi 500 at Fontana
1. Thanks for the Memories – Felix Sabates, co-owner of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, never one to mince words, took a potshot at …
Bubble Breakdown: AJ Allmendinger Races Way Into Top 35 & the Bud Shootout
On Tuesday, NASCAR announced a new format to the season-opening Budweiser Shootout, and in doing so, gave several bubble teams something new to focus on. …
Rick Crawford Driver Diary: Into the Wild Blue Yonder
We were on our way to Nashville last time I was here, and that weekend did not turn out at all the way we were …
Happy Hour: NASCAR’s Top-35 Rule is the Symptom, Not the Problem
Happy Hour‘s Kurt Smith is on vacation yet again and, quite frankly, we’re starting to wonder if that guy ever works (and from some of …
Driven to the Past: It Wasn’t Exactly Legal… But It Worked
The year I went to IRP and quit flagging for ASA (1985), their big race to finish off the season – the combined ASA/All-Pro All-American …
Side by Side: Should Kyle Busch & Carl Edwards Have Been Penalized?
Editor’s Note: The following is a special edition of Frontstretch‘s Side By Side. Occasionally throughout the season, two of your favorite Frontstretch writers will duke …