Elimination Station: Whittling Down Title Contenders After Week 1
You can’t win a championship in the first quarter, the first round, or the first pitch. But you can certainly lose it, with a mental … Continue Reading
The author of Did You Notice? (Wednesdays) Tom spends his time overseeing Frontstretch’s 50+ staff members as its majority owner and Editor-in-Chief. Based outside Philadelphia, Bowles is a two-time Emmy winner in NASCAR television and has worked in racing production with FOX, TNT, and ESPN while appearing on-air for SIRIUS XM Radio and FOX Sports 1's former show, the Crowd Goes Wild. He most recently consulted with SRX Racing, helping manage cutting-edge technology and graphics that appeared on their CBS broadcasts during 2021 and 2022.
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Four Burning Questions: Hamlin’s Survivor Weekend As All Eyes Turn Towards Chicago
1. Can Denny hold his momentum? In a Chase that can be defined in simple terms – Hendrick chassis vs. the field – Denny Hamlin … Continue Reading
Nuts For Nationwide: Danica-Mania Leaving Travis At The Altar
In this day and age of NASCAR, when each well-known rookie is given so much hype they’re a blockbuster before ever setting foot on the … Continue Reading
Did You Notice? … Sponsors Make Things Silly
Did You Notice?… Sponsorship is what’s making the Silly Season world go round these days? Matt Kenseth didn’t have enough of it at Roush Fenway; … Continue Reading
No Normal Day at the NASCAR Office
Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth: two racing horses of clearly different colors. One loves Indiana and everything in it; the other is obsessed with the Green Bay Packers.
The Bristol Hot Potato
You can say what you want about the competition at Bristol. But Saturday night, a repaved Thunder Valley was a throwback to the great races of years past: unpredictable.
Seizing A NASCAR Window Of Opportunity
Greg Biffle and Rodney Dangerfield have about as much in common as Lindsay Lohan and Barack Obama. One races cars for a living; the other … Continue Reading
Did You Notice? … AJ’s Sigh Of Relief?, No Dodging This Bullet And Kyle’s Crisis
Did You Notice?… Dodge’s departure from the sport dashes expansion dreams? In the past few months, the manufacturer has been linked with Furniture Row Racing, … Continue Reading
Tragedy Overshadows All For NASCAR At Pocono
Lifetime fans of racing are no strangers to tragedy. Safety advancements can only go so far when the goal is to hit a turn at … Continue Reading
Did You Notice? … NASCAR’s Blind Earnhardt Prophecy, Diversity Disasters And Quick Hits
*Did You Notice?…* How so many people in NASCAR are living on a prayer? Too bad even Jon Bon Jovi would know better than to believe Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is on the verge of “reviving” the sport. I know what you’re saying… who am I to shoot the messengers? After all, in the past 72 hours Earnhardt has been revered for his ability to rise for the top of the point standings for the first time in eight years; that, his win at Michigan and a rumored ability to walk on water on the way has made him a demigod during a week there hasn’t been much to write about.
But speculation, in this case can be replaced by simple fact, one quotation that more than any other explains why the 2012 version of Junior will never be the “national racing savior” for millions of disillusioned fans he once was on the verge of becoming.