NASCAR’s Drive For Diversity is expanding to include a new element of series competition: pit road. On May 27 and 28, the program will hold its first pit crew combine to try and develop talented minority men & women into future crew members within the sport. 17 participants from around the globe will try out …
All-Star Weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway has always been interesting. You never know what you’re going to get. Unfortunately, Saturday brought confusion to everyone involved, even the sport’s FOX broadcast partner. Sprint Showdown/Sprint All-Star Race Holy cripes. Saturday marked new formats for the Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race. While I’m not a fan of …
Frontstretch has learned that the first ASN broadcast of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, the Menards 200 at Toledo Speedway Sunday afternoon, will be live-streamed free of charge at American Sports Network’s website, http://americansportsnet.com. In addition, the race will be available to approximately 40 million households on over-the-air television or cable via regional sports networks …
Talladega is looney tunes. In its purest form, a race weekend at Talladega makes your stomach churn (or, it makes my stomach turn, at least). In recent years, that really hasn’t been the case. However, this past weekend brought it on big time, unlike any time since about 2005. GEICO 500 Sunday brought the Sprint …
On Tuesday afternoon, ARCA Racing announced a new multi-year TV deal with Sinclair Networks Group, a subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, to broadcast ARCA Racing Series with Menards events in addition to their existing deal with FOX Sports, which runs through 2017. For 2016, the deal amounts to nine races. These races will air on …
Welcome back, race fans. Today begins my eighth year of broadcast criticism here at Frontstretch. For this season, we will have a change or two to how this critique looks. Likely the most notable change that you will see is at the top of the page. We now have a separate tab for the weekly …
Here’s an interesting thought: How many drivers who raced in one of NASCAR’s national series in 2014 didn’t in 2015? It’s certainly intriguing to think about. Each year, hundreds of drivers make their way through the top three series, whether it’s as a full-time competitor, a one-off racer or somewhere in between. Of those, most …
In the world of the ARCA Racing Series, full-time teams are far and few between. The division, a small step in the ladder to climb up the NASCAR rankings, has been the stepping stone for several stars in the world of stock car racing. For Michael Lira, he hopes to follow in that path. Driving …
NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Ryan Reed will pilot the No. 38 Lira Motorsports Ford Fusion in the upcoming ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards events at Kentucky Speedway and Kansas Speedway. Reed, who captured the team’s first win earlier this year at Chicagoland, will also participate in the ARCA Racing Series test session at Kentucky …
In racing, there is always the possibility of something going very, very wrong. Thinly veiled danger always lurks just beneath the surface of motorsports. So much of the time it’s avoided, but when it does strike, it’s a sobering reminder that the sport we love has a side we all hate. We were shown that …
Venturini Motorsports announced on Tuesday that two Kimmel’s will pilot rides at Salem Speedway on September 19 with the organization. Frank Kimmel, a 10-time ARCA champion, will pilot the No. 25 Toyota for the well-known ARCA Racing Series team. The other? If you had guessed Frank Kimmel II then you are correct! Kimmel II isn’t …
When I was growing up, the one NASCAR race weekend I could always count on seeing each year was one at Michigan International Speedway, whether it was the June or August race (the latter, usually). Good thing, too – the track didn’t always have a stellar reputation for putting on a great show on TV, …
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