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Todd Gilliland Aiming for Consistency as Playoffs Loom

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For only the fourth time this season, Todd Gilliland and Front Row Motorsports left the track feeling good with a top-five finish on Friday evening (Aug. 21). Coming into the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Dover International Speedway two points above the playoff cutline, Gilliland and team knew gaining points would be …

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Fire on Fridays: The Unwritten Rules of Racing

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This week, San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. swung on a 3-0 pitch while up seven runs and smashed a grand slam over the outfield wall. The game was out of hand, and there wasn’t really a need to add insult to injury. But he did. Tatis saw a pitch to hit and capitalized …

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Kaz Grala on His Impressive Debut, Getting the Call from Richard Childress and His Daytona Success

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Few have had more of a whirlwind week than Kaz Grala. From getting the call from Hall of Famer and team owner Richard Childress, to leading laps in the famed No. 3 car at Daytona International Speedway and everything in between, the 21-year-old became the first driver since Carl Edwards in 2004 to score a …

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Fire on Fridays: Speaking Up Isn’t a Bad Thing

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I wish more drivers would speak up and not be afraid to do so. Not just on political or social issues, not only when it’s relevant or convenient, but in general. It stems from seeing rookie of the year contender Tyler Reddick speaking up in the face of President Donald Trump’s tweet directed at Bubba …

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Fire on Fridays: An Emotionally Exhausting Week

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Last Sunday, when the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was scheduled to go green, feels like a year ago. The events that have transpired in between that scheduled race and now have been nothing short of emotionally exhausting. We’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly of society (and a whole heck of a …

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Brandon Gdovic Returning to Xfinity Series With Sam Hunt Racing

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After three years away from NASCAR, sports car champion Brandon Gdovic will return to stock car competition for Sam Hunt Racing, sources confirmed to Frontstretch. The 28-year-old from Yorktown, Va., will pilot SHR’s No. 26 Toyota Supra at the inaugural Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on July 4, with more road course events a strong …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2020 GEICO 500 at Talladega

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The Headline(s): It’s more than plausible that the best car won on Monday, as Ryan Blaney earned his first checkered flag of 2020, fourth of his career and second in a row at Talladega Superspeedway. The No. 12 Team Penske Ford led 63 of 191 laps, the most of anybody in the field, and edged …

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Fire on Fridays: Change a Beautiful Thing for NASCAR

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Bubba Wallace (right) greets Kirk Price (left), an official who kneeled for the National Anthem at Atlanta, before Wednesday nights race at Martinsville. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Being a NASCAR fan is weird. It’s a bit hard sometimes, too. Constantly explaining that it’s not just cars, driven by good ‘ol boys, running around in circles. It’s not something any average Joe can do. It’s not only set and popular in the South. It’s not racist. It’s not what you think it is. It’s different …

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James Small Earns First Victory as Cup Series Crew Chief: ‘It’s a Big Relief’

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He’d be the first to admit it: James Small had big shoes to fill. Replacing Cole Pearn, an engineer turned championship-winning crew chief for a powerhouse organization who upped and left in a surprise offseason move, coming off a runner-up season in the standings, where a bad pit stop may have meant a second title …

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Frontstretch Wrap-Up: Chase Elliott Triumphs at Charlotte in Alsco Uniforms 500

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Check out another Frontstretch Wrap-Up with Davey Segal and Dustin Albino after Chase Elliott’s stirring victory in the 2020 Alsco Uniforms 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.   They touch on Elliott‘s triumph, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.‘s top-five run and why midweek racing has been an overwhelming success for NASCAR. Check them out every week on our Frontstretch YouTube channel!

Chase Briscoe on Beards, NASCAR’s Darlington Return and Hibachi

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Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 98 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, discusses his beard growth, being quarantined with his newlywed wife and being entertained by his dogs. Plus, how he’s preparing for NASCAR’s return to racing at Darlington Raceway physically and mentally, how iRacing has kept him busy and bringing …

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