Still not receiving the Frontstretch Newsletter? Click here for your chance to sign up for a FREE subscription that gives you exclusive Monday through Friday content. Here’s a preview of what you’re missing with one of our weekly Newsletter writers, Mark Howell. Given that spring has finally sprung, it’s time to think about traveling. But …
It was reported Tuesday that the Home Depot will be leaving Joe Gibbs Racing and the No. 20 Toyota at the end of the 2014 season. Color me unsurprised. Is it because JGR is an unsuccessful stable and the Home Depot never gets air time? No. Not in the least. Just about every week Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin …
“We should have stuck to beer.” Yes, Mr. Keselowski. I think that would have been a good idea. What happened, you ask? In a classic post-race celebration moment Saturday night, the No. 2 team decided to change things up and brought bottles of champagne to Kentucky’s Victory Lane. When Brad shook up his bottle, he …
When you arrive at the track and park your RV, you expect the campground to get more crowded as the week goes along. The same applies to the grandstand. Thursday brings out your camper-wanderers. They stroll along the frontstretch watching the advance production crews begin to wire the place for Sunday. Friday invites the early …
There’s one positive thing about the inception of the Chase. When we take a week off in July, we can say we’re two-thirds of the way through the regular season, not only halfway through the year. That’s something, isn’t it? In fact, the Chase has materially changed the way we perceive the pattern of the …
$100 for a ticket to a Sprint Cup event. $5 for a soda. $20 for parking. A T-shirt, hat and die-cast just ate another $100. You splurged and added-on the pre-race pit pass. Hotel and meals and beer. The total creeps up toward a cool grand for a day at the track. It’s insane! How …
Do you need a hug? Here! Have a hug! Is there somebody else who needs a hug? Hugs for all! What an absolutely joyous feeling that spread across NASCAR Nation as AJ Allmendinger celebrated his very first Sprint Cup victory. I giggled as he embraced the official handing him the checkered flag, and then shed a …
“Make no judgments where you have no compassion.”–Anne McCaffrey That was a great race on Sunday! It certainly made my day, what with Jeff Gordon notching his 91st win. Wow, can you believe his career? Of course you can. You, my friends, are NASCAR fans–as am I. You know that JJ and Newman had words …
“Take your whiny little ass back to the bus.” Yep, that’s what the No. 18 crew chief Dave Rogers told his driver Kyle Busch over the radio Saturday night. When you combine the above comment with Kyle Busch and a terrible day at the track, generally in the past we’ve decided that the Shrub was …
The Chase is on! We’ve got 16 teams who have the opportunity to snare the Sprint Cup just 10 weeks from now. They’ve all enjoyed a certain level of success throughout the season, and now must capitalize on the swell of media and fan insanity to ride the wave all the way to Homestead-Miami. However, …
When we were designing our new living room, there was much discussion over how to make it a NASCAR room without hitting guests over the head with checkered flags and die-cast lining the walls. We agreed upon a subtle track theme–make the walls sky blue, a brown floor and an oval green carpet to represent …
Yes, there was quite a stir in New Hampshire this past weekend. Hopes were raised and dashed for the 16 Chase contenders. Nerves were stretched taut and the odds makers in Vegas had heart attacks with every car that went sailing off into the wall. However, this weekend wasn’t all about Joey Logano hoisting …
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