Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Shelby 427 at Las Vegas
The Jewel in the Desert offered up some fast and furious competition on Sunday, with the Shelby 427 perhaps taking its place as the most …
Kurt Smith
Side by Side: Who’s a Chase Pretender – Bobby Labonte or Michael Waltrip?
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 …
Happy Hour: Does NASCAR Need Digger?
Sometimes I feel for the FOX Sports people, even if it’s difficult to muster sympathy for them while sitting through infuriatingly bad broadcasts of NASCAR …
Mirror Driving: Discussing Michael Waltrip’s Surprise, Kyle Busch’s “Historical” Moment & Driver Responsibility
Kyle Busch made history, becoming the first driver to win two major touring series races on the same day – but is this history good for the sport overall?
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Auto Club 500 at Fontana
While many people argued that Matt Kenseth stole or lucked into his Daytona 500 win, no one can deny he was truly worthy of winning …
Happy Hour: What’s Left to Be Said About the Daytona 380
As is all in a week’s work for the Official Columnist of NASCAR, I watched, I listened, and I read what people had to say …
Mirror Driving: Daytona Disappointment, Yellow Line Disgust, & is Kenseth a Hall of Famer?
The Daytona 500 had several controversial moments, but the biggest was the race being shortened by over 100 miles due to rain. Did NASCAR do the right thing by starting at the scheduled time, or should the green flag have been moved up so that the entire race could be run?
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Daytona 500
Like it or not, after just 380 miles the first race of the 2009 Sprint Cup season is officially in the books. Matt Kenseth was crowned the winner of just the fourth rain-shortened Daytona 500 in history, taking the lead one lap before the weather with a generous push from runner-up Kevin Harvick. But was that last-lap pass enough to leave Kenseth number one in the eyes of our staff this week? After all, Kyle Busch dominated the race, only to become an innocent victim of the day’s big wreck on lap 125. And where did AJ Allmendinger land after starting the year with a career-best third – driving for a team that doesn’t even know if it’ll exist two months from now? Find these answers, and more, by examining our first Top-15 Power Rankings poll of the year.
Happy Hour: NASCAR’s Biggest Problem – Jimmie Johnson
One glaring problem NASCAR has seemed to go unnoticed by the press and blogosphere. And there really isn’t much NASCAR can do about it. Jimmie Johnson.
Happy Hour: The New Man in Black – Jeff Gordon
Most of you are probably aware of the new look on the No. 24, but if not, you can check out Jeff Gordon’s new black-focused …