Fanning the Flames: The King in Victory Lane & 1 Helluva Show Down South
For the record – and not that anyone asked – but count me in among the masses that thought Sunday night’s Atlanta race was a …
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Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta
The aged surface of Atlanta Motor Speedway offered up multi-groove racing from the drop of the green flag that also yielded some bizarre events, with …
Fanning the Flames: Kyle Busch’s New Gibson Guitar Antics
If you blinked, you missed it… and if I didn’t live in Nashville, I probably would have. As much we like to pile on young …
Fanning the Flames: NASCAR TV Coverage, Team Orders & Tapping the Roof
I am not a NASCAR TV critic. I leave that up to Frontstretch’s own Phil Allaway. And I’ve never been one to get my panties …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Sharpie 500 at Bristol
The new banking at Bristol, along with the new car, has bred a new form of racing at the old bullring. Single-file bump-and-runs have been …
Fanning the Flames: Numbers Show 2009 Season Most Competitive of NASCAR’s Chase Era
A quick observation that somehow waded into my head amidst the congestion and cloudiness of a mid-August head cold: For as much as we, as …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 CARFAX 400 at Michigan
A fuel-mileage race at Michigan? Who would have guessed it? Seriously, as expected Sunday’s 400-mile affair in the Irish Hills left us counting drops of …
Fanning the Flames: Penalties & Robby Gordon a NASCAR Tradition Since 1991!
The only thing that makes me cringe more than sponsor plugs during the pre-race invocation is when the sponsor being plugged is Heluva! Good Sour …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Heluva! Good Sour Cream Dips at the Glen
Turning right and turning left was good for some at Watkins Glen, but turned others into a knot they never wriggled out of. After his …
Fanning the Flames: No to the Camaro, Stremme v. Gordon & ESPN’s Twittergate
Some involved questions this week, so let’s jump right in. Small-engine repair tips are welcome as well. Q: I read about the Nationwide Series needing …