Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Bittersweet Day for Hendrick Motorsports in Dover – In the end, the sweet side may outweigh the bitter Sunday at Dover International Speedway. But there was plenty of both as the four-car organization left the Delaware track. Staring with the negatives, Kasey Kahne was one of the three bullets in the …
I frequently try to encourage my NASCAR colleagues here at Frontstretch to expand their horizons and take in an NHRA race. OK, technically, by his own admission, Matt McLaughlin is not new to drag racing, but I’ll take it. If you haven’t read his column from this week, I encourage you to do so. I …
Before anything else, let me say thanks again to Pete McCole for filling in so wonderfully while I was away on vacation. I’ve returned just in time for the start of the championship Countdown. All four of the Mello Yello professional classes will run the next six events to determine champions starting this weekend with the …
Just one more event remains in the Mello Yello Series regular season, but it’s also the biggest event of the year: the U.S. Nationals from Indianapolis. Teams have a week off to prepare, but they’ll be working hard at not just the biggest, but the longest event of the year. Sportsman classes begin hitting the …
There are so many important and even, perhaps, life-changing things going on in the world right now, so why are we wasting our time talking about a sport? Why aren’t we spending our time focusing on dealing with these important issues? Because the more big-ticket issues there are, the more important drag racing becomes. That …
Last week this commentary space was occupied with some thoughts about social media and the effect of negative comments in particular, especially on people who are new to the sport. The point of the commentary was to talk about social media, not about what NHRA does right or wrong, however, along the way I noted …
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup: Career Day for Daniel Suarez – In the opening 21 races of 2017, Daniel Suarez has been the “other” at Joe Gibbs Racing. The dominate Kyle Busch, the two veterans of Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth and then, the rookie, is how JGR’s line-up looks on paper this year. Sunday, however, Suarez made …
It can be easy to get down on NHRA if you read a lot of social media comments, where the perpetually disgruntled fans do nothing but talk about everything they dislike, or all the bad experiences they’ve had, or how it’s not like the old days, or how all the other kinds of drag racing …
Name a large, well-known, non-automotive industry corporate sponsor that’s involved in NHRA drag racing on a high level. Papa John’s. Everyone has heard of the pizza chain. OK, there’s one. Name another. Monster Energy. OK, an energy drink so that one works. Energy drinks are not quite as big a market as pizza, but it …
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Kasey Kahne Happy Again – “This shows that I want to do it.” Sunday’s Brickyard 400 for Kasey Kahne was more than a victory. For a driver who hasn’t won a race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in nearly three years, it was a statement. Not only is …
Time has a way of flying by when you are having a good time. Sometimes it flies by even faster when you are bumping up against a deadline with work left to do. This week marks the start of the annual Western Swing in NHRA. It’s also an indication that the regular season is drawing …
I’m going to throw my staffmates under the bus today, but it’s necessary to prove my points. I apologize in advance, and I’ll even throw myself under there too just to show there’s no hard feelings. There are one or two other staff members here at Frontstretch who understand how awesome drag racing is. There …
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