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Did You Notice? Inside The Debris, Toyota Troubles & Quick Hits

Did You Notice? Inside The Debris, Toyota Troubles & Quick Hits

Mar 25, 2015
Did You Notice? The amount of cautions for debris and fluid this season? Yes, of course you have; it’s the topic of the week. But the controversial calls at the end of the Fontana race are nothing new when we look at NASCAR in 2015. Debris, competition and fluid yellows have been thrown at an alarming …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Brian Vickers, Furniture Row & Is Kurt Busch Really Back?

NASCAR Mailbox: Brian Vickers, Furniture Row & Is Kurt Busch Really Back?

Mar 25, 2015
What a race this past weekend in Fontana, right? The string of cautions during the last laps and the passing for the lead, especially when it counted for race winner Brad Keselowski, all really helped to amp up the Auto Club 400. Coors Light Pole Award winner Kurt Busch, really has made a tremendous leap …

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The Frontstretch 5: Memorable 1st Wins

The Frontstretch 5: Memorable 1st Wins

Mar 25, 2015
Welcome to the Frontstretch Five! Each week, Amy Henderson takes a look at the racing, the drivers and the storylines that drive NASCAR and produces a list of five people, places, things and ideas that define the current state of our sport. This week, Amy brings back that first-time feeling with some memorable first wins …

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Tweet ‘N’ Greet: Elliott Sadler, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. & More

Tweet ‘N’ Greet: Elliott Sadler, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. & More

Mar 25, 2015
Every week Frontstretch will scour Twitter looking for some of the best tweets from your favorite NASCAR drivers, media members and other personalities involved in the sport. These are some of our favorite posts from the previous week and we hope you enjoy them, too! A little golf and green beer today. It's very nice! …

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Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2015 Auto Club 400 at Fontana

Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2015 Auto Club 400 at Fontana

Mar 25, 2015
Kevin Harvick came awfully close to sweeping the west coast swing but had to battle his Stewart-Haas teammate Kurt Busch to do so. What they didn’t see was Brad Keselowski and his four fresh tires (Harvick and Busch only took two) who passed them both on the second green-white-checkered finish to score his first win …

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Sherwin-Williams Signs 3-Year Extension with NASCAR

Sherwin-Williams Signs 3-Year Extension with NASCAR

Mar 24, 2015
Sherwin-Williams and NASCAR announced a three-year sponsorship extension to serve as the ‘Official Paint of NASCAR’ until 2017. Sherwin-Williams is currently one of the largest and most well-known paint suppliers around the United States. “Our continued partnership with Sherwin-Williams is another example of FORTUNE 500 brands successfully using NASCAR as an integral part of their …

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Professor of Speed: NASCAR Turning a New Leaf in Virginia

Mar 24, 2015
Now that NASCAR’s foray to the frontier is finished, the racing community can set its sights on another exciting venture. It’s time for Brian France’s Traveling Circus to pitch its tent at Martinsville. The .526-mile paved paperclip just might be the tonic NASCAR Nation needs after three events west of the Mississippi. While Kevin Harvick …

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Bowles-Eye View: Teams In Trouble 5 Races In

Bowles-Eye View: Teams In Trouble 5 Races In

Mar 23, 2015
Five races into 2015, the stories have been more about what’s off the track than what’s on it. (Or, in the case of Fontana what’s supposedly on the track that can cause a caution with two laps remaining. A story for another day). Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers… their problems have made headlines, masking …

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MPM2Nite: Debris or Not Debris?

MPM2Nite: Debris or Not Debris?

Mar 23, 2015
I have a face I can not show, I make the rules up as I go, Try and love me if you can, Are you strong enough to be a fan…. (With all due apologies to Ms. Sheryl Crow) I don’t know what’s more amazing to me. Is it the fact NASCAR once again decided …

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Who’s Hot and Who’s Not In NASCAR: 2015 STP 500 at Martinsville Edition

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not In NASCAR: 2015 STP 500 at Martinsville Edition

Mar 23, 2015
Burnouts (Hot) Timing can be everything in life, so when Brad Keselowski charged to the front on the final lap Sunday afternoon at Fontana, he put himself on the hot list. Keselowski has been pretty good this year, but not quite good enough to make it to victory lane. It appeared that was going to …

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5 Points to Ponder: Mystery Debris, Chase’s Time to Shine & Brian Vickers’s Future

5 Points to Ponder: Mystery Debris, Chase’s Time to Shine & Brian Vickers’s Future

Mar 23, 2015
Race-Defying Debris It’s been the talk of the town since Brad Keselowski miraculously won at Fontana. He still doesn’t know how he did it. Leading a mere lap en route to victory for the second time in his career, Keselowski showed that he’s truly stout behind the wheel. However, multiple debris cautions late in the race …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: Dreaded Debris Rears Its Head Again

Couch Potato Tuesday: Dreaded Debris Rears Its Head Again

Mar 23, 2015
Auto Club Speedway hosted a couple of relatively staid races last weekend. I cannot put it any better than that. However, FOX Sports still has a job to do, and that is to give viewers a good broadcast. Before we get into the critique, I wish I had good news to report in regards to …

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