Bubble Breakdown: AJ Allmendinger Races Way Into Top 35 & the Bud Shootout
On Tuesday, NASCAR announced a new format to the season-opening Budweiser Shootout, and in doing so, gave several bubble teams something new to focus on. …
Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Patrick Carpentier Keeps His Name in the Running for a 2009 Ride
Rookies in the Starting Lineup: Patrick Carpentier (fifth), Aric Almirola (10th), Regan Smith (25th), Sam Hornish Jr. (32nd), Marcos Ambrose (40th) Unofficial Finishing Positions: Carpentier (18th), …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2008 Camping World RV Service 300 at Fontana
In a Nutshell: Kyle Busch won the pole for this race and led every lap, sans the few he fell behind during a cycle of …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: New Bud Shootout More Like Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Note to self: never, ever wonder if it could get worse. When I wrote earlier this year that the Budweiser Shootout had outlived its purpose, it …
Nuts for Nationwide: 5 Young Guns That Should Be Full-Time in 2009 Nationwide Series
While Silly Season has been a hot topic on the Cup side for months at a time, RCR’s choice to release Scott Wimmer in favor …
Rick Crawford Driver Diary: Into the Wild Blue Yonder
We were on our way to Nashville last time I was here, and that weekend did not turn out at all the way we were …
Happy Hour: NASCAR’s Top-35 Rule is the Symptom, Not the Problem
Happy Hour‘s Kurt Smith is on vacation yet again and, quite frankly, we’re starting to wonder if that guy ever works (and from some of …
Driven to the Past: It Wasn’t Exactly Legal… But It Worked
The year I went to IRP and quit flagging for ASA (1985), their big race to finish off the season – the combined ASA/All-Pro All-American …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: NASCAR “Silly Season” is Actually a Very Serious Matter
I’ve always been uncomfortable with “Silly Season,” the phrase used to describe the portion of the year where drivers, sponsors and team owners decide who …
Side by Side: Should Kyle Busch & Carl Edwards Have Been Penalized?
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 …