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Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Like a Rock – Where Real Racing Still Exists

June 27, 2022April 22, 2009 by Matt McLaughlin

The first night race of the 2009 Cup season offered fans a rare Sunday off. I hope most of you were able to enjoy the …

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Categories ARCA, Matt McLaughlin, MPM2Nite

Fanning the Flames: When the Story About the Story Becomes THE Story

June 27, 2022April 22, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

Q: Why did NASCAR penalize Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Casey Mears for their actions at Phoenix? I thought NASCAR wanted emotion… isn’t that what Brian said last year? I could maybe understand a penalty if Junior spun Mears during green and caused a big wreck, but on the cool-down lap?

Categories Cup Series, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR Mailbox

Thompson in Turn 5: Ratings May Have Been Down, but PIR Left Little to Complain About

June 27, 2022April 22, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

In most ways, Saturday’s running of the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix was counter to most of the more popular criticisms routinely leveled at NASCAR.

Categories Cup Series, Thompson in Turn 5, Tommy Thompson

Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Picking the ‘Dega Drafting Lane That’s Moving Forward

March 10, 2024April 22, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

The fantasy wildcard weekend that is Talladega looms on the horizon. The Big One, which happens more times than not, can take out a player’s …

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Categories Bryan Davis Keith, Cup Series, Daily Fantasy Forecast, Mike Neff

Crew Swaps Treat Symptoms, Not Disease, for Nos. 07, 29 Teams

June 26, 2022April 22, 2009 by Bryan Davis Keith

After a thoroughly disappointing start to 2009 for the No. 07 and No. 29 teams, two operations that secured Chase berths in 2008, news broke …

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Categories Bryan Davis Keith, Cup Series, Special Commentary: Cup

Did You Notice? Restrictor Plate 1-Hit Wonders & the New Precedent of “Probation”

June 26, 2022April 22, 2009 by Tom Bowles

Did You Notice? Just probation for Casey Mears and Dale Earnhardt Jr.? Did you really expect the sanctioning body to do anything more after their …

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Categories Cup Series, Did You Notice?, Tom Bowles

Top 10 Reasons Jim France Stepped Down as the Head of ISC

June 26, 2022April 22, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

10. Got tired of babysitting his brother’s kids for minimum wage.

Categories Jeff Meyer, Top Ten

Voice of Vito: A Lifetime of Trials, Tribulation & Tragedy, Mark Martin & Rick Hendrick Setting the Stage for NASCAR’s Biggest Comeback Story

June 26, 2022April 22, 2009 by Vito Pugliese

I just wanted to clear up any misconceptions that have been floated about since 2005: Mark Martin never did retire nor say he was going to retire from racing.

Categories Cup Series, Vito Pugliese, Voice Of Vito

Mirror Driving: Coming Clean at Roush Fenway, Cleaning Up NASCAR’s Ratings Decline & More

June 26, 2022April 22, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

Continuing a recent trend, the NASCAR race at Phoenix saw an 18% drop in ratings from over a year ago despite a popular Mark Martin victory. Why?

Categories Amy Henderson, Beth Lunkenheimer, Cup Series, Jeff Meyer, Kurt Smith, Mike Neff, Mirror Driving, Vito Pugliese, Xfinity

Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix

June 26, 2022April 22, 2009 by Mike Neff

Phoenix’s Saturday night showdown may have been Mark Martin‘s time to shine, but it didn’t mean much for the rest of the Sprint Cup competition. …

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Categories Bryan Davis Keith, Cup Series, Danny Peters, Doug Turnbull, Matt Taliaferro, Mike Neff, Phil Allaway, Power Rankings, Ren Jonsin, Tom Bowles, Tony Lumbis, Vito Pugliese
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