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What’s Vexing Vito: Ousting a Veteran Driver at His Best Track for an Unproven Rookie: Par for the Course in NASCAR

July 18, 2022September 2, 2009 by Vito Pugliese

It was announced this week that 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte was going to be replaced, in effect, by Roush Fenway Nationwide Series …

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Categories Cup Series, Vito Pugliese, What's Vexing Vito

Mirror Driving: Montreal to Cup?, Atlanta Angst & Where Have All the Rookies Gone?

July 18, 2022September 1, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

NASCAR’s schedule moves the Atlanta race to Labor Day weekend. Was anything positive accomplished by this move?

Categories Amy Henderson, Beth Lunkenheimer, Bryan Davis Keith, Cup Series, Jeff Meyer, Mirror Driving, Phil Allaway, Xfinity

Bowles-Eye View: Is Erik Darnell’s Best Chance Bobby Labonte’s Last Hurrah?

July 17, 2022September 1, 2009 by Tom Bowles

We always seem to want athletes to retire on their own terms in this country. Just like what we expect in our own line of …

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Categories Bowles-Eye View, Cup Series, Tom Bowles

Thompson in Turn 5: Joey Logano – No One Is Better Than Joe Gibbs at Picking a Winner

July 15, 2022August 19, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

If it appears that the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota driven by rookie Joey Logano has become increasingly more visible in recent weeks, it is …

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Categories Cup Series, Thompson in Turn 5, Tommy Thompson

Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2009 CARFAX 400 at Michigan Edition

July 11, 2022August 17, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

What a weekend for Brian Vickers! After winning poles in both the Nationwide and Cup series at Michigan International Speedway, Vickers scored his second career …

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Categories Cup Series, Doug Turnbull, Who's Hot / Who's Not

Thompson in Turn 5: There’s Just Something About Monday Races at Pocono

July 9, 2022August 5, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

The only disappointment for race fans this week should be that the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 was rescheduled for Monday (Aug. 3) due to …

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Categories Cup Series, Thompson in Turn 5, Tommy Thompson

Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2009 Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Edition

July 9, 2022August 3, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

I’m back from the glorious paradise that is Puerto Rico and arrived just in time to catch the rain that ruined any chance of getting …

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Categories Cup Series, Doug Turnbull, Who's Hot / Who's Not

Bowles-Eye View: Don’t Let Pocono Rain On Your Parade – Some Sunday Highlights From the Track

July 9, 2022August 2, 2009 by Tom Bowles

While Pocono’s 500-miler was pushed back a day, the rain couldn’t do the same to my deadline. So while I’d love to write on the …

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Categories Bowles-Eye View, Cup Series, Tom Bowles

What’s Vexing Vito: Unsolicited Opinions on NASCAR You Haven’t Thought About Until Now

July 7, 2022July 23, 2009 by Vito Pugliese

In this space each week, I usually wax poetic – or manic – depending on your view, on some topic that has been, by this …

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Categories Cup Series, Vito Pugliese, What's Vexing Vito

2009 NASCAR Report Cards, Part II: Grading Dale Jr. & the Rest

July 7, 2022July 21, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

Editor’s Note: For Part I of our midseason driver report cards, click here. Continuing on from yesterday’s review, it’s time for Professors Danny and Tom …

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Categories Cup Series, Danny Peters, Tom Bowles
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