Couch Potato Tuesday: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Changes Tone in FOX Booth
Entering the weekend, the big news for FOX’s broadcasts was that Dale Earnhardt Jr. was going to be in the broadcast booth alongside Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer.
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Fire on Fridays: Does NASCAR Really Need a Dirt Race?
This weekend, the NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck series will race on Bristol Motor Speedway’s dirt surface for the second time … but why though?
Josh Williams Achieving NASCAR Cup Dream with Childhood Hero BJ McLeod
Josh Williams grew up watching BJ McLeod race in South Florida, and now he’ll make his NASCAR Cup Series debut driving for him.
Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Couldn’t Salvage Lackluster Martinsville Cup Race
Martinsville is often a track that fans, drivers and media alike look forward to. The weekend resulted in very different races. The NASCAR Xfinity Series was a bit of a wreckfest. Meanwhile, the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 was another story. Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 Saturday night saw the NASCAR Cup Series rumble into …
4 Burning Questions: How Will Dale Earnhardt Jr. Perform in His Return to the Xfinity Series?
Where will Dale Earnhardt Jr. finish in the Xfinity race at Martinsville? Plus, will the paperclip be the place of Ryan Blaney’s first Cup win of the season?
Sam Mayer Scores Best Career Xfinity Result, Dash 4 Cash Bonus
RICHMOND, Va – Saturday (April 2) at Richmond Raceway didn’t just end with Sam Mayer scoring his best career Xfinity Series finish in the ToyotaCare 250. He also walked away with $100,000, represented by an oversized check presented to him and the No. 1 JR Motorsports team after the race. Mayer’s 24 previous starts, over …
Dropping the Hammer: Scoreboard, Baby
We live in a weird world. No more than five years ago, Alex Bowman‘s racing claim to fame in NASCAR was this: climbing from a Tommy Baldwin Racing car at New Hampshire in 2015 as its right-side tire caught fire and sent the car up in flames. That was it. Aside from two Xfinity Series …
2021 Cup Series Awards: Memorable Finishes, Quotes & Cars
Hello, and welcome to Frontstretch‘s 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Awards Banquet, I’m your host, Daniel McFadin. Thank you for joining us today at the Thomas Bowles Memorial Rec Hall. Today, we gather to acknowledge what wasn’t celebrated at last week’s NASCAR Champions Week banquet in Nashville. We all know who won the championship, most popular …
Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Race Martinsville Xfinity Event in Spring 2022
Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced his planned entry in next year’s spring NASCAR Xfinity Series event at Martinsville Speedway on April 8 on his Dale Jr. Download podcast Tuesday (Oct. 26). “I love short tracks. People ask me all the time, ‘What was your favorite track?’ I either say Martinsville or Bristol,” Earnhardt Jr. said on his podcast. …
Friday Faceoff: Candy Eggs, Easter Bunnies & NASCAR Racing?
Kurt Busch and Alex Bowman are tied for the final playoff position above the cutoff heading to Bristol Motor Speedway. Who has the better odds of claiming the 12th slot? Luken Glover: Kurt Busch has a whopping six wins in Thunder Valley, including five top 10s in the last seven races at Bristol. In 10 starts …
Eyes on Xfinity: Josh Williams in Spotlight Thanks to Dale Earnhardt Jr.
If you’re a casual follower of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Josh Williams probably did not resonate strongly around this time a week ago. In a series marked by NASCAR Cup Series interlopers and well-funded operations, there’s the other half of the garage where drivers like Williams reside. Whereas some drivers may define success as a …
Couch Potato Tuesday: Richmond Brings Self-Reflection to NBCSN
Richmond races for the Cup Series have not necessarily been the most competitive in recent years. Honestly, they’ve been Joe Gibbs Racing benefits. Saturday night’s race was no different, despite 21 lead changes. Naturally, given that Saturday was Sept. 11, the anniversary of the terrorist attacks was front and center. Countdown to Green had a …