What They Said: Daytona 500 Media Day Quotes
Check out what the Daytona 500 competitors had to say Wednesday, Feb. 16, during media day for the 64th annual Great American Race.
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Reel Racing: Looking Back at 2021’s Racing Films
A look at the handful of racing-centric movies and documentaries that graced the silver screen in 2021.
Couch Potato Tuesday: For Me, Clash Broadcast Was a Nightmare to Watch
Welcome back to another year of critiquing of motorsports on TV. This will be my 14th year here at Frontstretch, giving you nuggets to think about in regards to race broadcasts. Crazy when you think about it. This past weekend, NASCAR ventured west out to Los Angeles to enter uncharted territory. The Los Angeles Memorial …
4 Burning Questions: Who Stands to Gain the Most at the Clash?
Who needs a good run to kick off the Next Gen era? And who’s the favorite?
2022 NASCAR Preseason Power Rankings: Nos. 30-21
It’s February, which means the NASCAR Cup Series takes to the track to start the 2022 season this month at Daytona International Speedway. With a wide array of driver and team changes from Silly Season alongside more minor personnel tweaks — or even a few lineups that stayed exactly the same — there’s a lot …
2021 NASCAR Top Storylines: Chip Ganassi’s Final Bow
On the biggest stages of American motorsports, Chip Ganassi has found major success, from open wheel to sports cars to stock cars. But in a bombshell that rattled the NASCAR world in a 2021 that was already tumultuous in its own right, the chapter of Chip Ganassi Racing and NASCAR was slammed shut. On …
The Underdog House: Ryan Preece Caps 2021 by Leading NASCAR Underdogs
Top Dog: Ryan Preece While the large majority of attention was justifiably on Championship 4 contenders, the underdogs of the NASCAR Cup Series sought to finish off their 2021 seasons strong at Phoenix Raceway (Nov. 7). The action matched the desert heat throughout the field, unfortunately scorching a few underdogs in catastrophic ways. Several of …
The Underdog House: Erik Jones’ Tricks Lead to Treat of Martinsville Top 10
Top Dog: Erik Jones Do you want a scary combination? Try mixing Halloween with a 500-lap race at Martinsville Speedway. Oh, and did I mention that the race was an elimination event for playoff drivers? Yikes! The Xfinity 500 Sunday (Oct. 31) featured the grit and gruel of NASCAR’s shortest track. Battles throughout the field …
The Underdog House: Bubba Wallace Stays on the Yellow Brick Road in Kansas
Top Dog: Bubba Wallace One of the focal issues of the playoffs thus far has been the atmosphere between non-playoff drivers and playoff drivers. It is what separates NASCAR from any other sport and has been existent each year of the current system. However, 2021 has seemed to play that hand more than any other …
Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2021 Hollywood Casino 400
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the final 1.5-mile racetrack of the year in the Sunflower State. Let’s set your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings rosters for Sunday’s (Oct. 24) race at Kansas Speedway. It’s the second playoff weekend in the Round of 8 and second intermediate track in a row. Last week, Kyle Larson dominated …
Up to Speed: Can Joey Logano & Martin Truex Jr. Recover?
On a day at Texas Motor Speedway when most NASCAR playoff drivers avoided serious trouble, Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. were not so lucky. Both drivers looked to be on their way to top-10 finishes but dropped out of the race in the last 50 miles. Logano’s engine failed on lap 300, relegating him …
The Underdog House: Daniel Suarez Goes Big in Texas
Top Dog: Daniel Suarez Despite being a first-year NASCAR Cup Series organization, Trackhouse Racing Team has a history of going big or going home this season. Innovative team co-owner Justin Marks has proven to take risks and use unorthodox strategies as he hits the ground running in this sport. Such an aggressive mentality worked again …