Bubble Breakdown: Truex Terrific, Speed Surprising & Front Row Flops
Despite a relatively quiet Speedweeks, Martin Truex Jr.’s first points race for Michael Waltrip Racing was one of the biggest surprises of Sunday’s 500.
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Happy Hour: NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow & the Safety Delusion
Faithful Frontstretch readers, sometimes I feel like the kid in The Emperor’s New Clothes. The Vegas NASCAR Nationwide Series race this year was an example.
Did You Notice? NASCAR Wave Around Needs Fixing, Ownership is Aging & Who Kansas Bumps
Did You Notice? How easy it’s gotten to use NASCAR’s wave-around rule to stay on the lead lap?
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 Copart 300 at Fontana
Just as expected, the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas stole the show on Saturday at Fontana, though not as they normally do.
Tearing Apart the Trucks: News Around the Truck Series
NASCAR Releases 2010 CWTS Schedule Earlier this week, NASCAR released the schedules for the 2010 season. The biggest change on the schedule is the removal …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Montreal
For the third year in a row, Marcos Ambrose was the class of the field. And for the third year in a row, he failed …
In NASCAR, Does It Really Matter If You Can Drive Anymore?
In an interview I did with Jeremy Clements earlier in the summer, the driver of the No. 50 car dropped a line on me that …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 Food City 250 at Bristol
There were Cup headliners aplenty all day Friday as the Nationwide Series tackled the Bristol Motor Speedway. Early in the week, it was Ryan Newman …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 CARFAX 250 at Michigan
Brian Vickers dominated from the pole on Saturday at Michigan (Aug. 15), and when he didn’t lead, Kyle Busch did. Neither of them won. Racing …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 US Cellular 250 at Iowa
If there is one thing that has kept Brad Keselowski from challenging Kyle Busch for the Nationwide title in 2009, it has been an inability …