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Richard Petty

NASCAR & ARCA Personalities Who Ran for Public Office

August 5, 2026 by Logan Kendall
2023 Las Vegas I Trucks LEGACY Motor Club co-owner Richard Petty smiles (Credit: NKP)

Austin Theriault is running for office this year, and plenty of former drivers have run for office in the past.

Categories ARCA, Logan Kendall, NASCAR

Best of Steve Waid: Maurice Petty Admirable Even in Adversity

August 3, 2026 by Steve Waid
NASCAR driver Richard Petty in the 1970s.

The first of five classic pieces written by the late legendary NASCAR journalist and member of the Frontstretch family.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Waid’s World

Best of Matt McLaughlin: Daytona, An Unforgettable Day With My Father

August 1, 2026 by Matt McLaughlin
DAYTONA BEACH, FL ? February 1973: Richard Petty won his fourth Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup race at Daytona International Speedway behind the wheel of the Petty Enterprises Dodge Charger.

The fourth of five classic pieces written by the late NASCAR journalist and member of the Frontstretch family.

Categories Beside the Rising Tide, Cup Series, Featured Content, Matt McLaughlin, MPM2Nite

Only Yesterday: NASCAR’s Greatest Drivers & the Tracks They Could Not Beat

July 1, 2026 by Amy Henderson
20-22 November, 2015, Homestead, Florida USA Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson © 2015, Nigel Kinrade NKP

Even the best of the best have a track or two they haven’t been able to master.

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Only Yesterday

Bringing the Heat: Author Andrew Clarke Talks NASCAR’s Immortals

May 1, 2026March 4, 2026 by Trey Lyle and Caleb Barnes

Clarke discusses his book, ‘The Immortals of NASCAR,” in which Richard Petty wrote the foreword.

Categories Bringing the Heat Podcast, Caleb Barnes, Cup Series, Featured Content, Frontstretch Podcast Network, O'Reilly, Trey Lyle

Waid’s World: How Cup Sponsor Woes Caused an Unlikely, Popular 1975 Daytona 500 Winner

February 9, 2026 by Steve Waid

How financial troubles before the 1975 Cup Series season set the stage for an underdog Daytona 500 victory

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Waid’s World

Only Yesterday: Martinsville a Reminder that NASCAR’s History Is More Than Wins & Losses

October 22, 2025October 21, 2025 by Amy Henderson
Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 DEWALT Outdoors Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Martinsville’s been a key part of NASCAR’s timeline, thanks in part to the many stories and memorable moments the Paperclip provides.

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Only Yesterday

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX’s Cup Finale Has Decent Racing & a Dumb Gimmick

May 20, 2025 by Phil Allaway
A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 18, 2025 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)

Also, how did FOX Sports fare overall in its 2025 Cup broadcast coverage?

Categories Couch Potato Tuesday, Cup Series, Featured Content, Phil Allaway

Waid’s World: Alive and Well, North Wilkesboro Remains a Glance at NASCAR’s Past

May 5, 2025 by Steve Waid

NASCAR is once again set to return to one of its most hallowed tracks.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Waid’s World

A Story About Al Pearce: My Departed Friend & Brother-in-Arms

April 15, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins
Sunset at Atlanta Motor Speedway

It was Thursday, April 10, when I received the news that my friend Al Pearce, a Hall-of-Fame racing journalist and fellow Army officer, had passed away.

Categories Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content, Special Commentary: Cup
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