Greg Van Alst Wins Daytona for 1st Career ARCA Victory
Driving his self-owned No. 35, Greg Van Alst made the race-winning pass on the last lap to capture his first career ARCA trophy.
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NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers: Gone Too Soon
NASCAR is celebrating its 75th anniversary all throughout the 2023 season. In 1998, NASCAR had a panel select a list of its 50 greatest drivers for its golden anniversary. Likewise, we at Frontstretch decided to put together our own list of the 75 greatest NASCAR drivers in honor of this year’s milestone. Seventeen of our …
Analyzing What We Know About ARCA’s Silly Season
SALEM, Ind. — With only one race left in this ARCA Menards Series season, drivers and teams are looking ahead to 2022. In ARCA silly season, there are a few known pairings, still many questions, and those hopeful of running a full-time schedule. Ty Gibbs essentially has won the ARCA championship this year, and he …
Are ARCA Penalties Too Harsh or Too Lenient?
While Ty Gibbs and Corey Heim have been the class of the field this ARCA Menards Series season, there have been some shenanigans behind them, both on and off the track. They began with preseason testing at Daytona International Speedway and reared their head in the most recent ARCA race at Bristol Motor Speedway. However, …
Ty Gibbs Fends Off Corey Heim, Wins ARCA Michigan Race
It’s been the Ty Gibbs vs. Corey Heim show this year in the ARCA Menards Series. The two have teamed up to win all but one ARCA Menards Series race this season, and the trend continued Friday, Aug. 20.
Can ARCA Keep Its Car Counts on the Rise?
Already this year, the ARCA Menards Series is seeing a positive change. After a tough season in 2020 in which only one race featured more than 30 competitors and 11 races where less than 20 competed, at least 30 drivers have competed in the first two races of 2021. Additionally, car counts appear to be …
Sam Mayer Earns First Career ARCA Victory at Toledo; First for GMS Racing Since 2015
In 15 previous starts, Sam Mayer‘s career-best finish was second. Mayer had wins in both the ARCA Menards East & West Series, and on Friday night (July 31), he finally tallied that first career victory in the ARCA Menards Series. Mayer had to hold off the No. 18 of Ty Gibbs, but that car never …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2012 Watkins Glen Race Recap
This one wasn’t over until the checkered flag was thrown. Wow.
What’s Vexing Vito: The ‘Stache, the Secret to Drivers Winning Races is Right Under Their Nose
If there was anything that my time growing up in the ’80s confirmed, if you want to get to the top, you have to come clean, man up and grow a mustache.
Happy Hour: Jeremy Mayfield Drama Exposes NASCAR’s Credibility Problem
It has been interesting to read the articles and comments devoted to the Jeremy Mayfield mess. The surprise is the amount of fans in Mayfield’s corner. Some are lashing out at the institution of NASCAR as if it were a driver who had just wrecked their hero; others are presenting reasonable and thoughtful scenarios where …
Did You Notice? Mayfield Burned at the Stake, Sadler’s Recurring Nightmare & a Champ Cashing In
Did You Notice? That in light of everything that’s happened over the past week, there’s a large army of media, fans, garage members, etc. looking to tar and feather Jeremy Mayfield before all the evidence has even been collected? I had a hard-nosed debate with Dennis Michelsen of RaceTalkRadio.com Monday night about this issue, one …
5 Points to Ponder: 2009 Lifelock 400 at Chicagoland Edition
Each week, Frontstretch hosts a live blog during the Sprint Cup race. It’s a great way for readers to interact alongside their favorite Frontstretch writers with videos, live commentary and live polls. Each of this week’s “Five Points” were polls taken during the Chicago live blog. ONE: Will Martin Truex Jr. make the Chase in …