Here Are the Changes to the COTA Entry Lists
Parker Kligerman joins the Xfinity ranks, while Alex Bowman enters the Truck event.
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5 Points to Ponder: NASCAR Was a Few Years Early on the Whole Young Guns Thing
1. Sure hope no one wrote off Chase Briscoe after his rookie season Chase Briscoe had what you could politely call a nondescript rookie NASCAR Cup Series season in 2021. In his first full-time campaign in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, Briscoe recorded only three top-10 finishes — all on road courses, where he …
Couch Potato Tuesday: Phoenix Raceway Provides Challenges for FOX
The question is whether the NextGen car would work on shorter tracks. The answer appears to be, sure, why not?
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix
If fans love a first-time winner and a blue-collar driver who came through the ranks the hard way, they should be ecstatic about Sunday’s Ruoff Mortgage 500.
Best Seat at the Track: Kevin Rutherford Joins for Phoenix
On this weekend’s Best Seat at the Track, Jared Haas is joined by Frontstretch’s managing editor Kevin Rutherford to preview the Ruoff Mortgage 500k (March 13) at Phoenix Raceway. Last week at Las Vegas, Alex Bowman only changed two tires and won the race. Our Frontstretch reporters try to put themselves on top of the …
NASCAR 101: Phoenix’s Dramatic History
A brief look at the Arizona track’s NASCAR chronology.
Stock Car Scoop: Who Needs a Boost to End West Coast Swing?
What drivers could benefit from a solid conclusion to NASCAR’s final West Coast swing race at Phoenix?
Podcast: Alex Bowman on ‘Lucky’ Las Vegas Win, Cursing Racetracks & Next Gen at Phoenix
Las Vegas Cup Series winner Alex Bowman hops on the podcast this week.
Did You Notice?: William Byron Falling Behind at Hendrick Motorsports?
Did You Notice? … Alex Bowman’s sixth victory since 2020 with Hendrick Motorsports has William Byron a clear fourth in the pecking order at this powerhouse organization? With Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson on the team, the last two NASCAR Cup Series champions, it’s left the fifth-year driver a half-step further behind. A sluggish start to …
Stat Sheet: NASCAR’s Crazy, Casino-Style Weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NASCAR’s west coast swing carried onto Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend, giving us a few high-pressure moments and some daring gambles in both events.
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 …
Stock Car Scoop: Has Alex Bowman Leapfrogged Chase Elliott at Hendrick Motorsports?
Bryan Nolen and Adam Cheek are joined by editor and Frontstretch Content Director Michael Massie on Stock Car Scoop to discuss whether Chase Elliott, not one of those winners, is falling down the pecking order at Hendrick Motorsports. Also, is the Toyota resurgence at Las Vegas just a one-off? And can the early season parity we’ve seen in the Cup Series continue for the foreseeable future?