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Frontstretch Podcast: Talking Offseason News, Plethora of Changes

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In a special offseason episode of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and Zach Catanzareti discuss all the news that’s transpired since Homestead. We start with the elephant in the room, that being Kurt Busch making the move to Chip Ganassi Racing, replacing Jamie McMurray who will take on an analyst role at Fox Sports. What do we think Busch can do …

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Frontstretch Podcast: Wrapping Up Homestead

Joey Logano - 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion

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It’s a fun Frontstretch Podcast this week, as the trio of Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and Zach Catanzareti discuss championship weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Joey Logano claimed the race win and the championship on Sunday, clinching his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title. We break down how the No. 22 team elevated throughout the playoffs, how it won in South Beach and could …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: Joey Logano Emerges as 2018 Cup Champion

Joey Logano & Team Penske - 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champions

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Who’s in the headline It took 10 years to fulfill the predictions but Joey Logano is your 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion. Logano took advantage of a quick, short-run car and passed Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. on a late race restart to take command of the race and run off into …

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Frontstretch Podcast: 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Preview

Joey Logano - 2018 Ford EcoBoost 400 Practice

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In a special edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino, Tom Bowles, Davey Segal and Phil Allaway are live from Homestead-Miami Speedway breaking down Ford Championship Weekend. Who will win the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship? Before we answer that, the Frontstretch quartet breaks down the XFINITY and Camping World Truck series championship races. They saw …

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Brett Moffitt Wins Ford EcoBoost 200, 2018 Camping World Truck Series Championship

2018 Las Vegas I CWTS Brett Moffitt Nigel Kinrade NKP

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Brett Moffitt started the 2018 Camping World Truck Series season unsure if he’d even run a full schedule. He ended it a NASCAR champion. Moffitt cruised to victory in the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, earning the series championship in the process. It’s his sixth win of the year and first title in any …

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4 Burning Questions: Homestead

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For the fifth year, the NASCAR playoffs will conclude with a championship race, the third that it will happen across all three national touring series. The rules of a championship race are fairly straight forward: the highest finishing driver among the final four playoff drivers will end the night as champion of their respective series. …

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Brett Moffitt: ‘We’ve Overachieved Everyone’s Goals’

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Late in the  2017 off-season, Brett Moffitt was announced as the driver of the No. 16 Hattori Racing Toyota. Since then, it’s been a career-year for the Iowa native. After six years of part-time racing among the top three NASCAR touring divisions, Moffitt has five victories in 2018, solidifying his spot into the Championship 4 …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Breaking Down the Championship 4

2018 Las Vegas I CWTS Justin Haley Johnny Sauter Russell LaBounty NKP

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Friday night, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will crown its 19th series champion, and it comes down to four drivers, racing for all the marbles. Johnny Sauter, Brett Moffitt, Justin Haley and Noah Gragson, who have a combined 15 wins in 22 races, will fight it out, head-to-head for this year’s title. It’s a …

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Frontstretch Podcast: Previewing NASCAR Championship Weekend

Homestead Cup Racing

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It’s a fun Frontstretch Podcast this week, as the trio of Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and Zach Catanzareti break down all things Phoenix while previewing Championship Weekend in Homestead. With wins last weekend at ISM Raceway, Kyle Busch, Christopher Bell and Brett Moffitt punched their tickets to battle for a championship in the Cup, XFINITY and Truck series, respectively. Collectively, we break down the Cup …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: NASCAR Playoff Overload On NBC At Phoenix

2018 Phoenix Cup Kevin Harvick Car Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

The revamped ISM Raceway brought a number of new elements to the package.  For one, there is a Modern Margarita stand just outside of Victory Lane.  Also, the place was so full of locked gates that the Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 drivers couldn’t get to the Media Center for their press conference Friday …

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Tracking the Trucks: Brett Moffitt Scores 5th 2018 Win at ISM Raceway

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In a Nutshell: Brett Moffitt took the checkered flag less than a half-second ahead of Noah Gragson to win Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at ISM Raceway. The driver of the No. 16 Toyota utilized a dramatic three-wide pass for the lead on the final restart with three laps remaining …

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Brett Moffitt Hits Walk-Off at ISM Raceway; Championship 4 Field Set

Brett Moffitt - Lucas Oil 150 Victory Celebration

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A late race caution and the dogleg put a storybook ending on Brett Moffitt‘s race at ISM Raceway. A race where Moffitt just sat in the bushes waiting to pounce and that was just what he did. Moffitt passed both Noah Gragson and Grant Enfinger during the final restart with three laps remaining to secure …

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