20 Years Later: Dale Earnhardt’s Big Brickyard Win Remembered
Indianapolis Motor Speedway has become a tough sell among NASCAR fans. Once considered a crown jewel on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tour, the Brickyard …
Dale Earnhardt
Beside The Rising Tide: Remembering Davey Allison – Part 2
Editor’s Note: For Part One of Matt’s retrospective on Davey Allison, click “here.”:https://frontstretch.com/mmclaughlin/34578/
Robert Yates Racing and the team’s talented young driver Davey Allison made their official debut at the 1989 Daytona 500. Things got off to an inauspicious start. Davey was running well when Geoff Bodine got into his rear bumper and sent the No. 28 car spinning. The car rolled, but came down on all four wheels, and Allison limped off to the pits, where the crew was able to repair the car well enough to get him back out there for points. Allison finished 25th in that year’s race.
NASCAR 101: Most Dominating Coca-Cola 600 Performances
This weekend marks the 56th running of the Coca-Cola 600, or, for longtime fans of the sport, the World 600. The premise of the race …
The Earnhardt Legacy
Fans and critics alike are raving this week following Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s return to victory lane at Talladega Superspeedway. An emotional Earnhardt claimed that he …
The Critic’s Annex: Remembering Steve Byrnes
Let’s cut to the chase. This bites. It is never good to have to write about the passing of anyone. It’s tough enough to deal …
Professor of Speed: Where Have All the NASCAR Legends Gone?
So I’m in the checkout line at my local grocery store. It’s the day before a major national holiday and the place is teeming with …
Professor of Speed: A Kurt Response
His reputation exceeds his behavior – the “fiction” of Kurt Busch transcends the “fact” of who he is as both a person and a professional athlete.
What’s Vexing Vito? Potential Sponsors for Embattled Kurt Busch
We’ve all been inundated with articles and stories this week about how Kurt Busch is down to his final two bullets, like John McClane at the end of Die Hard.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: A Sport Without Heroes, a Sport Without Identity – 4 Subtle Reasons for the Backlash
Here’s my take on what’s behind the summer of NASCAR fans’ discontent.
Potts’s Shots: Healing Up, Tire Tricks & Beating Girls
Billy G. in Sioux City wants to know how I feel about Travis Pastrana’s comment in regard to finishing behind “…the two girls” in last week’s Nationwide race.