John Blewett III

Fan’s View: A Question of Racing Risk – Is Death Too High a Price for a Driver to Pay?

March 22, 2022August 22, 2007 Frontstretch Staff

This past Thursday night, NASCAR Racing lost a great racer. John Blewett III lost his life in a wreck during the New England Dodge Dealers 150 at Thompson International Speedway. He was driving his No. 66 modified at the time of the incident. A champion of several tracks throughout the East, at 33 he was …

Matt McLaughlin Thinks Out Loud: Kyle Busch – Is It the Rider or His Horse?

March 21, 2022August 19, 2007 Matt McLaughlin

In horse racing, they say it is the jockey that matters but even the best can’t win on a pack mule. As it becomes more and more likely that the Joe Gibbs Racing teams will switch to Toyota Camrys next year, you have to wonder just how many millions of dollars are being thrown around …