Waid’s World: Two Alabama Drivers Put on a Show in Historic Australia Race
Bobby Allison and Neil Bonnett were successful in Australia, but both suffered unfortunate endings to their careers.
Neil Bonnett
Waid’s World: NASCAR Folks — Especially One — Discover That Australia Ain’t Like Home
Steve Waid recaps NASCAR venture into Australia in 1988.
Full Throttle: You Too Can Be a NASCAR Hall of Famer
At this point, most anyone who wants to can strap into a stock car and then get voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame if they suck up to the right people.
Waid’s World: Neil Bonnett Changed His Luck in 1988 with 2 Straight Wins
Bonnett recovered from an injury that prematurely ended his 1987 season to win two of the first three Cup points races in 1988.
Waid’s World: A Scoring Rift Between Teammates Happened Twice in 25 Years
Twenty-five years after Lee Petty said it didn’t matter which of his two drivers finished first and second, Junior Johnson said the same thing.
Waid’s World: The Radical Radial Ends the Costly Tire Competition
While the Tire Wars caused problems for NASCAR and its drivers, they led to technical improvements that made tires more durable and safer.
Waid’s World: Tire Wars Escalate & The Casualties Begin to Mount
When the Tire Wars began in earnest with the start of the 1988 NASCAR Cup Series season, the conclusion, as it is with most wars, wasn’t certain.
Waid’s World: Competition Was Hot, Heavy & Dangerous in 1988 Tire Wars
After the first two races of the 1988 Cup season, a tire war was waged between Goodyear and Hoosier.
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 …
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 when it first began was simple: pit man against machine. What would tire first: an overworked engine or a weary driver? 400 laps of exhausting wrestling of the steering wheel …
MPM2Nite: The Way We Were
Some of today’s broadcasters need to dig up a copy of the ‘88 Daytona 500 and watch how the legends of NASCAR broadcasting actually promoted and grew the sport.
Driven to the Past: A Few Short Stories From ASA
As I’ve said before, one of the neatest things about going back to O’Reilly Raceway Park for the Kroger SpeedFest was meeting old friends. However, there was another thing that came up which I had completely forgotten about, the significance of which I didn’t realize. After the Kroger 200 on Saturday evening (July 27), winner …