Since Sunday was such a great day for auto racing fans, I’m going to bounce around between series a bit for just this week. So here goes: Burnouts (Hot) First, you have to give kudos to Carl Edwards and crew chief Darian Grubb for their win in NASCAR’s 600-miler at Charlotte Sunday night. Grubb, knowing …
IndyCar: Charlie Kimball Shows His Worth – Going into the 99th Indianapolis 500, all eyes were on Team Penske and Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) to compete for the win. While Penske ultimately got the upper hand in the battle, one CGR driver came out smiling. Charlie Kimball entered Sunday’s running of “The Greatest Spectacle in …
In 2010, the NASCAR Hall of Fame announced its inaugural class to much fanfare. With names like Richard Petty (a foregone conclusion), both Bill France Sr. and Jr., Junior Johnson (no surprise) and Dale Earnhardt (duh) the group that was selected surprised no one. It does not mean that the selectors got things wrong; far …
Xfinity Series: It’s Time for a Standalone – After another much needed off-weekend, the NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars will have their first true chance to reach Victory Lane at a non-plate track this year. Heading over to the stand-alone event in Iowa on Sunday, the division’s drivers will be up against very few (if any) …
When the Formula 1 cars were last on track, they were racing in Bahrain and Lewis Hamilton drove away to a decent gap and managed his car to the finish to earn his third win of the year. That makes it three out of four for the Mercedes driver and offers a foreboding sense to …
Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Much of the news surrounding Formula 1 has focused on the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. After Hamilton’s win in China, Rosberg accused his teammate of slowing the the pace, which put Rosberg closer to Sebastian Vettel chasing him in third place. The situation meant that Rosberg …
Frontstretch will be bringing more Formula 1 coverage this season. Here is the beginning with a look towards the season opener in Australia. Last season Lewis Hamilton drove the dominant Mercedes to the title facing his best competition from his teammate Nico Rosberg. The Mercedes was so stout that the third-place driver, Daniel Ricciardo, finished …
Did you miss an event during this busy week in racing? How about a late-night press release, an important sponsorship rumor, or a juicy piece of news? If you did, you’ve come to the right place! Each week, The Frontstretch will break down the racing, series by series, to bring you the biggest stories that …
Sprint Cup Series: The Stop and Go 500 – How do you like your races? Well this one seemed to mimic bad traffic. The race had a green flag feel until the caution came out for debris on lap 174. Then the race became a contest between who was good for twenty laps at a time, …
Sprint Cup Series: Busch Hanging Tough – With all the drama that unfolded after the race at Charlotte, the storylines seem to overlook one of the more intriguing aspects developing during the Chase, that being Kyle Busch. If there had been odds in Las Vegas on who might be involved in such postrace nuttiness, KyBu’s name …
The story that continues to hover over Formula One is Jules Bianchi’s crash last weekend in Japan. Little in the way of details have been released about Bianchi’s injuries other than that he suffered a diffuse axonal brain injury. This kind of injury is seriousness at its most poignant and Bianchi may very well be …
Sprint Cup Series: The Mighty Stumble – Hendrick Motorsports has long been the barometer to which other teams measure themselves. Their position atop the performance and business hierarchy make them an easy target, similar to teams like the New York Yankees or the New England Patriots. And for those who love to take a shot at …
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