Tony Lumbis

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The 1992 Hanes 500 at Martinsville would change Tony Lumbis’ life forever. After hearing a friend rave about a sport called NASCAR for several months, a curious 11-year-old finally decided to check out these stock car races for himself. On that April day, he watched the No. 6 Valvoline Ford driven by Mark Martin cross the finish line first, and NASCAR quickly had itself another new fan. Tony would continue following the series throughout the year, gaining respect for the Arkansas driver for both his tenacity on the track and his demeanor off it. The rest, as they say, is history.

Not satisfied to be just a fan of NASCAR, Tony knew he wanted to be involved in the business aspect in motorsports from an early age; his longtime dream is to become a NASCAR team owner. After attending Mike Calinoff’s “Getting into Racing Seminar” in 2006, Tony obtained access to the garage area at Pocono, where he met ARCA RE/MAX driver Art Seeger and quickly developed a strong partnership. Since that time, he has served as Art’s business manager, helping to put together the team’s promotional program while reaching out to potential marketing partners. Last summer Tony also joined the motorsports marketing division of Scuderia O2, a New York City based ad agency.

Last year, Tony added writing to his racing repertoire when he joined Frontstretch.com as a contributor, compiling the Nextel Cup Rookie Report, which appears on the site each Monday after the race. Not only will he be providing the rookie analysis once again in 2008 but Tony has also taken on the role of Frontsrtech.com marketing manager.

Tony lives in Conshohocken, PA where when he’s not watching racing, he enjoys running, going to the gym, playing (or attempting to play) the drums, golfing, traveling, stargazing and suffering with, or rather rooting on, his Philadelphia sports teams.

When You Can See Tony’s Frontstretch Columns:
Sprint Cup Rookie Report : Mondays (Website)

Q & A With Tony Lumbis:

What Is Your Favorite New Technological Gizmo? : Roland HD1 V-Drums Lite Electric Drum Set. I can still have my fun without making the neighbors want to kill me.

What Is Your Favorite NASCAR Track On The Circuit? : Pocono (Hometown track), Dover and Richmond (not a bad seat in the house at these places and great racing), and Charlotte (One of Mark Martin’s most successful tracks and the site of my favorite victory of his: The 2002 Coca-Cola 600).

What Are Some Things You Would Like To Accomplish In 2008? : Get accepted to Grad School and sign major sponsorship for our ARCA team.

Do You Own Any Pets? If So, What Ages? : Hermit Crab / About 7 months, or like 10 years or something in Hermit Crab time.

What Are Your Favorite TV Show(s)? : Friday Night Lights, The Apprentice, Anything Sports Related

Tony’s Favorite Non-Racing Sites He Recommends

Amazon
Philadelphia Eagles
The Weather Channel
Ebay

Past articles By Tony Lumbis

November 2009

11/16: Wrecks Doom Rookies at Phoenix as Joey Logano Leads The Wounded [1]

11/09: Scott Speed Leads The Way At Texas As Rookies Look Towards 2010

11/02: Logano Has Great Finish, Keselowski Has Controversial Finish While Speed Can't Finish at Talladega [1]

October 2009

10/26: Rookie Logano Survives Martinsville While Speed Is Bit By Bad Luck Again

10/26: Nationwide Series Breakdown: Kroger on Track for the Cure 250

10/19: Logano Keeps Missing His Pit From Becoming A Missed Opportunity At Lowe's [1]

10/12: Rookie Report: Freshmen Speed and Logano Learn the Art of Survival at Fontana

10/05: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Keselowski Ending Hendrick Tenure On A High Note

September 2009

09/28: Mr. Logano's Wild Ride Means Top Rookie Honors for Speed

09/21: Rookies Perform Terribly While a Former ROTY Behaves Terribly at Loudon

09/14: Freshmen Struggle To Find Footing At Richmond ... With One Exception

August 2009

08/24: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Patience and Perseverance Pay Off for Speed at Bristol

08/17: Rookie Joey Logano's Inadvertent Pit Call Leads to a Top 10 Finish

08/11: Yellow Tail and Lambrusco Pace the Rookie Field at NASCAR's Wine and Cheese Event

08/04: Rookie Scott Speed Finds His Lucky Charms In The Pocono Mountains

July 2009

07/27: No Primary Engine? No Problem for Logano at Indy

07/20: 2009 Rookie Midseason Grades: Who's Better, Keselowski, Logano, or ... Ambrose? [3]

07/13: "Rookies" Logano, Ambrose Take Advantage of a Late Race Shootout - Chicago Style

07/06: Rookies Run Well, But Only Ambrose Sealed The Deal In Daytona

June 2009

06/29: Hometown Hero Logano Scores a Victory for the Sport's Good Guys [3]

06/22: Mad Max, Ambrose, Sip the Sonoma Wine While it's Sour Grapes for Others

06/16: Beyond the Cockpit: Patrick Carpentier Discusses His Firing from GEM, Speed Skating, And Tommy Baldwin Racing

06/15: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Freshmen Perform Almost as Bad as the Michigan Economy

06/11: Beyond the Cockpit: Joey Logano Discusses an Encounter with Kyle Busch, His Toughest Track and Driving for the Coach

06/08: Logano and Zipadelli Ride New Rules To Pocono's Top Rookie Prize [1]

06/01: Logano's Improvement Continues with Help from Miles the Monster

May 2009

05/26: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Logano earns his third 9th place finish at the "Lake at Lowe's"

05/11: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: The Lady in Black Can't Take A Bite Out Of "Sliced Bread"

05/04: Rookie Report: Logano, Ambrose Bruised In Battle But Win the War in Richmond

April 2009

04/27: Rookies Find Checkers, Not Wreckers At 'Dega With Keselowski, Speed, Logano Mastering Draft [3]

04/20: Out With The New And In With The Old For Phoenix Freshmen

04/06: Doomsday Looms Large Leaving Texas As Rookies Face Uncertain Futures

March 2009

03/30: Jiminy Cricket! Scott Speed Gets to Kyle Busch’s Conscience at Martinsville!

03/23: The Bristol Stomp on Logano's Solid Finish and Speed's Bubble Hopes

03/09: Rotten Peaches and Sour Cream For Logano, Speed in Atlanta

03/02: Cup Rookies Avoid That Vegas Gambling Temptation ... And Survive

February 2009

02/16: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Freshmen Cannot Dodge Wrecks at Daytona [1]

02/09: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: 2009 Season Preview

November 2008

11/24: 2008 Sprint Cup Rookie Report Cards: Economic Woes and Poor Performances Leave Their Mark

11/17: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Speed Provides 2009 Preview as 2008 Freshman Candidates Fizzle [1]

11/03: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Keselowski has Impressive Debut While Logano Struggles

October 2008

10/27: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Hornish Bounces Back From Crash To Widen Lead At Atlanta

10/20: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Scott Speed Debut Overshadowed by Almirola's Short Track Success

10/13: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Where Have All The Rookies Gone? Sent Home By Idealistic Owners [3]

10/06: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Regan Smith Wins! Then NASCAR Taketh Away [7]

September 2008

09/29: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Carpentier Makes The "Best" Out Of A Bad Day

09/22: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: McDowell Takes Rookie Honors and Nobody Notices at Dover

09/15: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Logano Makes His Debut, But Almirola Steals the Show [2]

09/08: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: McDowell Has Magnificent Return With Career Best Finish

09/01: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Carpentier Keeps His Name in the Running for a 2009 Ride

August 2008

08/25: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Almirola Amazes Again at Bristol!

08/18: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Carpentier Strong, But Hornish Steals The Show At Michigan

08/11: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Ambrose Gains Positions and Respect at The Glen

08/07: Beyond The Cockpit : Sprint Cup's Next Big Name - Scott Speed?

08/04: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Pocono Shocker - McCumbee Bests Freshmen Field In Pennsylvania

July 2008

07/28: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Carpentier's Momentum Continues At Indy... Only To Be Shut Down at Pocono. Why?

07/21: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Mid Term Grades - Reviewing The Rocky Rookie Road [2]

07/07: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Carpentier Captures Top Honors at Daytona

June 2008

06/30: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Almirola Ascends To The Top At New Hampshire

06/26: Beyond the Cockpit: Regan Smith Optimistic About Future ... Even Racing In Canada

06/23: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Ambrose Steals the Show, but McDowell Tops the Rookies at Sonoma

06/19: Beyond the Cockpit : Sam Hornish, Jr. Talks Freshman Year, Daytona Vs Indy, And More

06/16: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Hornish Spins, But Wins Rookie Honors At Home Track

06/09: Sprint Cup Rookie Report : McDowell Magically Maneuvers To Top At Pocono

06/02: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Hornish Continues Momentum at the Monster Mile

May 2008

05/26: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Hornish Hopeful Coming out of Lowe's

05/19: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Hornish's Solid All Star Performance not the First for a Rookie [1]

05/16: David Reutimann Driver Diary: The Family Ties That Bind

05/12: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: McDowell Survives Darlington Duel

05/05: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Regan Runs Well at Rowdy Richmond

April 2008

04/28: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Regan Wrecks ... But Still Finishes Strong

04/07: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: McDowell Terrifies at Texas

March 2008

03/31: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Smith Finally Gains Momentum in Martinsville [3]

03/24: The 2007 Sprint Cup Rookies: What Are They Up To Now? [1]

03/17: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Almirola Breezes Through Bristol

03/10: Hornish Stops Horrible Luck For Rookies At Atlanta

03/03: From Franchitti To Carpentier, Vegas is Vicious to Rookies

February 2008

02/26: Rain, Hornish's Hard Hit Ruin Rookie Results at California

02/18: Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Hornish is Heroic at Daytona [4]

02/11: Nextel Cup Rookie Report : 2008 Preview, Part II

02/07: 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series Preview

02/04: Nextel Cup Rookie Report : 2008 Preview, Part I [1]

January 2008

01/24: The Best Of The Frontstretch : Beyond The Cockpit : David Reutimann

01/21: The Best Of The Frontstretch : Ginn Racing's Five Year Plan Failing At Protecting Even Its Biggest Assets

December 2007

12/03: 2007 Nextel Cup Rookie Report Cards

November 2007

11/19: Nextel Cup Rookie Report : Ragan Wins Battle At Homestead ... But Montoya Wins War

11/12: Nextel Cup Rookie Report : Montoya Leads Open Wheel Invasion In The Desert

11/04: Nextel Cup Rookie Report : Texas Terrible Track For Montoya, Other Freshmen

October 2007

10/29: Nextel Cup Rookie Report: Allmendinger is Awesome at Atlanta

10/21: Nextel Cup Rookie Report: Montoya Masters Martinsville

10/15: Who's Hot / Who's Not : Outside the Chase [2]

10/14: Nextel Cup Rookie Report: Allmendinger Aces Lowe's

10/08: Who's Hot / Who's Not : Outside the Chase

10/07: Nextel Cup Rookie Report: Villeneuve, Montoya Not Terrified By Talladega [1]

10/02: Who's Hot / Who's Not : Outside The Chase

10/01: Nextel Cup Rookie Report: No Place Like Kansas for Ragan

September 2007

09/24: Who's Hot / Who's Not : Outside the Chase [1]

09/23: Nextel Cup Rookie Report: Montoya does the Monster Mash

09/17: Nextel Cup Rookie Report: Regan's Rocky Road At New Hampshire

09/09: Nextel Cup Rookie Report: Ragan Rocks At Richmond

09/03: Rating the Nextel Cup Rookies: California Edition [2]

August 2007

08/26: Nextel Cup Rookie Report : Bristol Edition

08/15: Beyond The Cockpit : David Reutimann [2]

08/12: Nextel Cup Rookie Report: Watkins Glen Edition

08/09: Beyond The Cockpit : Paul Menard

08/05: Nextel Cup Rookie Report : Pocono Edition

July 2007

07/29: Rating The Nextel Cup Rookies : Indianapolis Edition

07/25: Ginn Racing's Five Year Plan Failing At Protecting Even Its Biggest Assets [3]

07/15: Rating The Nextel Cup Rookies : Chicagoland Edition

07/11: Rating the Nextel Cup Rookies: 2007 Midterm Report Card

07/08: Rating the Nextel Cup Rookies : Pepsi 400 Edition [2]

07/02: Rating the Nextel Cup Rookies: New Hampshire Edition

June 2007

06/25: Rating The Nextel Cup Rookies : Infineon Edition (Montoya Wins!)

06/20: A.J. Allmendinger: Earning His Stripes After Rough Transition To NASCAR [3]

06/18: Replacing A Legend: Ragan's Confidence High While Battling Montoya For Rookie Honors

06/17: Rating the Nextel Cup Rookies: Michigan Edition

06/10: Rating The Nextel Cup Rookies : Pocono Edition [1]

06/05: Rating The Nextel Cup Rookies : Dover Edition

May 2007

05/28: Rating The Nextel Cup Rookies : Charlotte Edition

05/13: Rating The Nextel Cup Rookies : Darlington Edition

05/06: Rating The Nextel Cup Rookies: Jim Stewart 400 Presented by Crown Royal

April 2007

04/30: Rating The Rookies : Aaron's 499

04/22: Phoenix Rookie Race Report

04/15: Rating The Rookies: Samsung 500

04/08: Rating The Rookies : 2007 Nextel Cup Progress Report

04/02: Numbers Game : Goody's Cool Orange 500

04/01: Rating The Rookies : Goody's Cool Orange 500

March 2007

03/25: Rookie Report : Food City 500