Tony Lumbis

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.

Four Favorite Websites:

Amazon
Philadelphia Eagles
The Weather Channel
Ebay

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.

FAVORITE RACETRACKS ON THE NASCAR 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).

THINGS I’D LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH IN 2008: Get accepted to Grad School and sign major sponsorship for our ARCA team.

PETS I OWN / AGES: Hermit Crab / About 7 months, or like 10 years or something in Hermit Crab time.

FAVORITE TV SHOW (S): Friday Night Lights, The Apprentice, Anything Sports Related

You can contact Tony here!

Past articles By Tony Lumbis

May 2008

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

03/02: From Franchitti To Carpentier, Vegas is Vicious to Rookies

February 2008

02/25: Rain, Hornish's Hard Hit Ruin Rookie Results at California

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

02/10: Nextel Cup Rookie Report : 2008 Preview, Part II

02/06: 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series Preview

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

January 2008

01/23: The Best Of The Frontstretch : Beyond The Cockpit : David Reutimann

01/20: The Best Of The Frontstretch : Ginn Racing's Five Year Plan Failing At Protecting Even Its Biggest Assets

December 2007

12/02: 2007 Nextel Cup Rookie Report Cards

November 2007

11/18: 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

06/24: 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

04/29: 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