Dustin Albino For the second year in a row, Comcast has the naming rights to the NASCAR Cup Series’ penultimate race of the season at Martinsville Speedway. After 500 laps on the famed paperclip, the four drivers with a chance at the 2021 championship will be determined. By design, Comcast went after Martinsville to be its entitlement …
Since becoming the entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2015, NBCUniversal and Comcast have made it a point of emphasis to give back to the NASCAR community. That continues in 2021. For the seventh consecutive year, Comcast will have a Comcast Community Champion of the Year award, which serves to recognize the philanthropic …
Since entering NASCAR as the entitlement sponsor of the Xfinity Series, Comcast NBCUniversal has continued to give back. It is doing so again leading into the final Dash 4 Cash race of the 2021 season this weekend at Dover International Speedway. Last September, Comcast vowed to open 1,000 new high-speed Wi-Fi Lift Zones throughout the …
Five years, man, it can flash by in a blink of an eye. Flashback to Daytona Speedweeks 2016: I was covering my first Great American Race on behalf of Speedway Digest, making the 18-hour drive – nearly 2,300 miles round trip — from Ithaca College (where I earned a journalism degree in 2018) to Daytona …
Believe it or not, nearly two months have passed since the NASCAR Xfinity Series was in action. Yes, the offseason is more than half over. Woo! Before you know it, cars will be on track for the 2021 season opener at Daytona International Speedway, where teams will spend two weeks as the series will run …
Over the years, the term Silly Season has become a popular expression in the racing world. It’s the time of year where NASCAR drivers in a contract year try to figure out where they’ll land for the following season. For fans, it’s highly anticipated. For drivers, not so much. With the current economic landscape, many …
In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino and Mike Neff have their annual best of the year show, featuring who we believe were the best drivers and teams in all three of the NASCAR national touring series. The duo also give their opinion on the Cup Series’ best race, best moment, best strategy call, best quote …
Multiple sources have confirmed to Frontstretch that the Daytona International Speedway road course will replace Auto Club Speedway on the 2021 NASCAR schedule in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series. The race at Auto Club was slated to be the third race of the season. With the move to Daytona, it will bump up to the second …
In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino and Mike Neff discuss the first three weeks of a busy 2020 offseason. The crew chief change at Joe Gibbs Racing highlights the offseason, as Adam Sevens will move from winning 28 races and two championships with Kyle Busch to Christopher Bell. Was the change needed after just one …
Corey LaJoie has a new home and big plans. The 29-year-old has inked a multi-year deal with Spire Motorsports, beginning with the 2021 Daytona 500. For months, LaJoie has been linked to Spire Motorsports, but he confirmed the move in a special offseason edition of his Sunday Money podcast, released Nov. 30 with guest Jeff …
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