Numbers Game: 2009 Southern 500 at Darlington
1 – Number of times winner Mark Martin led the Southern 500 Saturday.
By Frontstretch Staff
Happy Hour: Tony Stewart is Making Me Look Like an Idiot – But Lesson Learned
One year ago Haas CNC Racing had already reached obscurity. Today its co-owner/driver Tony Stewart is third in the points standings.
Driven to the Past: Pops & the “Other” Tommy Thompson
Sometime last year, our trivia guru here at Frontstretch asked a question about a former NASCAR driver with one win in, what is now, the Sprint Cup Series who had the same name as a current writer for this site. The answer was Tommy Thompson, and that brings up some memories for me. Had to do …
Thompson in Turn 5: 1 More Season With Mark Martin Is a Good Thing
Yesterday’s news that popular veteran Mark Martin has agreed to compete full-time at least through 2010 in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet – instead of his originally announced part-time, 26-race schedule next season – did not come as a complete surprise. Martin had previously hinted that he very well might be interested in another …
Voices From the Heartland: From Yellow Lines to Yellow Flags
I want to take a look at the Lucky Dog rule, as well as NASCAR’s insane insistence on allowing lapped cars to restart with lead-lap cars after a yellow flag.
Fanning the Flames: Appreciating NASCAR’s Spring Slate
I always look forward to the month of May. Spring is upon us, the fish are biting, the weather is absolutely beautiful, the mosquitoes aren’t too bad just yet and the NASCAR circuit hits its grandest stretch of racing all season. Talladega in late April is followed by Richmond, Darlington and the two weeks in …
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Taming the Lady in Black
There aren’t many places where every driver, not just the rookies, is told “race the track, not the pack.” But that’s the only means of survival at Darlington Raceway, a unique combination of rim-riding and abrasive asphalt that’s among the most grueling 500-milers on the Sprint Cup circuit. The track itself may be Too Tough …
Mirror Driving: Does TV Owe NASCAR Underdogs? Grading the Childress Crew Swap & Nationwide Surprises
Welcome to Mirror Driving. Every week, your favorite columnists sit down and give their opinion about the latest NASCAR news and rumors. Love us or hate us, make a comment below and tell us how you feel about what we’ve said! This Week’s Participants: Beth Lunkenheimer (Tuesdays/Running Your Mouth & Various/Frontstretch Truck Series Reporter) Jeff Meyer (Wednesdays/Top …
Top 10 “Bromances” in NASCAR
9. Anyone in the NASCAR media center and the late, great David Poole.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2009 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond Edition
Watching the running order during Saturday’s Richmond race was similar to watching a yoyo go up and down. Pit strategy, brake wear, copious amounts of cautions, timely adjustments and good ol’ fashioned hard-nosed racing worked in harmony to jostle both the running positions and the points standings all throughout Saturday night’s event. In comparison to …