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The Frontstretch 5: Things We Learned From Kentucky

Joey Logano races with Kyle Busch during the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway.

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Welcome to the Frontstretch Five! Each week, Amy Henderson takes a look at the racing, the drivers and the storylines that drive NASCAR and produces a list of five people, places, things and ideas that define the current state of our sport. This week, Amy takes a look at some things we learned from the …

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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2015 Quaker State 400 at Kentucky

NASCAR Sprint Cup cars race at KEntucky Speedway in the Quaker State 400.

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Looking for the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How behind Sunday’s race? Amy Henderson has you covered each week with the answers to six race-day questions, covering all five Ws and even the H… the Big Six. Who… gets my shoutout of the race? On a night where a lack of pre-race practice with …

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Holding A Pretty Wheel: Rescheduling NASCAR’s Season

2015 Daytona Ii Cup Pack Racing Overhead Cia

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This Wednesday’s edition of The Frontstretch Five explored a few scheduling tweaks I’d like to see NASCAR make for its national touring series. A few fans responded with their ideal schedules, so I’m going to expand on that idea with a revamped schedule that could help the Sprint Cup Series in the long run by …

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The Frontstretch 5: Schedule Tweaks NASCAR Needs

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Welcome to the Frontstretch Five! Each week, Amy Henderson takes a look at the racing, the drivers and the storylines that drive NASCAR and produces a list of five people, places, things and ideas that define the current state of our sport. This week, Amy is looking at some scheduling changes that would benefit NASCAR …

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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2015 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Daytona No 88

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Looking for the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How behind Sunday’s race? Amy Henderson has you covered each week with the answers to six race-day questions, covering all five Ws and even the H… the Big Six. Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Restrictor-plate racing is definitely a skill in itself, and this …

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Friday Faceoff: How Can NBC Improve NASCAR Coverage?

2015 Daytona I Nxs Pack Racing Ii Credit Nascar Via Getty Images

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Welcome to Friday Faceoff, our weekly NASCAR roundtable where the Frontstretch experts give their take on major storylines surrounding the sport. Here’s a few major questions we’re trying to answer heading into Daytona. 1. NASCAR tracks have come together to ask fans not to display the Confederate Flag at its facilites. Do you think NASCAR’s …

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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2015 Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Sonoma

2015 Sonoma Cup Pack Racing Ii Cia

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Looking for the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How behind Sunday’s race? Amy Henderson has you covered each week with the answers to six race-day questions, covering all five Ws and even the H… the Big Six. Who… gets my shoutout of the race? The result wasn’t quite there, but the old fire was. …

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Beyond the Cockpit: Catching Up with Brendan Gaughan

2015 Pocono Cup Brendan Gaughan Name Above Door Credit Anthony Lumbis Sr.

Photo Credit: Anthony Lumbis Sr., Frontstretch

Note: Brendan Gaughan wrote a driver diary for us in 2013 and 2014. It was my monthly task to corral the Las Vegas native for each piece, which often included one of his wild and crazy desert racing stories. I caught up with Gaughan in his Richard Childress Racing hauler before the Xfinity Series race …

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Friday Faceoff: What Is NASCAR’s Silliest Rule?

2014 Sonoma Cup Aj Allmendinger Dale Earnhardt Jr Racing Cia

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Welcome to Friday Faceoff, our weekly NASCAR roundtable where the Frontstretch experts give their take on major storylines surrounding the sport. Here’s a few major questions we’re trying to answer heading into Sonoma. 1) Dale Earnhardt Jr. is getting married. Kasey Kahne is becoming a dad. Here’s one thing we don’t hear about anymore: young …

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The Frontstretch 5: Reminders Not to Take NASCAR Too Seriously

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Welcome to the Frontstretch Five! Each week, Amy Henderson takes a look at the racing, the drivers and the storylines that drive NASCAR and produces a list of five people, places, things and ideas that define the current state of our sport. This week, Amy delves into the world of NASCAR on YouTube… and found …

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Beyond the Cockpit: Alex Kennedy on Rights & Lefts, Learning, & 9-5

2015 Charlotte I Cup Alex Kennedy Vertical Credit Amy Henderson

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For up-and-coming racer Alex Kennedy, the learning curve has been steep; the 23-year-old from Aztec, New Mexico has never raced on most of the tracks the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visits. Kennedy is learning them the hard way with the No. 33 for Circle Sport, where he drives on a partial Cup schedule. Kennedy also …

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Erik Jones Makes it a Weekend Sweep With 2015 Owens Corning Atticat 300 Win at Chicagoland

Nascar Xfinity Chicagoland Race

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Break out the broom. Erik Jones won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway by a handy margin over Ryan Blaney. The Joe Gibbs Racing development driver, who won the Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway Friday night, took over the top spot with 10 laps to go in his No. …

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