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Frontstretch Podcast: Live at Homestead, Comcast Community Award Winner Mike Tatoian

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In a live episode of the Frontstretch Podcast at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Dustin Albino, Michael Massie and Tom Bowles preview Sunday’s Cup Series championship race. The trio go through why each Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick can win the championship. Tyler Reddick was victorious in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race, winning consecutive championships for …

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Cole Custer Finishes Runner-Up in Xfinity Championship for 2nd Straight Season

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Entering the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Cole Custer, Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell shared the role of co-favorites. After all, they were this year’s “Big 3.” Down the stretch, Custer appeared to be in position to edge out his rivals but an incredible comeback performance fell just short. At the start …

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Ross Chastain Comes Up Short of 1st NASCAR Championship

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Entering Friday’s (Nov. 15) Gander Outdoors Truck Series championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Ross Chastain was a co-favorite. Throughout the race, the No. 45 truck fell off. Starting from third position, Chastain rocketed to the lead on the opening lap. The No. 45 Chevrolet stayed up front for the opening 28 laps, though got loose …

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Mike Tatoian Representing Comcast as 2019 Community Champion

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Comcast is a company known for actively supporting the military. This year’s Comcast Community Champion, Mike Tatoian, fits the same mold. Tatoian, president of Dover International Speedway, was nominated for the 2019 Comcast Community Champion. Other nominees were David Ragan, who represented Shriners Hospital, and Artie Kempner, coordinating director for Fox Sports, for his contributions as …

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Tyler Reddick Looking to Win Consecutive Xfinity Championships with Different Teams

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Heading into the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Tyler Reddick was the underdog. Fast forward one year later and his 2019 NASCAR season has been completely different. Last season, Reddick squeaked into the championship race for JR Motorsports via a strong stretch of races in the playoffs. But entering Homestead-Miami Speedway, …

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Don’t Call Matt Crafton an Underdog

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Matt Crafton is a Truck Series lifer. And at Thursday’s (Nov. 14) Championship 4 Media Day, he made it known he’s not an underdog for the title this season. Crafton, 43, enters championship weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the only Truck Series driver eligible for the championship not to win a race this season. Hell, …

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Denny Hamlin Enjoying Success After Disappointing 2018, Enters Homestead With Confidence

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In a way, the 2019 NASCAR season has been the year of Denny Hamlin. After all, he went winless for the first time in his career last season. In the past, Hamlin has dreaded the bad moments. You can’t bring up a conversation about the Virginia native and not think about the 2010 mental breakdown …

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Eyes on Xfinity: Previewing Homestead-Miami Speedway

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Another nine months of NASCAR racing has come and gone, and it’s time to crown a champion in South Beach. This year’s Xfinity Series Championship 4 lineup is stout. The majority of the 2019 season has belonged to three drivers: Christopher Bell, Cole Custer and Tyler Reddick, combining to win 20 of the 32 races …

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Frontstretch Podcast: Championship Weekend in Homestead

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In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino and Mike Neff discuss a lackluster race weekend at ISM Raceway that saw Denny Hamlin, Justin Allgaier and Stewart Friesen win their way to Homestead in the top three series. Hamlin had to hold off a handful of playoff drivers with a late-race restart in Phoenix, en route to …

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Josh Williams ‘Overachieving’ at DGM Racing

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Josh Williams is the everyday man — someone who drives race cars for a living while working on them during the week. In 2018, Williams ran the majority of the Xfinity Series schedule for DGM Racing, owned by Mario Gosselin. This season, he’s competed in 31 of 32 events, solely missing the spring race at …

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Weekend Racing Roundup: Denny Hamlin, Justin Allgaier & Stewart Friesen Conquer ISM Raceway

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Denny Hamlin Conquers His Demons Denny Hamlin has built a career living off emotion. The highs have been incredible: two Daytona 500s, two Southern 500s and an eight-win season in 2010. His 37 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victories are the most of any active driver without a championship. But …

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Justin Allgaier Wins Xfinity Race at ISM Raceway, Advances to Homestead

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It took nearly the entire 2019 season, but Justin Allgaier finally found victory lane, winning Saturday’s (Nov. 9) Desert Diamond West Valley Casino 200 at ISM Raceway. Entering Phoenix, Allgaier needed a solid day, and no drivers between fifth and eighth in the championship standings to win the race. Instead, the No. 7 team dominated …

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