1. Will the low-downforce package work once more? Forget the throwback paint schemes, forget the pomp and circumstance: the biggest story this weekend revolves around the return of the low-downforce package to the Sprint Cup cars this weekend. The last time we saw the low-downforce package was back in June …
Read More »Open Wheel Wednesday: The “Surprise” Champion, Stellar Seasons & More
Huston Ladner : So where does anyone want to begin? Matt Stallknecht : Man…where to even start Toni Montgomery : Am I the only one who made the mistake of pretty much forgetting all about Scott Dixon? Matt: I completely forgot about him Toni: And then wondering where the hell …
Read More »IndyCar Recap: 2015 ABC Supply 500
The ABC Supply 500 at Pocono In a Nutshell: A competitive race ended under somber circumstances as a late race accident involving Justin Wilson and Sage Karam cast a pall over Pocono Raceway. The incident resulted in both drivers sustaining injuries, with Wilson’s condition being largely unknown at the time of …
Read More »Four Burning Questions at Bristol: Will Bristol Live Up to Its Lofty Reputation?
1. Will Bristol be its usual wild card self? The Bristol Motor Speedway night race has a long-standing reputation as being an event where anything can happen. For the most part, anyone can win at Bristol. The combination of large attrition rates, slow speeds, passing difficulties and lack of aerodynamic …
Read More »Open Wheel Wednesday: Wake Up Call: The Unfortunate Case of INDYCAR & Auto Club Speedway
Some weeks, it is tough to cover INDYCAR. For four years now I’ve been covering the sport, and just when it looks like the series has turned the corner, the sanctioning body does something that knocks them right back to Earth. It is utterly frustrating to see a sport with such promise …
Read More »Four Burning Questions in Watkins Glen: Can Tony Stewart Find Redemption?
Right-hand turns are on tap for this Sunday as the traveling circus that is the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads north to Watkins Glen International. The world-famous 11-turn road course has been a lightning rod of drama for the series over the past half-decade, and as such, there is a …
Read More »Four Burning Questions at Pocono: Is This MWR’s Last Chance at Survival?
The winds of change are beginning to overtake the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as the circuit edges closer to the end of the regular season. Rules changes, team changes, ownership changes: no matter what form it takes, novelty has dominated the news cycle in recent weeks. And now, news of …
Read More »INDYCAR and NASCAR: United They Stand, Divided They Fall
Could NASCAR be the key to INDYCAR’s success? Whoa. Back up. Did I just say that? Certainly that’s a preposterous statement, right INDYCAR faithful? The two organizations are competitors, after all. Each side has seemed to make that quite clear over the past two decades. Surely there’s no possible way that …
Read More »Four Burning Questions at New Hampshire: Rowdy’s Rise and Smoke’s Struggles
After the wild success of the low downforce rules package at Kentucky the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to normalcy this Sunday as the series rolls north to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. New Hampshire will see the return of the original 2015 intermediate track rules package; with it will come …
Read More »Frontstretch Podcast: Episode 2 – 2015 Quaker State 400
Welcome to the Fronstretch Podcast! Racing expert Matt Stallknecht and his rotating panel of guests have you covered from now until the end of the season with all of the main storylines from the NASCAR week that was. On this week’s episode Stallknecht, along with guests Mike Neff and Aaron Bearden, evaluate the new …
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