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Truckin’ Thursdays: Remembering Steve Byrnes

Steve Byrnes

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Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks On Tuesday, April 21, the NASCAR world was rocked by the loss of Steve Byrnes, whose positive attitude while he battled head and neck cancer was an inspiration to all. Byrnes was the guy that, when you heard his voice on a telecast, you stopped and …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Memorable Moments at Bristol

Atlanta Trucks 2015 Timothy Peters Mike Neff

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Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks The Camping World Truck Series may be sitting silent this week, awaiting its return at Kansas Speedway in three weeks, but the Xfinity and Sprint Cup series are headed off to Bristol Motor Speedway for a little short-track showdown. As is the case with pretty much …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: 5 Tracks That Could Boost the Schedule

Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks Today, the Camping World Truck Series remains in another one of its ridiculously long breaks, this time waiting six weeks between the close confines of Martinsville Speedway and the mile-and-a-half oval in Kansas Speedway on May 8. Sometimes I feel like a broken record talking about …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Matt Crafton Begins Down Time With NHRA 4-Wides

Nhra 2015 Charlotte Top Fuel Staging Lanes J.r. Todd Credit Toni Montgomery

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Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks Just one day after finishing runner-up to Joey Logano at Martinsville Speedway last Saturday, Matt Crafton began the latest month-long hiatus for the Camping World Truck Series by attending the NHRA 4-Wides at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C. As a guest of Kalitta Motorsports and shared …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Cole Custer, Gray Gaulding Among Storylines to Watch at Martinsville

2015 Cole Custer Truck Credit Jr Motorsports

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Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks After starting the season with back-to-back races at Daytona and Atlanta, the Camping World Truck Series entered into a month-long hiatus. Finally, that off time is over as drivers return to the track at Martinsville Speedway this weekend. It’s a chance for those under 18 to …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Tyler Reddick, Cameron Hayley Among Drivers to Watch This Season

2014 Talladega Ii Cwts Tyler Reddick Truck Cia

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Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks Now that the first two races of the season are under our belts, the Camping World Truck Series is in its normal one-month hiatus before hitting the track at Martinsville Speedway later this month. Normally, Daytona isn’t a very good indicator of which drivers might stand …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: What to Watch For in Atlanta

2014 Phoenix Ii Cwts Matt Crafton Truck Cia

Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks For the first time since 2011, the Camping World Truck Series opens its season with back-to-back races, rather than sitting dormant for about a month following the season opener. After a two-year hiatus, the Truck Series returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday evening in a rare …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Bidding 2014 A Fond Farewell

2014 Homestead Cwts Matt Crafton Truck Cia

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Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks Author’s Note: A huge thank you goes out to all of my readers throughout the 2014 season! I know it was a tough one with short fields and an insanely sporadic schedule, but each and every one of you stuck by me while I continued to …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Three Champions to Be Crowned at Homestead

2014 Bristol Ii Cwts Matt Crafton Truck Cia

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Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks When the Camping World Truck Series rolls into Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday night, most of the focus will likely be on the championship battle between Matt Crafton and Ryan Blaney. A couple weeks ago, I detailed the championship contenders and their best chances to take home …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Phoenix Storylines to Watch

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Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks While much of the NASCAR community has focused on the post-race fracas after Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series event at Texas Motor Speedway, the Camping World Truck Series teams have quietly packed up and headed off to Phoenix International Raceway for its second to last race of …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Grading the 2014 Championship Hopefuls

2014 Kentucky Cwts Ryan Blaney Cia

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Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks As the Camping World Truck Series rolls into Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night, I took a look at the entry list and found just 29 trucks. It marks yet another short field for a series that’s been struggling most of the season to meet the …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Martinsville Memories

Stp 500

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Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks Every racing series in the world has that one race track that defines the very foundation of what it was built upon. For the Sprint Cup Series it is the high banks of the Daytona International Speedway, for the Indy Car Series, it is the hallowed …

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