Despite COVID-19 canceling the traditional NASCAR awards banquet, the series was still able to put on a ceremony recognizing champions, drivers and influential industry members from the 2020 season. The 2020 NASCAR Awards Ceremony was televised on NBCSN on Wednesday, Nov. 18, with country music singer Chris Stapleton starting the …
Read More »Frontstretch Podcast: Sheldon Creed Relives Winning Truck Championship
In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino and Mike Neff discuss NASCAR’s championship weekend at Phoenix Raceway, which saw the youth movement takeover the sport. Chase Elliott became the third youngest Cup Series champion, dominating the race after starting in the back. The duo discusses what this means for Elliott’s confidence …
Read More »NASCAR Stat Sheet: A Look Back At Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR Career
We made it! The 2020 NASCAR season is complete. Sure, there was a 10-week stoppage after the first month of the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus limited fans in attendance for most racetracks and created a dent in NASCAR revenue. The playoff itself also had a weird …
Read More »Justin Allgaier Comes Up Just Short of 2020 Xfinity Title
Ahead of the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ championship race at Phoenix Raceway, all eyes were on Justin Allgaier. After all, he’d won at the track two previous times and had more starts than his three championship competitors combined. Starting from the pole position, Allgaier led the opening six laps of he …
Read More »Friday Faceoff: Who Are the Championship Favorites?
Looking back at the Martinsville Speedway race in the NASCAR Cup Series, would you have officiated anything that happened there any differently? Or did the race play out as it should have? Luken Glover: Chase Elliott asked the question, “What more could you ask for?” in his post-race interview. He …
Read More »Stock Car Scoop: Lineups for Phoenix
All three lineups were revealed for this weekend’s season finales at Phoenix Raceway. Who will lead the field to the green? Find out in the latest edition of Stock Car Scoop. Frontstretch‘s newest podcast focused on the motorsports news of the week also has news on an Xfinity Series regular …
Read More »Eyes on Xfinity: Previewing the Championship Race at Phoenix
Thirty-two races and 5,383 laps are in the book. Now it’s time to crown the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion. For the first time, Phoenix Raceway is host of the championship race. Odds are, the four championship drivers – Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe, Justin Allgaier and Justin Haley – are …
Read More »Justin Allgaier Takes Xfinity Pole at Phoenix
When the NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers race for the championship at Phoenix Raceway, Justin Allgaier will lead the way. Allgaier won the pole after finishing second last week at Martinsville Speedway. The three other drivers vying for the title, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric and Justin Haley, will lineup second-fourth, respectively. …
Read More »Justin Allgaier Back With JR Motorsports in 2021
Justin Allgaier will return for a sixth season with JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the organization announced Nov. 2. Allgaier has scored three victories in 2020, along with 10 top fives and 18 top 10s. He’ll challenge for the 2020 Xfinity title this weekend in the season finale. …
Read More »Xfinity Breakdown: Halloween Racing at Martinsville Delivers Many Treats & Tricks
It had been 14 years since Kevin Harvick took the last checkered flag for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Martinsville Speedway. But Saturday’s Draft Top 250 made up for plenty of lost time.It was the perfect meeting of many elements that made Saturday’s race a memorable one. There was the …
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