If Kyle Busch and the No. 18 team being at its best at the right time to end 2019 to win the title in the NASCAR Cup Series was catching lighting in a bottle, 2020 may as well have been a campaign in which finding the right bottle to begin …
Read More »Frontstretch Podcast: Austin Cindric on Xfinity Championship
In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino and Mike Neff discuss the first three weeks of a busy 2020 offseason. The crew chief change at Joe Gibbs Racing highlights the offseason, as Adam Sevens will move from winning 28 races and two championships with Kyle Busch to Christopher Bell. Was the …
Read More »2020 NASCAR Team Reviews: Joe Gibbs Racing
For a team that won more than half of the races in the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season, Joe Gibbs Racing had every reason to be confident in its lineup for 2020. Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch all won at least five races in 2019 (seven, six …
Read More »Joe Gibbs Racing Shuffles 2021 Crew Chief Lineup
Joe Gibbs Racing has announced a crew chief shuffle between the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series for 2021. Harrison Burton, who recently re-signed with JGR, will have veteran crew chief Jason Ratcliff on top of the pit box. Ratcliff was with the No. 95 Leavine Family Racing …
Read More »Truckin’ Thursdays: Closing the Door on an Unforgettable 2020 Season
It’s hard to believe but the 2020 Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series has come to an end, and there’s really only one way to describe this season:Â Unforgettable. The season opened normally enough at Daytona International Speedway with the usual wreck fest followed by a finish that saw Grant Enfinger …
Read More »Did You Notice?: NASCAR 2020 Tidbits And Loose Ends… It’s Not Just About The Championship 4
Did You Notice? …Â NASCAR wasn’t just about the Championship 4 and Chase Elliott‘s first NASCAR title at the ripe old age of 24? Certainly, Elliott’s back-to-back wins to finish the year were impressive; he’s the third-youngest champion in NASCAR history. Elliott’s surging popularity should serve the sport well heading into …
Read More »Power Rankings: Chase Went to Chase Edition
Oftentimes, NASCAR gets the short end of the deal — faces a lot of criticism, but they deserve a tip of the old Frontstretch hat for managing to get a full season in during trying times. No other major American sport was able to accomplish this feat. There is no …
Read More »Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2020 Season Finale 500
It all comes down to the final NASCAR Cup Series race of the 2020 season. Let’s get your NASCAR DraftKings rosters set for the championship at Phoenix Raceway. It’s the first time the desert track will host the season finale as Homestead-Miami Speedway held that honor until this year. Teams …
Read More »Fire on Fridays: How Will Success Be Judged in This Era of NASCAR?
The era of a good points day is officially over. Has been for awhile now. Points do matter. After all, if Kevin Harvick gains more than the one stage point at Texas Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway than he did, odds are he’s Championship 4 bound in the NASCAR Cup Series …
Read More »The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2020 Xfinity 500
Who… should you be talking about after the race? Chase Elliott was nothing short of dominant on Sunday, leading a career-high 236 laps en route to the victory at Martinsville Speedway. It wasn’t as easy as that makes it sound, as Elliott battled Martin Truex Jr., who also had to …
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