With all the hype surrounding the 2021 NASCAR season, and with it promises/illusions/hopes of better racing, racier cars and a radically altered schedule combining new (street courses) and old (the return to the Nashville Fairgrounds is sounding a lot like the dragons in early Game of Thrones… they’re coming), 2020 …
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After nearly 30 laps of drafting together in a five-car pack, Denny Hamlin and the Toyota camp pulled off track, their cars ranked 1-5 on the speed charts. They held those spots until the closing minutes of Friday’s (Feb. 14) Daytona 500 practice, when the second Chevrolet draft pack of …
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Bryan Nolen gives you a recap of all of the aggressive driving from both Bluegreen Vacation Duels at Daytona on Thursday night (Feb. 13). He also gives you which go or go-homers made it into the Daytona 500 and which NASCAR Cup Series champion signed a contract extension that will …
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The Headline(s): While the battles for the final spots in the Daytona 500 field proved underwhelming, the racing throughout the pack was hot and heavy. Winning races that were highly contested and featured no Big Ones, Joey Logano and William Byron scored well-earned victories Thursday night (Feb. 13). Both Daniel …
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William Byron and his Chevrolet cohorts saw Joey Logano waltz to victory in Thursday's (Feb. 13) first Bluegreen Vacations Duel at Daytona International Speedway. Fords took the top four spots in that one.
Read More » Axalta is remaining with Hendrick Motorsports for the foreseeable future. The company announced an extension with Hendrick through 2027 on Monday, Feb. 10. It currently sponsors William Byron and the No. 24 in the NASCAR Cup Series. The extension will take hold next year, when Axalta will sponsor Byron’s No. …
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A new racing season means new opportunities and new challenges. Over the winter, NASCAR’s Cup Series saw its usual flurry of changes among drivers, teams and crews. As a result of these changes, many drivers, rookies and veterans alike will be feeling the pressure to perform in 2020. Whether measuring …
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For the first time here at Frontstretch, our staff banded together to vote on who it thinks will be the top drivers of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season in a preseason power rankings format. Each participating staff member sent a 30-driver ranking before the beginning of the season, taking into …
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William Byron is often compared to the man who made the No. 24 car famous, Jeff Gordon. He entered the NASCAR Cup Series arena in 2018 with more hardware (Xfinity Series title, 11 wins in lower series) than Gordon was ever able to pile up before his promotion. Byron started …
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Hendrick Motorsports is the definition of a NASCAR team. Over its 35-year existence, the team has won 12 championships and over 250 races. Recently, the team has struggled badly, not placing a driver in the championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway since Jimmie Johnson‘s improbable and potentially final title win in …
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