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 hiding the fact that I’m …
It wasn’t long ago that Hendrick Motorsports had one of the oldest driver lineups in NASCAR. Five years ago, at the time of Jeff Gordon’s final race in his famed No. 24 car, the organization’s youngest driver was Kasey Kahne at 35 years old. With Gordon’s career wrapping up amid a bourgeoning youth movement in …
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What happened? Chase Elliott won the 2020 Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday (Nov. 8) after leading a race-high 153 laps. More importantly, he won his first NASCAR Cup Series title in his first Championship 4 appearance. Other title contenders Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin finished second through fourth. Jimmie Johnson …
Read moreThinkin’ Out Loud: 2020 Season Finale 500 at Phoenix
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 return to Phoenix for the …
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William Byron will have a different pit crew for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, as multiple positive COVID-19 tests forced Hendrick Motorsports to make a change for the previous Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway and will continue for the Martinsville race, the team confirmed to NBC Sports on Thursday (Oct. 29). …
In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino and Mike Neff discuss a long weekend of racing at Texas Motor Speedway that saw Kyle Busch score his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, 77 hours after the green flag was thrown. Why was this an emotional win for Busch, who now has at least one …
Under-the-radar moves can sometimes have the biggest impact. The NASCAR silly season brings lots of changes, and while some moves are flashier than others, sometimes it’s the ones that don’t make all the headlines that result in a team’s success. Most of the moves people pay attention to are when drivers move from one team …
Read more2-Headed Monster: Is Rudy Fugle the Answer for William Byron?
The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and Xfinity Series battled it out at Texas Motor Speedway this past weekend. Who took home the victories? Find out in the latest edition of Stock Car Scoop. Frontstretch‘s newest podcast focused on the motorsports news of the week also gets you up to date on the …
Rudy Fugle has been tapped to be atop the pit box for William Byron and the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team in 2021 in the NASCAR Cup Series, the organization announced Oct. 26. Fugle has been a successful crew chief for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, winning two …
The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season has been a weird one for Joey Logano. He managed to win two of the first four races this season, but those were also his only top-10 finishes, too. Sliced Bread has been either very good or very average all season. As he often does, Logano managed to irritate …
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