Amy Henderson

1 week ago | frontstretch.com | Amy Henderson

NASCAR’s longest race was created as a test of drivers and their machines, and on that front, even as everything changes, it stays the same. The Coca-Cola 600 is still one of the races on the drivers’ bucket lists because it’s not often won by average race teams having an average night. It’s also a home game for the teams, as Charlotte Motor Speedway sits in the heart of racing country.

1 week ago | frontstretch.com | Amy Henderson

You thought you’d seen this before. William Byron won the first stage. He won the second and third stages, too. He was still leading with 10 to go. All in all, Byron led 14 times for 283 of 400 laps. Byron wasn’t the first driver to dominate the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and he was looking to add his name to the win list. His No. 24 team kept up with the changing track and had him in good position after his final pit stop of the night.

2 weeks ago | frontstretch.com | Amy Henderson

For most of the night at North Wilkesboro Speedway, it looked like Joey Logano was going to go back-to-back in All-Star races. Logano led 139 of the 250 laps and seemed to be able to retake the lead with ease, even if another driver got to the point. But thanks to a new addition to the All-Star race, a promoter’s choice caution, Logano had to contend with a restart inside 25 laps to go. When Logano stayed on track, most of the field opted to pit for their last set of fresh tires.

3 weeks ago | frontstretch.com | Amy Henderson

They say there are certain days, certain events that remain etched into your brain so completely that you remember every detail. Years go by, decades pass and it could have been yesterday. I don’t know who “they” are. But they’re right. Twenty-five years ago, May 12 was one of those days. It was a Friday. I wasn’t at the track that day. I was at my desk in my little home on the cubicle farm — the one that everyone knew was mine because of all the tiny racecars going at it all around the top edge.

3 weeks ago | frontstretch.com | Amy Henderson

After Kyle Larson romped in Sunday’s (May 11) AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway, there was a rumble of dissatisfaction from fans. Larson’s margin of victory was 0.712 seconds, but only because a last-lap bobble cut his advantage in half. After the disappointing (to non-Larson fans, anyway) finish, fans and media were quick to point out that the crowd in the stands was rather sparse, to put it mildly. Coupled with the finish, some wondered aloud if the track should keep two race dates.