Brad Harrison

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Look Out, Here Comes the RFK Brigade

4 days ago | frontstretch.com | Brad Harrison

Don’t look now, but multiple drivers from RFK Racing are racing like they belong in the postseason. The trouble, of course, is getting there. A start to the season riddled by bad fortune and ill-timed luck has put Brad Keselowski in must-win mode to make the playoffs, as he is 30th overall in points. RFK teammate Chris Buescher is on a little more solid postseason bubble footing as the third-highest in the standings among drivers without a win.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After Chase Briscoe Snags 1st Win of 2025

5 days ago | frontstretch.com | Brad Harrison

Without question, Chase Briscoe was the class of the field on Sunday (June 22) at Pocono Raceway. He earned points with his finish in the opening stage, won the second stage and led the most laps at 72 of 160 overall. But he still had to finish off the win in the late going, maintaining his lead and also managing fuel mileage to take his first win since going over to Joe Gibbs Racing. More importantly, he clinched a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
2005 Race Blazed Trail for This Weekend in Mexico City

2 weeks ago | frontstretch.com | Brad Harrison

In a very true sense, NASCAR will experience a groundbreaking when the NASCAR Cup Series caps off what will be a historic weekend. For the first time, the league’s top series will stage a points event south of the U.S.’ border on Sunday, June 15, at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez course in Mexico City. But this groundbreaking didn’t happen overnight. It’s a partial groundwork resulting from seeds planted some 20 years ago.
Will This Be the Last Cup Race in Mexico?

2 weeks ago | frontstretch.com | Brad Harrison

The NASCAR Cup Series will make history this weekend with its first points event held in Mexico. Due to factors not of its own doing, Sunday’s (June 15) race in Mexico City at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez course could be the series’ first…and last race south of the border. There’s no way of avoiding it. Basically, everything can become a flashpoint issue these days if anyone wants it to.
Jimmie Johnson's 3-Year Ownership of Lowe's Motor Speedway

3 weeks ago | frontstretch.com | Brad Harrison

Tuesday’s (June 3) news from Atlanta that the speedway would be known as EchoPark Speedway by way of a seven-year multi-million dollar partnership may have come as a surprise to the keen observer. But it’s not the first time that racetracks hosting NASCAR events have taken on naming rights deals. In fact, the crown jewel of Speedway Motorsports itself, Charlotte Motor Speedway, spanned 10 years as Lowe’s Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009. That naming was unchartered territory for the sport.
Questions Answered After Ryan Blaney’s Music City Mastery

3 weeks ago | frontstretch.com | Brad Harrison

Ryan Blaney got the strong drive to the finish that he needed on Sunday night (June 1) at Nashville Superspeedway, leading five times for 139 laps on the way to his first victory of the season. Blaney was on point in the race’s final stage, pacing the field on the way to the win. Blaney benefitted with a rather calm conclusion. After four cautions in the second stage, the last 102 laps of the night were run under green.
Race Weekends Need More Racing

1 month ago | frontstretch.com | Brad Harrison

The irony was strong with last week’s announcement of the next NASCAR Hall of Fame Class. No, it has nothing to do with anything related to Ray Hendrick, Harry Gant, or Kurt Busch. But on the week of one of the sport’s crown jewel events at nearby Charlotte Motor Speedway, Humpy Wheeler was named as the upcoming Landmark Award recipient. To say that Wheeler is worthy of this honor is an understatement.
Some NASCAR Traditions Are Worth Keeping

1 month ago | frontstretch.com | Brad Harrison

It was always an understood fact. NASCAR staged races on most Sundays through the years with two exceptions – Mother’s Day and Easter Sunday. Why? As my dad explained one year while riding in his truck about why there was no race that weekend, “Because Mrs. France said so.”Yes, some traditions come and go. NASCAR bid farewell to fans rushing home from church just in time for the 1 p.m. ESPN Speedworld telecast and the 400-mile July race at Daytona International Speedway.
IndyCar's Caution-Free Streak Continues

1 month ago | frontstretch.com | Brad Harrison

LEEDS, Ala. βNot even the Chamber of Commerce Weather that drew fans into Birmingham to watch Sunday’s (May 4) Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park could alter the recent trend in the NTT IndyCar Series. Aside from the opening laps of the season at the street course in St. Petersburg, all four races so far this year have now been caution-free. It’s a contrast to last year’s event, where the caution flag flew four times.
Are Photo Finishes Getting Too Common?

2 months ago | frontstretch.com | Brad Harrison

Photo finishes. They are a race promoter’s dream. Forget how the rest of a race plays out. If an event ends in a finish by inches, it’s an easy sell to get play on mainstream highlights, implying that the race was decided from start to finish within close quarters.