The Frontstretch Newsletter: Logano Wins Wild Sylvania 300

THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
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Sept. 22, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition CLXIII
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Today's TV Schedule (all times Eastern)

Time                                      Telecast                                                                                   Network

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.          NASCAR America                                                                   NBC Sports Network

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.          NASCAR RaceHub                                                                 FOX Sports 1

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.          NASCAR RaceHub                                                                 FOX Sports 2*#

7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.          F1 Countdown                                                                        NBC Sports Network*# (from September 21)

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.          Formula One Grand Prix of Singapore                                  NBC Sports Network*# (from September 21)

9:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.        F1 Extra                                                                                 NBC Sports Network*# (from September 21)

* - Tape Delayed

# - Repeat Coverage

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Sprint Cup Race Recap: Logano Wins Wild Loudon Adventure
by Justin Tucker

It was a Hometown Boy succeeding at his home track in New England Sunday. Connecticut native Joey Logano took advantage of fresher tires and a great jump on a wild green-white-checkered restart to pull away from the field and win the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The victory secured his spot in the next round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, joining teammate Brad Keselowski in what's been a 1-2 punch to start the playoffs for Penske Racing.

Logano led 73 laps en route to scoring his fourth win of the season and second career win at NHMS.  Wrestling the lead away from Kevin Harvick, with 27 laps to go the young driver then used the benefit of fresh tires to pull away from the field, holding off rookie phenom Kyle Larson by 1.150 seconds to secure the win.

"This is my home race track, coolest place to win for me," Logano said.  "I watched my first Cup race here when I was five.  This just means so much to me.  Just got to thank all the boys at Penske, we're doing what we've got to do to win this thing, both teams are."

Logano, who typically calls NHMS "one of his worst tracks" was victimized in the first race here this season after Morgan Shepherd lost control and spun him out. This time, there would be no such bad break as "Sliced Bread" sliced through the field after pitting for fresh rubber with 53 laps to go, charging from 16th to take control of the race.

"I went to sleep last night hoping for a top 5," Logano said. "We've got to keep our eye on the prize and think about the big trophy at the end."

Larson, who now has two top-3 finishes in two Chase races was hoping to steal one on a green-white-checkered finish. Muscling by Harvick for second, the rookie looked impressive but lost too much track position clearing the No. 4 car in order to track down Logano. Poor restarts were a running theme for Harvick, who ultimately complained about Logano potentially jumping the start multiple times down the stretch.

"I thought it was pretty clear:  on two stripes and one stripe, you start in between those two spots," he said. "It was pretty evident he was a car length or two car lengths starting before that.  It was like nobody was watching upstairs.  Maybe I just need to be more aggressive on my restarts and start sooner than the double lines."

Seven of the top-10 positions in the running order Sunday were occupied by Chase contenders.  Rounding out the top five in Sunday's Sylvania 300 were Kevin Harvick, who led a race-high 104 laps in third, Jamie McMurray fourth, and Jimmie Johnson fifth.  Aric Almirola was sixth, while points leader Brad Keselowski was seventh.  Kyle Busch finished eighth with a heavily damaged car, while Dale Earnhardt, Jr. rallied from a loose wheel to finish ninth.  Brian Vickers rounded out the top-10 finishers.

A staggering 15 caution flags slowed the 300-lap event and many of the yellow flags that waved on Sunday involved Chase contenders (see Sidebar Stories below for more).  Denny Hamlin's day was worst of all, as he finished 37th and was put in an almost "must-win" situation next weekend at Dover.

"It's so frustrating because you know on performance you deserve to move on," Hamlin said in the garage area before the race's end.  "We would have a great shot to move on and really make some noise here in these last eight races, but in this three-race section, you just can't have one bad week -- not right now.  You've got to be flawless, you've got to be at your best these last 10 and we just got bit by a mechanical deal.  We've had them bite us in Chases in the past, and I thought we were past that, but sometimes you roll the dice and you crap out.  Today's that day for us."

The wild race featured all but two of its yellow flags in the final 133 laps of the race, a series of wrecks jumbling up the running order. The biggest was when Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, and Ryan Newman all were involved in a lap 189 accident which saw Busch's No. 18 Toyota receive heavy damage.  However, Busch was able to recover and drive to an eighth-place finish while Newman finished 18th, Kenseth 21st, and Kahne a disappointing 23rd.

Jeff Gordon cut a right-front tire with seven laps remaining, which sent his No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet into the turn 1 wall.  Gordon would limp home to a 26th-place finish.  Despite the crash, Gordon is still 21 points to the good from the Chase cutoff. Heading into the round 1 finale at Dover you've got Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, and Aric Almirola in the bottom four and in danger of being eliminated from championship contention.

Here's a quick look at the Sylvania 300 by the numbers.  There were ten lead changes among six different drivers and 15 cautions for 63 laps slowed the race pace to 98.697 MPH. Next week, the Sprint Cup Series heads to the Monster Mile and Dover International Speedway for the Sprint Cup AAA 400. The green flag next Sunday at Dover is scheduled for 2:15 p.m.

Justin Tucker is a Newsletter Contributor at Frontstretch. To reach Justin, please contact Newsletter Manager Phil Allaway atphil.allaway@frontstretch.com.

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Chasing the Chase: Penske 1-2 After Loudon

by Phil Allaway

Sunday's race started out somewhat normal, but turned into a wild extravaganza of aggressive driving and incidents.  Even the top title contenders weren't immune.  Points leader Brad Keselowski spun into the wall in turn 1 on lap 194.  However, Keselowski would come back to finish seventh, keeping his point lead in the Challenger Round.  He has the slimmest of margins over teammate Joey Logano, who won on Sunday to lock himself into the next round.  Kevin Harvick is the closest rival to this Penske 1-2 juggernaut; he moved up one place to third after a third-place finish at Loudon, continuing his solid start to this Chase.

After a fairly anonymous Chicagoland, Jimmie Johnson finished fifth on Sunday and moved up four places, to fourth in the standings.  Kyle Busch, meanwhile is now in a tie for fifth after running eighth.  The younger Busch is tied with Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who actually ran out of new tires during the race and had to run ones from practice to earn a ninth-place result. 

Jeff Gordon had a good run going, but lost a tire in the closing laps.  That dropped him to a 26th-place finish.  As a result, Gordon lost five places in the points.  Despite getting involved in an incident, Matt Kenseth moved up into a tie for eighth after finishing 21st on Sunday.  Kenseth is tied with past and future teammate Carl Edwards, who ran 17th.

AJ Allmendinger struggled early on Sunday, but found the handle and managed to finish 13th.  That was good enough to boost him to tenth in points and a potential spot in the next round, provided he runs well in Dover.  Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman are tied for 11th, one point behind Allmendinger.

Chase Point Standings: 1) Brad Keselowski 2097, 2) Joey Logano -1, 3) Kevin Harvick -7, 4) Jimmie Johnson -17, t-5) Kyle Busch -20, t-5) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. -20, 7) Jeff Gordon -27, t-8) Matt Kenseth -40, t-8) Carl Edwards -40, 10) AJ Allmendinger -41, t-11) Kasey Kahne -42, t-11) Ryan Newman -42, t-13) Denny Hamlin -48, t-13) Greg Biffle -48, 15) Kurt Busch -50, 16) Aric Almirola -52.

Non-Chase Point Standings (1-20): 1) Jeff Gordon 975, 2) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. -24, 3) Joey Logano -59, 4) Brad Keselowski -60, 5) Jimmie Johnson -102, 6) Kevin Harvick -103, 7) Matt Kenseth -121, 8) Ryan Newman -138, 9) Carl Edwards -147, 10) Kyle Larson -154, 11) Greg Biffle -173, 12) Kasey Kahne -188, 13) Jamie McMurray -193, 14) Clint Bowyer -194, 15) Kyle Busch -214, 16) Austin Dillon -216, 17) Paul Menard -222, 18) Brian Vickers -239, 19) Denny Hamlin -270, 20) Kurt Busch -280.

Race Winners: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (Daytona-1, Pocono-1, Pocono-2), Kevin Harvick (Phoenix, Darlington), Brad Keselowski (Las Vegas, Kentucky, Loudon-1, Richmond-2, Chicagoland), Carl Edwards (Bristol-1, Sonoma), Kyle Busch (Fontana), Kurt Busch (Martinsville), Joey Logano (Texas, Richmond, Bristol-2, Loudon-2), Denny Hamlin (Talladega), Jeff Gordon (Kansas, Indianapolis, Michigan-2), Jimmie Johnson (Charlotte, Dover, Michigan-1), Aric Almirola (Daytona-2), AJ Allmendinger (Watkins Glen), Kasey Kahne (Atlanta).

Key:

Blue - Locked into the Contender Round

Phil Allaway is the Newsletter Manager and a Senior Writer for Frontstretch.com. He can be reached via email at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com.  Follow him on Twitter at @Critic84.

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Never Fear, The Underdogs Are Here: Loudon-2 Edition

by Amy Henderson

Are you a fan of a driver from a smaller team? Do you ever see one of these guys on the race results and wonder how he got there? NASCAR's small teams may not get much airtime during the race broadcast, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to talk about. Each week, Amy Henderson takes a peek into how the little guys fared in the race and picks three who stood out.

Underdog Selection No. 1: AJ Allmendinger for JTG-Daugherty Racing; started 27th, finished 13th

For Allmendinger, it's do-or-die as he needs strong finishes to advance in the Chase. 'Dinger got one this week and, for the moment, earned the relative safety of 10th position in points. Allmendinger did what several Chasers couldn't on Sunday: he kept his car clean and stayed out of trouble, utilizing late restarts and pit strategy to his advantage. That was enough for a 13th-place result and, at least for now, a sigh of relief.

Underdog Selection No. 2: Justin Allgaier for HScott Motorsports; started 24th, finished 20th

Allgaier had a solid finish this week, and more importantly, showed he could overcome adversity to get it. Allgaier was involved in a lap 180 incident when Martin Truex, Jr. got loose and slid into his No. 51. Allgaier had little damage, but lost track position and had to make it up, along with two lost laps from earlier in the day. He did all of that, grabbing a couple of spots on the green-white-checkered to earn his best result since Bristol.

Underdog Selection No. 3: Landon Cassill for Circle Sport; started 30th, finished 25th

Yes, Casey Mears had a slightly better finish than Cassill, but Mears should have had a top 20. By comparison, Cassill's 25th place is fairly impressive for his tiny team. It's a bit of a mystery why Cassill's name isn't on the short list for the seat in the No. 9 for 2015, because he's an underrated driver with the talent to put a car in a better position than it is perhaps capable of some weeks. Cassill's clearly deserving of a top ride.

Underdog Pick of the Week-Dover II: AJ Allmendinger for JTG-Daugherty Racing

Last week's pick was Reed Sorenson, who's had some past success in New Hampshire, but couldn't find a little luck this time around, finishing 31st. Ouch. This week is a tough call; Dover is a tough track, and it's extra tough on underfunded teams. My pick, Allmendinger, has an average finish of 22.8, negligibly better than Casey Mears' 23.0. However, the deciding factor for me is the Chase. Allmendinger will go for broke because he needs to if he hopes to advance.

Is your favorite driver among NASCAR's underdogs? Are you frustrated with the lack of coverage they receive during the race broadcasts? Amy has all the small teams covered each and every week in The Big Six. Be sure to check it out to see how your favorites fared!

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Letter of the Race: Sunday's Sylvania 300 was brought to you by the Letter W for "Wild."  After a relatively calm first half of the race, the second half of the event was marred by wrecks, cut tires and craziness.  It says a lot that the first 170 laps had two cautions, while the last 133 laps had 13. - Phil Allaway

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Sidebar Stories: Loudon-2
by Phil Allaway

Multiple Chase Contenders Find Trouble At Loudon

The Chase for the Sprint Cup's Challenger Round was nearly turned upside down on Sunday, as a number of Chasers had serious problems.  The one that was hurt the most was Denny Hamlin, who suffered through a multitude of issues.  After leading the race off pit road following stops during the competition caution, Hamlin led 32 laps.  However, his team failed to get the car full of fuel.  That led to an early green-flag pit stop from second, one that trapped him a lap down when a debris caution flew on lap 106.  A fuel pick-up issue was the culprit for that, costing Hamlin precious time to fix the problem and leaving him four-plus laps behind.  Later, Hamlin crashed, piling into a multi-car wreck to send his No. 11 Toyota behind the wall.  The 37th-place finish dropped Hamlin out of the top 12 in points and will require him to hustle at Dover in order to advance.

In addition to Hamlin, fellow Chasers Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth were all involved in wrecks.  Those driver's races were affected in varying ways.  Keselowski got back to the front quickly and led late before dropping to a seventh-place finish.  Kyle Busch also earned a top-10 result. 

On the flip side, Kurt Busch ended up in the garage after cutting a tire and crashing on lap 222.  Busch lost over 30 laps getting repairs and finished 36th, dropping him to 15th in points.  Jeff Gordon was running well until he cut a tire and hit the wall in turn 1 with less than ten laps to go.  Gordon's crew repaired the No. 24 enough on pit road so that he could finish as the last car on the lead lap in 26th.  However, the finish dropped Gordon from second to seventh in points.

The various issues allowed a couple of drivers who had bad days at Chicagoland to get back in contention to advance.  Despite dealing with a terrible car for much of the race, AJ Allmendinger finished 13th and moved up to tenth in points.  Aric Almirola, who blew an engine last week at Chicagoland, finished sixth and cut his margin to the next round cutoff from 23 points to ten.  Almirola still remains 16th in the 16-driver field heading to Dover.

Yuhas Hospitalized After Wild Modified Crash

Typically, one of the highlights of a Sprint Cup weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is the Modified race.  Saturday was no exception as Woody Pitkat won the F. W. Webb 100, held after the Camping World Truck Series' UNOH 175.  However, the first attempt at a green-white-checkered finish was marred by a large crash exiting turn 2.  Todd Szegedy failed to come up to speed, which created a chain reaction.  The No. 64 of Ron Yuhas, Jr. went over the No. 75 of Timmy Solomito, hit the wall head-on, then flipped onto its roof.

Rescue crews had to gently flip Yuhas' car over in order to extricate the 37-year-old driver from Groton, CT.  According to RaceDayCT's Shawn Courchesne, Yuhas did exit the car under his own power, but he was immediately placed on a stretcher and taken to the Infield Care Center.  From there, Yuhas was transferred to a local hospital with undisclosed injuries.  As of Sunday afternoon, he was resting comfortably while his sister, Sharon, released a statement saying in part that Yuhas would make a full recovery.

Coverage of the F. W. Webb 100 can be seen Saturday morning at 10 a.m. on FOX Sports 1.

Quotes to Remember: Sylvania 300

compiled by Phil Allaway

"No, I thought we gave it away at that point, but four tires were good and we had some good restarts and were able to get ourselves back up there.  We worked hard.  This is my home racetrack, the coolest place to win for me.  I could never pick a better racetrack to win.  I watched my first Cup race here when I was five and I won that other Cup race here, but I just felt like I had to win one the right way here, and this [win] means so much.  I've got to thank all the boys at Team Penske.  We're doing what we've got to do to win this thing right now – both teams are – and I'm proud of that.  This is my home track so it means so much to me." - Joey Logano, race winner

"The first two weeks have gone really well.  It was important for us to get off to a good start to make sure we weren't scrambling after week one.  That stuff seems to pile on.  I think that's a lot of what happens.  Toward the end of the race today, that's what happened... You have to be aggressive.  This place is tough to be aggressive on.  We wound up with a ton of restarts, different strategies.  I thought at one point we were going to win the race, then the next thing I know the 2 is in the left rear quarterpanel, I'm out of the groove. It was hard racing.  I enjoyed it.  Hopefully, we can keep running like we're running." - Kevin Harvick, finished third

"I thought the outside had been better for me, especially on new tires. When we made the last two or three restarts, the bottom actually seemed to have a little bit of [an] advantage. I got lucky; I got a good run on Brad (Keselowski) going into one. Got underneath him and was able to clear him and the No. 48 (Jimmie Johnson) off of turn 2.  It was a really good day for our WEMO Chevy. All those cautions are fairly frustrating. I know it is fun to watch as a fan, but you are so panicked as a driver as to which lane you are going to get to restart in because that is critical. It was a fun day. It was a pretty good race, I thought." - Jamie McMurray, finished fourth

"It was a wild day, especially with all of those restarts. Man, I don't know what it looked like from the grandstands today, but I can tell you that inside the car, I was hanging on, trying not to spin out. We certainly had a lot of cautions, and all those restarts.  Strong day for the Lowe's Chevrolet. Wish we had a little bit more, but we kind of finished where we ran throughout the day. I got some good points for this second race in this new format." - Jimmie Johnson, finished fifth

"We cut it down to a realistic possibility going to Dover.  I think [we] were nine or 10 points out of 12^th, so that's manageable. If we went to Dover 28 points out, we might as well go ahead and just throw in the towel, but that's exactly what we needed.  I said all week the best thing we can do if we can't win, we need to go and try to run top five.  We ran sixth and we've got to try and put pressure on those other guys.  We're down but we're not out.  I said that after Chicago. We'll go to Dover and give them everything we've got and wherever it shakes out, it shakes out.  We can only control what we can control and today, we did that and did a good job and finished sixth.  We'll do the same thing at Dover and we'll see what happens." - Aric Almirola, finished sixth

"I just hate that we got messed up there.  (Matt) Kenseth was trying to race with the guy in front of him to pass him, I think it was (Jamie) McMurray, and got loose.  I checked up, but not quick enough.  I hit him, but then the guy behind me — I think it was Kasey (Kahne) — he just drove right through me.  He couldn't see what was going on in front of me — the spoilers on these cars, you can't see.  I don't know, we kept working on it, kept fighting on it and put fresh tires on it every chance we could get and we came back for a really good finish, all things considered.  That's a day that would do you good in the old format, just being able to salvage one and get a good day to keep going throughout and not have a bad day.  But with this format, I'm not sure it matters." - Kyle Busch, finished eighth

"Yeah, I like the way we worked all day.  We had to put on some real old tires there.  We ran out of tires so that last set of tires we put on had some practice laps on them.  We still hung in there and had some good restarts.  Everybody gets on my ass about them restarts; we had some pretty good ones today.  The last one wasn't too good, but I was on the inside slipping around. We had fun and I'm glad we were able to rebound, that was pretty dramatic there for a while.  Had a little issue on the right-front, which is going to happen [but] we shook it off. We shook it off like Denny Hamlin (laughs) and we went back to work.  The guys gave me great stops after that and I'm proud of my team.  You're going to have mistakes.  I'm going to make mistakes, but nobody really got on anybody; everybody sort of regrouped and we finished out the day." - Dale Earnhardt, Jr., finished ninth

"In this race, we were awful honestly.  We really struggled. I was driving my butt off to keep us on the lead lap.  We got lucky twice with the Lucky Dog. Then, from there, we started making a couple of adjustments that were pretty good. I was just bad on the restarts; really struggled on restarts.  Then, with about 100 to go, we got a little bit of track position. I got a good restart there. I could start on the outside and the car was pretty good. I got clear of everybody and thought at that point, if we stayed green, we were going to be pretty good, but we had all those cautions. Every caution, I was on the inside and that just killed me.  So to come home 13th is pretty good because at about [lap] 150, I thought we were going to be 25th, but also had a point where I thought we would be seventh.  Good points day. There were a lot of mistakes around us. I did everything I could. The guys fought hard. Proud of everybody on this Bush's Beans Chevy.  We are all digging hard. We are trying to be the little team that could." - AJ Allmendinger, finished 13th

"This place just doesn't like us this year for whatever reason.  Both races this year, we just had a lot of strange things happen to us.  Today, we were fighting hard like we have been all day long, putting a great car out there.  It's hard to get track position on the No. 22 and the No. 4 and even the No. 2 there, but I mean, I was real happy with the car. I thought we had an awesome race car, but it doesn't matter if you blow a right-front tire.  I'm pretty sure we cut something.  I felt it go down about three-quarters of the way down the front straightaway and there is just nothing you can do.  Just go along for the ride and hope the damage isn't too bad, which we were very fortunate to still end up on the lead lap, I guess." - Jeff Gordon, finished 26th

"We somehow couldn't get fuel in the car or there was something going on — I'm not sure what it is.  Couldn't get fuel in it and that pretty much set the tone for the rest of our day.  Gosh, you just can't have any mistakes in this three-race deal — from the driver, from the crew, the team — no one can really make a mistake in three races and unfortunately no one did, it's just we had a mechanical failure that really hasn't bitten us in a while and it's untimely, but we're going to keep digging.  Frustrating to say the least, obviously we are looking to stretch things out here.  We had a great car running top two all day and it's just part of it." - Denny Hamlin, finished 37th

"I blew a left front.  We were all just racing really, really hard on that restart.  Everybody was bouncing off each other.  I don't know who hit my left front, but it got a fender rub and just blew the left front going down the front straightaway.  I was trying to get it slowed down as much as I could, but it wasn't gonna turn, so I just hit the wall." - Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., finished 39th (crashed out)

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TODAY ON THE FRONTSTRETCH:

Thinkin' Out Loud: Sylvania 300 - Joey Logano Punches His Ticket While Others Punch the Wall
by Mike Neff

Pace Laps: Chase Mess, Justin Boston's Nationwide Debut, Cole Custer Makes History & More
by the Frontstretch Staff

The Big Six: Questions Answered After the Sylvania 300
by Amy Henderson

Throwing A One-Two Punch
by Tom Bowles

Chase Drivers Claw Themselves out of New Hampshire

by Joseph Wolkin

Tracking the Trucks: Lucas Oil 225

by Beth Lunkenheimer

From the weekend:

Four Burning Questions in Chicagoland: Sleeping Giants and Kicking the Chase off in Style
by Matt Stallknecht

Nationwide Series Breakdown: Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300
by Justin Tucker

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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
 
Q:  The 1996 MBNA 500 at Dover was a 4.75-hour endurance classic, probably best known for an instance where Jimmy Spencer attempted to punch Wally Dallenbach, Jr. through his window following a late-race crash.  For Chad Little, though he didn't even break a sweat.  What happened?

Check back Tuesday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!
 
Friday's Answer:
 
Q:  The 1999 Dura Lube/KMart 300 is best known as the race in which Joe Nemechek earned his first career Cup victory (and SabCo Racing's first win since 1995). Terry Labonte was one of the strongest runners all day, running in the top 5 until the final moments.  However, he ended the day on the hook.  What happened to put him out?

A:  Labonte was just outside the top 10 when Elliott Sadler attempted a three-wide move to the inside entering turn 3.  Sadler caught the apron and washed up into Hut Stricklin.  Stricklin got loose and hit the left rear of Labonte, spinning both drivers out.  While Stricklin managed to keep his Federated Auto Parts Ford out of trouble, Labonte's Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet hit the wall hard.  The crash can be seen here. 

Labonte tried to drive back to the pits, but stopped on the inside of turn 2.  He would be credited with a 31st-place finish, three laps down.  Stricklin would finish a lap down in 16th.

Frontstretch Trivia Guarantee: Take the shirt off our backs! If we've provided an incorrect answer to the Frontstretch Trivia question, be the first to email the corrected trivia answer to triviaanswers@frontstretch.com and we'll send you a Frontstretch T-Shirt ... FREE!

Coming Tuesday in the Frontstretch Newsletter:
-- Top News by Greg Davis
-- Fan's View Commentary by S.D. Grady
-- Numbers Game: Sylvania 300 by Tom Bowles
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, and more!
 
Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:

Five Points To Ponder by Danny Peters

Danny is back with his usual look at five storylines to follow this week after Chicagoland.

Who's Hot / Who's Not in Sprint Cup: New Hampshire-Dover Edition by Brad Morgan
We'll take a look at which drivers are looking good as the series shifts into Chase mode.

Racing to the Point by Brett Poirier
Brett returns with another interesting commentary that'll make you think.

Voices From The Heartland by Jeff Meyer
Jeff returns with his typical blend of sarcastic humor tilted towards one of NASCAR's controversial issues.

Couch Potato Tuesday by Phil Allaway

The Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series were both in action at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, while the Nationwide Series took a detour to Kentucky.  How were these races covered?  Check out our weekly TV critique to find out.
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