In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino and Mike Neff talk about Brad Keselowski‘s dominance last weekend at Martinsville Speedway, leading 446 of 500 laps.

Next, the duo digs into the battle between Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske, as the two organizations have combined to win all six Cup races this season.

Chase Elliott looked brilliant at Martinsville by running in the top five the entire race, but what’s going on with Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team?

Finally, the duo examine the 2020 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule that NASCAR released on Tuesday (March 26). Among the things we like: the Pocono Raceway doubleheader in June, Martinsville moving to Mother’s Day Weekend, the cutoff playoff races and the possibility of a rotating championship race. You’ll have to tune in to find out the rest.

Then, Albino interviews Ty Dillon, discussing his top-15 finish for Germain Racing at Martinsville. The No. 13 has a trio of top 15s in the opening six races, currently ranking 23rd in points.

Dillon describes how Germain Racing has improved from his first two seasons in the Cup Series, how the aero package has made the No. 13 team optimistic and the 2020 schedule, among other topics.

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In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino and Mike Neff break down the difference in the 200 race victories for Kyle Busch and Richard Petty with a pile of statistics, after Busch joined the 200 club last weekend at Auto Club Speedway.

Without necessarily comparing the two, we dig into what makes the feat incredible. How many wins will Busch end up with? Neff says he thinks Busch will get over 100 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victories, winning at least five per season for the next 10 years.

Then, we talk the aero package in Fontana, as well as the disaster that was the final round of qualifying on Friday (March 15).

Meanwhile, we hit on topics such as Team Penske being the best organization in the Cup Series, Kurt Busch being the best Chevrolet driver and Austin Dillon finally getting a much-needed result after showing speed all season long.

Finally, Chris Buescher joins the show to discuss his hot start to the 2019 season, what JTG Daugherty Racing has done to improve its program and expectations moving forward. The Texan is on a streak of four consecutive top-20 finishes, equaling his best at the Cup level.

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In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino and Mike Neff discuss the Kyle Busch show at ISM Raceway, as he won both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series races.

The victory puts Busch at 199 wins in his NASCAR career. We briefly compare Busch’s and Richard Petty’s feat, however, we try to stay on course and talk about Ryan Blaney having a standout weekend in Phoenix.

And oh yeah, Martin Truex Jr. had another runner-up finish in the Cup race.  But how could we forget the fight that broke out in qualifying between Daniel Suarez and Michael McDowell? Boys have at it!

Finally, Ryan Truex calls into the podcast to discuss his runner-up finish to Busch in Saturday’s (March 9) Xfinity race — his first outing with JR Motorsports.

Truex says he needed that run to validate his decision of stepping back and running a limited schedule, as well as proving to himself that he can still get the job done in elite equipment. He also reveals how much input a driver can have going to an organization for just a few races.

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In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and Aric Almirola discuss the new aerodynamic package that was displayed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and how it led to wild restarts and a peculiar qualifying session last Friday (March 1).

Almirola states the race was exciting, and that’s what he enjoys as a race car driver, though there may need to be some tweaks moving forward. One of those adjustments includes modification to qualifying, as he believes NASCAR may need to step in and alter the group qualifying format.

Albino and Neff discuss Team Penske currently being the best team in the sport, as Joey Logano went to Victory Lane with Brad Keselowski in close pursuit.

Next, they discuss Kyle Busch and his impressive comeback after a pit road speeding penalty. Speaking of penalties, Austin Dillon could never rebound from his odd pit road penalty, nor could Kyle Larson.

Finally, the duo discuss strong performances from Kurt Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Could this be the turning point for the No. 17 team and Roush Fenway Racing? Listen in to find out.

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In the latest edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and David Ragan discuss the partial new aerodynamic package that was displayed at Atlanta Motor Speedway last weekend, one which landed the No. 38 car of Ragan a 16th-place finish.

Ragan states in the interview that the racing is closer together and restarts will be extremely crucial for the 2019 season with the rules package. He also mentions what a day of outrunning teams with better equipment, like Hendrick Motorsports (cough, cough), does for the organization’s confidence moving forward and much more.

Then, Albino and Neff discuss the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race and the significance of Brad Keselowski‘s victory. They also examine why drivers that made mistakes (Kyle Larson and Aric Almirola) couldn’t rebound after getting back in traffic.

Next, they talk about Kurt Buschʻs top-five performance in the No. 1 ride, while mentioning Chris Buescher‘s standout day with JTG Daugherty Racing. Meanwhile, what was going on with Hendrick Motorsports?

The duo briefly chat about the NASCAR Xfinity Series race that saw Christopher Bell dominate. Finally, there was the Gander Outdoors Truck Series race, which saw Kyle Busch capture his 195th career NASCAR victory, getting ever so close to the illustrious 200.

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