In the latest episode of the 2018 Frontstretch Podcast, we review a full weekend of racing at Dover International Speedway with Dustin Albino, Davey Segal, Zach Catanzareti and driver of the No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra, Noah Gragson.

Kevin Harvick won his fourth race of the season at Dover, sweeping all three stages. However, it was Daniel Suarez who earned the spotlight, picking up his career-best finish of third on an oval.

The best races of the weekend were the XFINITY and Camping World Truck series events as Justin Allgaier edged-out Elliott Sadler on the final lap to win the race and the $100 thousand Dash 4 Cash bonus. On Friday, Gragson and Johnny Sauter had a great battle that ended with the No. 18 truck in the Turn 3 wall coming to the white flag.

Gragson also discusses what it takes to get around Dover, and why it’s a driver’s racetrack. He also mentions that in order to be good at the Monster Mile, you must have “balls.”

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In the latest episode of the 2018 Frontstretch Podcast, we review a wild weekend of restrictor plate racing at Talladega Superspeedway with Dustin Albino, Mike Neff, Zach Catanzareti and driver of the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet, Brendan Gaughan.

Joey Logano led a race-high 70 laps in Sunday’s Geico 500 at Talladega en route to his first victory in 36 races. This is Logano’s third triumph at NASCAR’s biggest track, and fourth restrictor plate win overall.

What makes for a good plate driver? Gaughan goes in-depth with the gang about who he believes is at the top of the sport on plate tracks, and why they are good. The NASCAR veteran also discusses how plate racing is the great equalizer, and allows small teams to run with the big teams.

Finally, the bunch discusses a wacky XFINITY Series race that Justin Allgaier had upward of a 25-second lead on second-place late in the going. However, a late caution derailed his chance of victory, and Spencer Gallagher went on to win his first NASCAR race.

In the latest episode of the 2018 Frontstretch Podcast, we review a good, hard weekend of racing at Richmond Raceway with Dustin Albino, Mike Neff, Zach Catanzareti and driver of the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford Matt DiBenedetto. We also introduce a new sponsor, FanDuel, and a Frontstretch exclusive contest where you can win $300 and a $200 gift card from the NASCAR Racing Experience.

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Kyle Busch won his third consecutive race this past weekend as the No. 18 pit crew got him off pit road first late in the going. He held off a hard-charging Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin over a series of restarts in the waning laps to pull into Victory Lane.

Stewart-Haas Racing showed once again that they are the organization to beat early on in 2018 as all four cars ran inside the top 10 for much of the race. Oh yeah, and you might have heard Matt Kenseth is also back in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. We’ll evaluate how competitive he’ll be pairing up with Roush Fenway Racing to drive the No. 6 Ford.

DiBenedetto talks inside NASCAR with the gang, discussing why there were so many comers and goers on Saturday night en route to his 16th-place finish.

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In the latest episode of the 2018 Frontstretch Podcast, we review a rather wet, yet intense weekend of action at Bristol Motor Speedway with Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and Zach Catanzareti.

Kyle Busch used the ‘ole golden chrome to nudge Kyle Larson out of the way with six laps to go en route to his second consecutive victory. While the two duked it out for the win, Jimmie Johnson and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had season-best finishes, both coming home inside the top five.

We also dive into our biggest surprises of the year, and try to figure out what is going on with Chase Elliott. Finally, the crew digs into Ryan Preece‘s victory in the XFINITY Series, while Brandon Jones had a standout day.

In the latest episode of the 2018 Frontstretch Podcast, we review the bizarre weekend at Texas Motor Speedway with Dustin Albino, Mike Neff, Zach Catanzareti and Corey LaJoie, driver of the No. 72 TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet.

Kyle Busch beat Kevin Harvick heads up on a late-race restart, something not many drivers have done in 2018. It’s the first victory of the season for the No. 18 team, who have now finished in the top three in five consecutive races. Jamie McMurray also picked up his first top 10 of the season, while William Byron, Ty Dillon, Matt DiBenedetto, Kasey Kahne, Ross Chastain and Cole Whitt all picked up season-high finishes.

LaJoie sounds off on competing at 1.5-mile tracks, claiming they are “sucky racetracks,” while explaining what it feels like to blow a tire at 200 mph heading into the corner. Finally, we dig into the new rule package for the All-Star Race involving restrictor plates and how we think that race is going to pan out.

In the latest episode of the 2018 Frontstretch Podcast, we review the opening six weekends of the NASCAR season with Dustin Albino, Mike Neff, and Zach Catanzareti,

Austin Dillon kicked off the season returning the No. 3 car to Victory Lane at Daytona, before Kevin Harvick notched three more victories into the record book. The reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. punched his playoff ticket at Auto Club Speedway, while Clint Bowyer took over the early feel-good moment of the season, snapping a 190-race winless streak at Martinsville Speedway.

What are our biggest disappointments of the season so far? Hint: it has a lot to do with Hendrick Motorsports as Alex Bowman is the team’s highest driver in the championship standings back in 14th. Biggest surprises? How about Aric Almirola in his first season with Stewart-Haas Racing, finishing 14th or better in each of the opening six races.

In the latest episode of the 2018 Frontstretch Podcast, we break down this past weekend’s events at Martinsville Speedway with Dustin Albino, Mike Neff, and Zach Catanzareti, while addressing the significance of Clint Bowyer‘s victory.

Though Bowyer was dominant and there were only four cautions at the short track, three of which were announced prior to the race, from second on back it was action-packed. Kyle Busch finished second for the third time in six races this year, and Stewart-Haas Racing is now just two wins away from tying its previous season-high (done three times).

Also, what in the world is going on with Roush Fenway Racing? Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished 19 laps off the pace after going to a back-up car. Finally, the trio discusses their favorite moments of drivers snapping long losing streaks, which range from Brian Vickers, Ryan Newman and Jeff Burton, while Neff gives an interesting throwback to Marvin Burke.

In the latest episode of the 2018 Frontstretch Podcast, we breakdown this past weekend’s events at Auto Club Speedway with Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and Zach Catanzareti, while also previewing the weekend ahead at Martinsville Speedway.

Defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. swept all three stages on Sunday en route to his first victory of the season. However, it was an intense battle between Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick that was the story of the race, even though the No. 78 team won by over 11 seconds.

As March Madness is in full swing, the trio gives their take on what are the biggest upsets in NASCAR history. Hint: Regan Smith, Trevor Bayne and David Ragan were the victors in the three events, each happening this decade.

In the latest episode of the 2018 Frontstretch Podcast, we review the Kevin Harvick Invitational at ISM Raceway, with Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and Joseph Wolkin, while also previewing the weekend ahead at Auto Club Speedway.

The trio discuss the hot start that Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing have jumped out to, putting all four cars in the top 10 for the first time ever this past weekend. Coming off back-to-back weekends in which the No. 4 car led more than half the race, it took a patient Harvick to be the closer on Sunday, leading just 38 laps.

Finally, we discuss each manufacture, as Toyota has five finishers inside the top nine on Sunday, while Chase Elliott was the lone Chevrolet inside the top 10. What’s wrong with Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports, and is it time for a cookies and mile meeting with team owner Rick Hendrick?

In the latest episode of the 2018 Frontstretch Podcast, we review the Kevin Harvick beatdown at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and Phil Allaway while also previewing the weekend ahead at ISM Speedway in Phoenix, AZ.

The trio gives an in-depth look at how Harvick became the first driver not named Martin Truex Jr. to sweep all three stages in a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event. The No. 4 car paced the field for 214 of 267 laps, and dating back to Atlanta Motor Speedway has led 395 out of the last 592 laps of competition.

Finally, we dip into is Team Penske the best team in NASCAR now? And what’s going on with all these standardized pit gun problems? Neff goes on a mini-rant, but helps us understand how the crew chiefs and team members feel about these issues.