Frontstretch Newsletter: Brandonbilt Motorsports Finds 2022 Sponsorship, Additional Controversy

Published: Mon, 01/03/22

Frontstretch Newsletter: Jan. 3, 2022
Volume: XVI, Edition I

What to Watch: Jan. 3-9

- This week, there is Goodyear tire testing scheduled at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the first on-track activity on the newly-reconfigured 1.54-mile quad-oval. Tuesday will have teams from the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series. Wednesday and Thursday will have Cup teams on the track.

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- Pirelli GT4 America racer Paul Terry died unexpectedly Friday. Over the past couple of years, Terry had risen through the SRO America ranks with Utah-based Rearden Racing before staking out on his own for 2021 with his own team, WR Racing. This team raced Aston Martins in Pirelli GT4 America SprintX competition. Terry finished seventh in Pro-Am points this past season, sharing his car with Brandon Davis, Valentin Hasse-Clot and Owen Trinkler.

In a Twitter post Friday, Hasse-Clot revealed that he and Terry were planning to run full-time in Pirelli GT4 America SprintX competition this year. We at Frontstretch send our condolences to the Terry family.

- Former late model racer Dennis Lampman died Saturday at the age of 67. He is best known for racing in the ASA AC-Delco Challenge Series, where he had 156 starts. He scored one career victory at Berlin Raceway in 1993, a year where he finished a career-best seventh in points. We at Frontstretch send our condolences to the Lampman family.

- Last weekend was the 37th Annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout in Tulsa, Okla. Bryan Keith has a full rundown of the individual A-mains from Saturday night in this week's edition of Thinkin' Dirty at Frontstretch.

- Muehlner Motorsports America announced Saturday that they will field two Duqueine M30-D08-Nissans in the Rolex 24 at Daytona at the end of the month. The No. 6 entry will be shared by Moritz Kranz, Efrin Castro, Joel Miller and Ayrton Ori. Meanwhile, the No. 26 will be shared by Ugo de Wilde, Charles Crews, Nolan Siegel and Cameron Shields.

Kranz is a veteran with the Muehlner squad both in the United States and in Germany. Castro comes from Porsche Carrera Cup North America, but has previously raced for the team in what is now Pirelli GT4 America SprintX. In 2018, Castro shared this Porsche with Kranz at Lime Rock. Miller is a former factory racer for Mazda during the SpeedSource days in IMSA. Ori will be making his second IMSA start after running the Rolex 24 last year for Performance Tech Motorsports.

In the No. 26, Siegel ran part-time in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge for CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing in 2021. De Wilde comes from the European Le Mans Series, where he finished fourth in LMP3 points.

- T3 Motorsports also announced their driver lineup. Lamborghini factory racer Franck Perera will race at Daytona with 2021 teammate Misha Goikhberg. Mateo Llarena and Maximilian Paul complete the lineup.

Photo is courtesy of our own Phil Allaway.

Today's Top News:

Brandon Brown Adds LGBcoin for Full Xfinity Season

Brandonbilt Motorsports announced Thursday that they will have sponsorship from the new "LGBCoin," a new cryptocurrency, for the full 2022 Xfinity Series season. However, NASCAR released a statement a few hours afterwards claiming that they hadn't approved the sponsorship.

Bayley Currey Returning to JDM Full Time

JD Motorsports announced Tuesday that Bayley Currey, who came to the team in September after Colby Howard's departure, will drive for the team full-time in 2022. No word on which car he will drive.

Ally Returns To Action Express With Jimmie Johnson For 2022

Action Express Racing announced Tuesday that they will once again run a part-time second Cadillac in 2022 with Ally sponsorship. The only change is that Simon Pagenaud is out and Jose Maria Lopez is in.

Performance Tech Motorsports Reveals Rolex 24 Lineup

On Tuesday, Performance Tech Motorsports announced a brand new lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Only Dan Goldburg is back from 2021. He's joined Hikaru Abe, Garret Grist and Nico Pino.

Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography and our own Phil Allaway.

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