Frontstretch Newsletter: Nov. 11, 2021
Volume: XV, Edition CCV
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- The race weekend at Michelin Raceway
Road Atlanta continues today with 12 hours of on-track activity all the way to 8 p.m. IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams have three practice sessions while Michelin Pilot Challenge teams will qualify this afternoon.
- Corvette Racing will announce their plans for 2022 at 11 a.m. today. We will have
recaps of on-track activity from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, the Corvette news and anything else that breaks for you at Frontstretch.
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Around the World in Motorsports: Nov. 10
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| | Dave Elenz to Be Erik Jones’ Crew Chief in Cup in 2022
Richard Petty Motorsports announced Wednesday that they have hired Dave Elenz, recently of JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series, to serve as Erik Jones' crew chief in 2022.
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Former NASCAR and ARCA owner/driver Delma Cowart, known for his gregarious personality despite never winning a race, died Wednesday. He was 80.
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| | Jan Heylen Quickest In Wednesday Pilot Challenge Practice
Wright Motorsports' Jan Heylen is pulling out all the stops to claim a solo Grand Sport championship. He was fastest in opening Michelin Pilot Challenge practice Wednesday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with a lap at 105.973 mph. Bryan Herta Autosport's Mark Wilkins was fastest in TCR.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography and our own Phil Allaway. Graphic courtesy of our own Jared Haas.
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Frontstretch Line of the
Week
"All had to take a cab from LaGuardia Airport to the Waldorf. Hard to believe, but for some of them it was the first time they had ever ridden in a taxi. It was always a rental car, but newspaper budgets wouldn’t stand for that in New York – not to
mention that, when it came to the traffic, guys were scared to death." - Steve Waid describes how much of a culture shock just getting from the airport to the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City really was for media members that covered NASCAR in 1981 the first time that the banquet was held in New York
City.
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