Frontstretch Newsletter: March 9, 2022
Volume XIV, Edition XXVIII
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- NASCAR teams are continuing their preparations for this weekend's action in Phoenix. We'll have any news that breaks for you at Frontstretch.
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Around the World in Motorsports: March 8
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- NTe Sport announced Tuesday that Mateo Llarena will join the team for next weekend's Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring alongside regular drivers Jaden Conwright and Don Yount. Llarena joins the team for his second career GTD start after running the Rolex 24 at Daytona with T3 Motorsport North America in a different Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO. There, Llarena ended up finishing
eighth in class alongside Franck Perera, Misha Goikhberg and Maximilian Paul.
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| | S1 Dead in DGR Hauler
Crash
Steven Stotts, hauler driver for David Gilliland Racing's ARCA Menards Series team, was killed in a crash on Interstate 20 near Longview, Tex. Tuesday morning while hauling the team's transporter to Phoenix for Friday night's
ARCA Menards Series General Tire 150.
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| | Stange Plans Limited Cup, Truck
Schedule
Team Stange Racing announced Tuesday that they will embark on a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Cup Series later this year for the first time. Former Formula 1 and CART driver Tarso Marques will drive the No. 79 Ford starting at Road
America.
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| | Entry List: 2022 General Tire
150
For Friday night's General Tire 150 (a combination race between the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West), there are currently 40 teams entered, one of the highest ARCA entries in years.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography.
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