Frontstretch Newsletter: March 16, 2022
Volume XVI, Edition XXXIII
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- Today will be a busy day in Florida as on-track activity for the SuperSebring weekend gets underway. The FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams both have two practice sessions today, starting at 9:50 a.m. ET. Michelin Pilot Challenge teams will also qualify at 3:50 p.m. ET.
- Meanwhile, there are two appeals being heard today. One is for Kaulig Racing and the other is for Front Row Motorsports. Both are due to four-race suspensions being handed out for wheel issues at Daytona and Fontana, respectively. We'll have practice and qualifying recaps from Sebring, along with any NASCAR news that breaks for you at Frontstretch.
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Around the World in Motorsports: March 15
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| | Corey Lajoie Crew Chief, Crew Members Suspended for 4
Events
NASCAR released their weekly penalty report on Tuesday. In it, four-race suspensions for Spire Motorsports crew chief Ryan Sparks, jackman Allen Hollman and front tire-changer Blaine Anderson have been levied after Corey
LaJoie broke his right front wheel and crashed out of Sunday's Ruoff Mortgage 500k.
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| | John Hunter Nemechek Announced for 3 Xfinity Races With
JGR
Joe Gibbs Racing announced Tuesday that John Hunter Nemechek, fresh off of a fifth-place finish for Sam Hunt Racing at Phoenix, will drive the team's No. 18 Toyota in three NASCAR Xfinity Series races, starting at Richmond in
April.
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For Thursday's IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge two-hour race at Sebring International Raceway, there are 45 teams entered, an increase of 10 over last year.
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| | Steven Wilson Scores 1st Career eNASCAR Victory at
Atlanta
Tuesday night's eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series event at the virtual Atlanta Motor Speedway ended in a huge wreck in the quad-oval. When the dust cleared, Stewart-Haas Racing's Steven Wilson claimed his first career
victory. Matt Bussa was second, then Michael Guest, Nick Ottinger and Briar LaPradd, who came from 29th on the grid.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, IMSA and iRacing via Justin Melillo.
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