Frontstretch Newsletter: Feb. 15, 2022
Volume: XVI, Edition XII
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- Today, NASCAR Cup Series teams will be out on-track for the first practice sessions of Speedweek at Daytona International Speedway. There will be two sessions, the first of which will start at 5 p.m. ET and the second at 6:30 p.m. Both sessions will air live on FOX Sports 1.
- ARCA Menards Series East has their season opener, the Race to Stop Suicide 200, tonight at 7:40 p.m. ET as part of the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway. This will be the first ARCA Menards Series East on FLORacing.com (subscription required).
- The DIRTcar Nationals continues tonight at Volusia Speedway Park with the first race for the Super DIRTcar Series. They'll be joined by the DIRTcar Late Models and the Xtreme DIRTcar Sprints. Coverage starts at 5:15 p.m. at DirtVision.tv (subscription required).
Frontstretch will recap NASCAR Cup Series practice from Daytona and anything else that breaks in the world of motorsports.
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Around the World in Motorsports: Feb. 14
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- Arizona's Ricky Thornton Jr. led flag-to-flag Monday night to win opening night at the DIRTcar Nationals for DIRTcar Late Models. Chris Madden was second, then Devin Moran, Brandon Overton and Dale McDowell.
- Wiliam Byron, in a rare super late model start, took the lead on a lap 72 restart from Gabe Sommers and held on to claim victory in Monday night's Clyde Hart Memorial 100 at New Smyrna Speedway. Sommers was second, then Sammy Smith, Derek Griffith and Justin Mondeik.
- Podium eSports announced Monday that they
broke their own rules in penalizing Lake Peterson for contact at the very end of Sunday's 4th Annual Podium 500 at the virtual Daytona International Speedway. Race winner Lake Peterson was stripped of the victory by officials who felt that he intentionally took out Garrett Manes on the run to the finish. However, no penalty was called at the time as a result of the incident. Therefore, Podium eSports violated their own rules by hearing an
appeal. That appeal put 100% blame for Manes' crash coming to the finish on Peterson. As a result, Peterson has gotten the victory back that was originally stripped from him.
The fallout from this situation has been rather substantial. Three members of Podium eSports' team have resigned from the company since Sunday night. In addition, the build-up to the 500-mile sim race and the race itself was marked by a disconnect between viewers and the moderators in the chat that may hurt viewership for Podium eSports broadcasts going forward.
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| | Greg Biffle Attempting Daytona 500 With NY
Racing
NY Racing announced Monday that Greg Biffle will attempt to qualify the team's No. 44 Chevrolet for this weekend's Daytona 500. The team will carry the colors of Louisiana's Grambling University on the
car.
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| | Entry List: 2022 Daytona
500
For Sunday's Daytona 500, there are 42 teams entered. The battle to make the field will be between six teams, two from MBM Motorsports, Beard Motorsports, NY Racing, The Money Team Racing and Team
Hezeberg.
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| | Entry List: 2022 Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner
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Saturday's Xfinity Series season opener has 47 teams vying for 38 starting spots. Drew Dollar will make his series debut. JJ Yeley is entered in the No. 66 that was scheduled to be driven by Timmy
Hill.
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| | Busch Announces Program Sponsoring Women in
NASCAR
Anheuser-Busch announced Monday that they have created a new initiative known as Accelerate Her. This is a three-year program where the Busch brand will sponsor a group of female drivers over the age of 21 and provide them
with financial and professional support.
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| | Drew Dollar Running 4 Xfinity Races for
JGR
Joe Gibbs Racing announced Monday that Drew Dollar will drive a four-race schedule in the team's No. 18 Toyota in the Xfinity Series, starting this weekend in Daytona.
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| | Natalie Decker Running Partial Xfinity Schedule, Starting at
Daytona
Reaume Brothers Racing announced Monday that Natalie Decker will drive part-time for the team in the Xfinity Series in 2022. Daytona will be her first race of the year in the No. 33 Chevrolet.
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| | Entry List: 2022 NextEra Energy
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Friday night's Camping World Truck Series season opener from Daytona has 42 trucks entered for a race with 36 starting spots.
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| | Formula 1 Running 3 Sprint Events in
2022
The FIA confirmed Monday that the number of Formula 1 weekends with sprint events will stay at three for the 2022 season. They will be at Imola, Interlagos and the Red Bull
Ring.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, NASCAR Media via Getty Images, Joao Filipe Alves Beato of DPPI and our own Amy Henderson.
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