Frontstretch Newsletter: May 26, 2022
Volume XVI, Edition LXXXIV
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- Qualifying for the 50th Annual ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring is underway with the first round already complete (see below). The second round is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET this afternoon and can be streamed live on the Nürburgring's YouTube channel (free), Motorsport.tv (subscription required) and MotorTrend+
(subscription required).
- Qualifying for the 74th running of the Lucas Oil Little 500 at Indiana's Anderson Speedway is set to begin today at 1:30 p.m. ET. The session will be streamed live on MAVTV Plus (subscription required).
- NASCAR and ARCA teams are staging at Charlotte Motor Speedway ahead of the race weekend. There is no on-track activity currently scheduled. If anything breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch.
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Around the World in Motorsports: May 26
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- This morning saw the opening round of qualifying for this weekend's 50th Annual ADAC TotalEnergies 24H Nürburgring. In a session shortened by 17 minutes due to barrier repairs, ROWE Racing's Sheldon van der Linde ended up fastest overall in his BMW M4 GT3 with a lap at 114.744 mph around the 15.77-mile course that combines the
Nordschleife with a modified version of the Grand Prix course. That was 1.165 seconds faster than Christian Krognes. Raffaele Marciello was third fastest, then the Porsche of Matt Campbell and Jules Gounon.
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| | Kimi Raikkonen Driving for Trackhouse at Watkins
Glen
Trackhouse Racing Team announced Thursday morning that Kimi Raikkönen is the first driver to join the recently announced PROJECT91. He will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Watkins Glen in August.
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| | B’laster to Sponsor BJ McLeod, Live
Fast
Live Fast Motorsports announced Wednesday that B'laster will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 78 Ford for five races starting at World Wide Technology
Raceway.
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| | Connor Mosack Making Xfinity Debut at
Portland
Joe Gibbs Racing announced Wednesday that Connor Mosack, who splits time between the ARCA Menards Series and the Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli, will make his Xfinity Series debut at Portland International Raceway in the
No. 18 Toyota.
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| | Mason Filippi Attempting Xfinity Debut at
Portland
DGM Racing announced Wednesday that Bryan Herta Autosport's Mason Filippi will attempt to make his Xfinity Series debut at Portland International Raceway in the No. 91
Chevrolet.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, Florent Gooden of DPPI, Ed Zurga of ARCA Racing and IMSA.
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Frontstretch Line of the Week
"It’s been like that multiple times throughout my career. I’m not the only one in that boat. It’s just when you don’t have the dollar to bring or for sponsorship funds, whatever it may be, it’s really difficult to get your self secured earlier in the season. And once again, going back to knowing I have somewhat of a security really affects how you race, how you train, your mental state on how you go about things. So
that’s a good thing to have, and I’m looking forward to the future." - Zane Smith, on his struggle to find rides despite his strong pace.
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