Frontstretch Newsletter: May 19, 2022
Volume XVI, Edition LXXIX
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- After Wednesday's washout, NTT IndyCar Series teams will be back on-track starting at Noon ET for six hours of practice for the Indianapolis 500. The whole session will be streamed live on Peacock (subscription required). The weather is forecast to be sunny and a little humid with a high of
85.
- NASCAR teams are currently en route to Texas Motor Speedway for this weekend's action. We'll have a recap of Indianapolis 500 practice and anything else that breaks today at Frontstretch.
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Around the World in Motorsports: May 18
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- Wednesday saw the National Motorsports Appeals Panel uphold the four-race suspensions handed down to Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 11 team after the left front wheel
came off of Denny Hamlin's car during the DuraMAX Drydene 400 at Dover Motor Speedway. A slight alteration of the suspensions means that crew chief Chris Gabehart, jackman Derrell Edwards and tire changer Blake Houston will be present this weekend in Texas for the All-Star Race. They will then be on the sidelines until Road America in July.
- Indianapolis 500 practice No. 3 on Wednesday was completely cancelled due to rain showers that descended upon the 2.5-mile oval during the morning, then didn't let up in time for the track to be dried before 6 p.m. ET.
- In addition, INDYCAR announced a schedule change. Practice No. 8 for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday has been pushed back one hour and will now start at 1 p.m.
ET. This is to allow teams that qualified in the top 12 more time to switch to their race engines.
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| | F1 Will Not Replace Russian Grand Prix for
2022
The FIA announced Wednesday that the Grand Prix of Russia, cancelled in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will not be replaced on the World Championship calendar.
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| | A David in a Sea of Goliaths, Juncos Hollinger Racing Improves in
IndyCar Competition
A little more than a year ago, it looked like Juncos Racing was dead. Now, with a new partner in Brad Hollinger and rookie driver Callum Ilott, things are looking up for the
team with their signature green and white No. 77.
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Photos are courtesy of Clive Mason of Getty Images and James Black of INDYCAR Media.
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Frontstretch Line of the Week
"So I feel like the Trucks — like moving from KBM to Front Row — is honestly
like a second chance. Obviously, we ran really bad at KBM, and it’s hard to get a second chance sometimes. So yeah, it was definitely super fortunate — Front Row’s able to start that Truck team, and they’re just gonna build it." - Todd Gilliland, on being able to rebuild his career with Front Row Motorsports.
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