Frontstretch Newsletter: Aug. 16, 2022
Volume XVI, Edition CXXXVII |
- The Super DIRTcar Series starts their SummerFAST week of racing with a stop at Brewerton Speedway a few miles north of Syracuse, N.Y. The action will be streamed starting at 5:45 p.m. ET on DirtVision (subscription required).
- Tonight, the NASCAR Pinty's Series will make their first appearance on dirt at Ontario's Oshweken Speedway for the Pinty's 100. Coverage of the dirt race will begin at 9:25 p.m. ET on FLORacing.com (subscription
required).
- NASCAR teams are still at their shops, preparing for this weekend's action in Watkins Glen. We will
have them for you today as well as everything else that breaks at Frontstretch. |
Around the World in Motorsports: Aug. 15 |
- Monday night saw the Super DIRTcar Series make the haul to Weedsport, N.Y. for the rescheduled Hall of Fame 100. There, Baldwinsville, N.Y.'s Jimmy Phelps took the lead on lap 8 and managed to fight off Matt
Sheppard on multiple occasions to take his first Super DIRTcar Series win in almost three years. Mike Mahaney was second, then Sheppard, Dave Marcuccilli and Chris Hile. Points-wise, Sheppard has a 68-point lead over Anthony Perrego on the strength of three wins. Mat Williamson is third in points, then Max McLaughlin and
Phelps. |
| | Entry List: 2022 Go Bowling at the
GlenFor Sunday's 220-mile NASCAR Cup Series race, there are 39 teams entered. Trackhouse Racing Team will debut the new PROJECT91 team for Kimi Raikkonen.
Mike Rockenfeller will debut for Spire Motorsports, while Kyle Tilley is back with Live Fast Motorsports. |
| | Entry List: 2022 NASCAR Xfinity
Series at the Glen 200Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen will have 42 teams battling to get into the field. Austin Wayne Self will attempt to make his series
debut in the second Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet, while Brandon Brown joins BJ McLeod Motorsports. William Byron takes his turn in the Hendrick No. 17, while Spencer Pumpelly returns to JD Motorsports. |
| | Monday Night Racing: Van Gisbergen
Prevails in Last-Lap Pass at Auto Club SpeedwayRepco Supercars Championship regular Shane van Gisbergen took the lead on the last lap to win the Interstate Batteries Monday Night Racing event at Auto Club
Speedway. James Bickford was second, then Bailey Turner, Presley Sorah and Anthony Alfredo. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography and iRacing via Brandon Hauff. Have news for Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at frontstretcheditors@googlegroups.com with a promising lead or tip. |
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