Frontstretch Newsletter: Aug. 25, 2022
Volume XVI, Edition CXLIV |
- The World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series starts three nights of racing at Davenport Speedway as part of the Quad Cities 150.
Action tonight begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on DirtVision.
- After weather issues (see below), the Super DIRTcar Series teams will race again tonight at Ransomville Speedway. Coverage will start with hot laps at 7:30 p.m. ET on DirtVision.
- NASCAR teams are making the drive down to Daytona today. NASCAR Xfinity Series teams will load into the garage starting at 5 p.m. ET today.
- IMSA teams are loading in today in the paddock at VIRginia International Raceway today. There is no on-track activity scheduled other than a track walk.
We will have any news that breaks today here at Frontstretch. |
Around the World in Motorsports: Aug. 24 |
- Speeds increased Wednesday during the second day of NASCAR's Next Gen test session at Martinsville Speedway. Corey LaJoie was fastest with a lap at 94.581 mph. This lap was .038 seconds faster
than Ryan Blaney. Denny Hamlin was third, then William Byron. PettyGMS Racing's No. 43, which was shared between Erik Jones and Noah Gragson, was fifth. - Heavy rains fell
at Ransomville Speedway Wednesday night after all qualifying was complete for the Super DIRTcar Series. As a result, the Summer Nationals feature was postponed and will be run tonight (see above). |
| | Kurt Busch Will Miss Beginning of
Playoffs, Waiver Withdrawn23XI Racing announced Thursday morning that Kurt Busch has still not been cleared to return to the track after his concussion at Pocono and will miss Darlington at
bare minimum. As a result, the team has asked for NASCAR to withdraw Busch's playoff waiver. |
| | JRM, Ryan Pemberton Part
WaysJR Motorsports announced Wednesday that Ryan Pemberton has left the organization, having previously served as the team's director of
competition. |
| | Daniel Ricciardo Departing McLaren
After 2022McLaren announced Wednesday that they have bought out the remaining years on Daniel Ricciardo's contract. He will be a free agent after the end of the 2022
season. |
| | Entry List: 2022 Sprecher
150For this weekend's combination race between the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East, there are 27 teams entered. Phoenix Racing is back with
Jake Finch while Landon Pembelton is back with Venturini Motorsports. |
| | Entry List: Michelin GT Challenge at
VIR For this weekend's second and final GT-only event of the year for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, there are 18 cars entered. Magnus Racing and Hardpoint, which have only been running endurance
schedules, have committed to the weekend. |
| | Entry List: Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand
Prix Saturday's IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge event at VIR has 35 teams entered. Likely the biggest story here is the return of Jeff Mosing, who has been out for
months due to rib injuries. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, McLaren Media and our own Phil Allaway. Have news for Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at frontstretcheditors@googlegroups.com with a promising lead or tip. |
Frontstretch Line of the Week
From 2-Headed Monster: Should Daytona Be the Cutoff Race for NASCAR's Playoffs?
"Daytona is a racetrack where luck is involved and the end of the regular season, where drivers and teams are going to be striving to be their best, shouldn’t come down to a racetrack where so much luck is involved in the outcome. Look what NASCAR has done to Talladega’s playoff race. They’ve moved it from a cutoff
race to the second race in its respective round because drivers and teams felt it wasn’t fair that they had such a crapshoot of a race determine who advances to the next round. They felt that it would hurt the legitimacy of the playoffs." - Michael Nebbia,
on why the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona should not be the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series' regular season. |
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