Frontstretch Newsletter: Sept. 1, 2022
Volume XVI, Edition CXLIX |
- The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will be in Washington starting tonight for the Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals. Coverage of
the first night of action on the oval that measures one-third of a mile in length starts tonight at 9:15 p.m. ET on DirtVision.
- INDYCAR teams are loading in at Portland International Raceway ahead of their penultimate race weekend of the season.
- NASCAR teams are still preparing for this weekend's action in Darlington. Since it is a short haul to Darlington from where most of the teams are based, they will not start the
drive to the track until tomorrow. We will have any news that breaks today here at Frontstretch. |
Around the World in Motorsports: Aug. 31 |
- Carson Kvapil ran a steady pace Wednesday night in front of a sold-out crowd at North Wilkesboro Speedway to win the Solid Rock Carriers CARS Late Model Stock
Tour Window World 125. Mason Diaz was second, then Dale Earnhardt Jr. was third after starting sixth. Jonathan Shafer and Bobby McCarty rounded out the top five. Check our some of our own Michael Massie's coverage from North Wilkesboro below! |
Videos From Frontstretch: |
This is just a sample of some of the videos we posted Wednesday from the Solid Rock Carriers CARS Late Model Stock Tour Window World 125 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. If you like what you see here, we have a lot more that you can check out at
Frontstretch's YouTube page. |
| | Jeremy Clements Appealing Daytona
PenaltyJeremy Clements Racing announced Wednesday their intentions to appeal the penalties levied Tuesday after an unapproved intake manifold was found in Jeremy
Clements' race-winning Chevrolet. |
| | Bubba Wallace Running No. 45 for Rest of
202223XI Racing announced Wednesday that Bubba Wallace will switch numbers for the remainder of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series. By virtue of Kurt Busch's victory
earlier this year, the No. 45 is in the owners' playoffs. Ty Gibbs will drive the No. 23. |
| | NASCAR Updates Damaged Vehicle
Policy to 10 MinutesIn a memo Wednesday, NASCAR announced that the Damaged Vehicle Policy has been updated. Teams will now be allowed up to 10 minutes to make repairs to their
cars after crashes. |
| | Denny Hamlin
Missing Darlington Xfinity Race, Citing Post-Daytona SorenessDenny Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing announced Wednesday that Hamlin will no longer race in Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200
at Darlington Raceway due to soreness from the Big One in Daytona on Sunday. |
| | Entry List: 2022 Rust-Oleum Automotive Finishes
100For Sunday's 100-mile ARCA Menards Series race at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, there are 21 teams entered. Veteran Joe Cooksey returns to the series with
Fast Track Racing, along with Ken Schrader. Former winner Kelly Kovski is entered, while Will Kimmel is back in the family-owned No. 69. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography. 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 Brad Smith Reflects on 400 Career ARCA Starts
"Well, it seems like I’ve been doing this
forever, so yeah, [it seems surreal]. When you really think about it, it is an accomplishment but nothing we ever set out to do; it just sort of worked out that
way." - Brad Smith, on reaching the accomplishment of 400 career starts in the ARCA Menards Series in a career that stretches back to
1988.
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