Frontstretch Newsletter: Aug. 11, 2022
Volume XVI, Edition CXXXIV |
- Teams are continuing their preparations at the shop today before packing up for the trip to Richmond. Meanwhile, Kimi Raikkonen is at VIRginia International Raceway today for an acclimatization test ahead of his NASCAR Cup Series debut in Trackhouse Racing Team's PROJECT91 car next weekend at Watkins Glen.
- The NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals continue tonight with Night No. 2 of preliminary
action. Racing starts at 8 p.m. ET on DirtVision and can be purchased for just tonight or for the whole week. It is only included in Platinum Fast Pass subscriptions at DirtVision, not the regular ones. We will have any news that breaks today here at Frontstretch. |
Around the World in Motorsports: Aug. 10 |
- In Iowa Wednesday night, Shark Racing's Logan Schuchart led flag-to-flag, but had to hold off the pack in a series of restarts to win the A-Main on the first
night of preliminaries at the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals. Donny Schatz was second, then David Gravel, Giovanni Scelzi and James McFadden. |
| | Noah Gragson to Drive No. 42 for
Petty GMS in 2023PettyGMS Racing announced in a press conference Wednesday that Noah Gragson will drive the No. 42 Chevrolet full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in
2023. |
| | Kurt Busch Out Again at Richmond,
Ty Gibbs SubbingKurt Busch and 23XI Racing announced Wednesday that Busch has still not been cleared to drive and will sit out Sunday's Federated Auto Parts 400. Ty Gibbs
will drive the Jordan Brand Toyota in his place. |
| | Josh Williams, BJ McLeod
Motorsports Agree to Part WaysBJ McLeod Motorsports announced Wednesday that the team and Josh Williams have agreed to split, effective immediately. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography. Have news for Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at [email protected] with a promising lead or tip. |
Frontstretch Line of the Week From From NHRA to NASCAR: Tanner Gray Looking to Find Footing in Truck Series "I just really enjoyed this form of racing more than I did the drag racing. So when I had the opportunity to come back over this way, that’s kind of what I
wanted to do. I knew that if I wanted to make a career out of driving, this was probably the direction I needed to go." - Tanner Gray on why he made the switch from drag racing to stock
cars. |
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