Frontstretch Newsletter: April 19, 2023
Volume XVII, Edition LIV |
- Today, teams are continuing to prepare for this weekend's action in Talladega. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you
at Frontstretch. |
| | Final Appeal Overturns Points Penalty Handed to Kaulig
Racing’s No. 31 Team Kaulig Racing's final appeal of their louver penalty from Phoenix was effectively over before it even began. The 75-point penalty (reduced from 100) was
stricken from the record. As a result, Justin Haley is now 25th in points. |
| | Zane Smith Gains Tipico Sportsbook
Sponsorship Front Row Motorsports announced that Tipico Sportsbook will serve as the primary sponsor of Zane Smith's truck at Mid-Ohio in
July. |
| | Entry List: 2023 General Tire
200 For Saturday's ARCA Menards Series race in Talladega, there are currently 35 teams entered. Taylor Gray will make his debut for Joe Gibbs Racing, while Patrick
Emerling will drive his team's No. 53 Ford. |
| | Entry List: 2023 NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF
150 While the national-level ARCA teams will be in Talladega, the ARCA Menards Series West teams will be at Kern County Raceway Park. 16 teams will do battle at the facility outside of
Bakersfield. |
| | Casey Kirwan Snatches eNASCAR Win from Malik Ray with
Dramatic Pass XSET's Casey Kirwan made a spectacular move on the final lap Tuesday night to swoop around Malik Ray and hold on to win the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Biggie Bag $5.00 presented by Wendy's. Collin
Bowden was third, then Wyatt Tinsley and Kollin Keister. |
| | eRacr Scores a Pair of Top Fives at
Talladega Races at Talladega can be tossups at times, both in real life and in sim racing. The eRacr team came out on the good end of the stick as Collin Bowden and Kollin Keister both took home top-five
finishes. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, NASCAR Media via Chris Graythen and James O. Watson of Getty Images and iRacing via eNASCAR. Have news for Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us
know; email us at frontstretcheditors@googlegroups.com with a promising lead or tip. |
Around the World in Motorsports: April 18 |
- NASCAR announced Tuesday that two-time Daytona 500 winner Sterling Marlin is the 57th driver selected as part of NASCAR's 75 Greatest
Drivers. |
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