Frontstretch Newsletter: July 6, 2023
Volume XVII, Edition CX |
- Today, NASCAR teams are concluding their work and packing up for the trip to Atlanta for some nighttime racing. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you
at Frontstretch. |
| | William Byron Adds Relay
Sponsorship Hendrick Motorsports announced Thursday morning that Relay Payments has signed on to sponsor William Byron for three races starting this weekend in
Atlanta. |
| | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Adds Homestead to Xfinity
Schedule Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced Thursday that he has added a second start in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2023 that will take place at Homestead-Miami Speedway in
October with sponsorship from Bass Pro Shops. |
| | Formula 1 Releases 2024
Schedule The FIA released the 2024 Formula 1 schedule Wednesday with a record 24 races. China returns after being off the schedule since 2019, while Japan has moved to
April in an attempt for a more "regionalized" schedule. |
| | Entry List: 2023 Zinsser SmartCoat
150 For this weekend's ARCA race at Mid-Ohio, there are 22 cars on the entry list. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers Tyler Ankrum and Dean Thompson are
entered. |
| | Austin Dillon Making SRX Debut at
Eldora Superstar Racing Experience announced Wednesday that Austin Dillon will make his series debut at Eldora Speedway on Aug.
10. |
| | Ernie Francis Jr. Running Lucas Oil SRX
Race Superstar Racing Experience announced Wednesday that Firestone Indy NXT driver Ernie Francis Jr. will return to the series at Lucas Oil Speedway on Aug.
17. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, Lars Baron of Getty Images, Kirk Irwin of ARCA Racing and our own Tom Bowles and Danny Peters. 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: July 6 |
- Matt Sheppard took the lead away from former track general manager Brett Hearn on lap 44 Wednesday night. He then held after a late restart to win the rescheduled Super DIRTcar Series Battle at the Fairgrounds at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y. It is Sheppard's second win of the year (the first was on Memorial Day at Lebanon Valley Speedway) and the 91st of his career. Hearn, who is the all-time winningest driver at Orange County Fair Speedway, held on for second, followed by Larry Wight. Billy Decker was fourth, while Peter Britten was fifth. Sheppard has a 35-point lead over Mat Williamson in the points. Britten is third, then Jimmy Phelps and Chris Hile. |
Frontstretch Line of the
Week "The racing [in Xfinity] is a lot calmer than the Truck Series. The Truck Series is wild, and that’s why a lot of people — when I
came to the Xfinity Series — were kind of griping, like, ‘Hey, man, you’re really aggressive.’ "Well, look what I just came from. If you weren’t aggressive in the Truck Series, especially on restarts, you went backwards or
you would get wrecked." - Chandler Smith on the transition from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series to the NASCAR Xfinity
Series. |
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