Frontstretch Newsletter: May 18, 2023
Volume XVII, Edition XLV |
- Practice No. 4 for the NTT IndyCar Series at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a six-hour session where race and qualifying pace will be focused on. Coverage starts at Noon ET on Peacock. The weather conditions are near perfect with sunny skies and a forecast high of 77 degrees. - 100 Days to Indy continues tonight with the fourth episode, "Stay on Track." The show airs at 9 p.m. ET on The CW and will be available tomorrow on The CW app. - Teams are currently finishing preparations before making the short haul to North Wilkesboro Speedway. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch. |
| | Jordan Taylor Joining Kaulig at
Portland Kaulig Racing announced Wednesday that Corvette Racing's Jordan Taylor will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the No. 10 Chevrolet at
Portland. |
| | Hendrick Motorsports Announces Collaboration With Chuck
E. Cheese Hendrick Motorsports announced an unusual partnership Wednesday with Chuck E. Cheese, North America's largest chain of children's play places. The partnership
includes licensed content, promotional content and more. |
| | Santino Ferrucci Finds the Fast Way Around in First Indy
500 Practice AJ Foyt Racing's Santino Ferrucci was quick in the first practice session for the Indianapolis 500, timing in third overall with a lap at 228.977
mph. |
| | Entry List: 2023 Dutch Boy
150 16 teams are entered to contest Saturday night's ARCA Menards Series East race at "The Level Pebble," Flat Rock Speedway. Derrick McGrew Jr., a dirt modified racer
from New York, will make his series debut for Rise Motorsports. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, NASCAR Media via Chris Graythen of Getty Images and James Black of INDYCAR Media. 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: May 17 |
- NTT IndyCar Series teams had a full day of practice Wednesday for the Indianapolis 500. At the end of six hours of running, Chip Ganassi Racing's Takuma Sato was fastest with a lap at 229.439 mph. That lap was .0453 seconds faster than teammate Scott Dixon. Santino Ferrucci was third, then Alex Palou and Scott McLaughlin. There were no incidents. A total of 3450 laps (8625 miles) were turned in during the session. Ed Carpenter Racing's Rinus VeeKay, who was 18th quickest, turned in the most laps (151). Abel Motorsports' RC Enerson ran the least (25), but that number does not include his Rookie Orientation session, which was held prior to the main session. |
Frontstretch Line of the
Week "If I'm going to go, I want to be with the A-Team. I wanted to be where the action was, instead of being in the Army, Air Force or even the Navy. I did not want to be on the
sideline. I wanted to be the point of the spear." - Al Niece, on why he decided to join the Marines after being
drafted in 1966. |
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