Frontstretch Newsletter: May 23, 2023
Volume XVII, Edition LXXVIII |
- The World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series will be at Stateline Speedway in Busti, N.Y. for the New York Stateline Showdown. Coverage of the action will begin at 6:15 p.m. ET on DirtVision.tv. - NASCAR teams are at their shops, preparing for this weekend's action in Charlotte. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch. |
| | Stefan Wilson En Route to Hospital After Indy 500
Practice Crash The Month of May had been clean until Monday afternoon. The pack backed off entering turn 1 suddenly and Katherine Legge couldn't avoid Stefan Wilson. The
resulting wreck put both drivers hard into the wall. |
| | Stefan Wilson Out of Indy 500 After Practice
Crash Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Cusick Motorsports jointly announced Monday that Stefan Wilson has a broken vertebra as a result of his practice crash. He is out
of the Indianapolis 500. |
| | Graham Rahal Replacing Stefan Wilson in Indy
500 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Cusick Motorsports jointly announced Tuesday morning that Graham Rahal will replace the injured Stefan Wilson in the Indianapolis
500. |
| | Entry List: 2023 Coca-Cola
600 For Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600, there are 37 teams entered. Jimmie Johnson returns, while Zane Smith is back in the Front Row No. 38. Todd Gilliland will drive
for Rick Ware Racing. |
| | Entry List: 2023 Alsco Uniforms
300 For Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Charlotte, there are 40 teams entered. Kyle Busch returns to Kaulig Racing, while Ty Gibbs will drive the Joe Gibbs
Racing No. 19. |
| | Entry List: 2023 North Carolina Education Lottery
200 For the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in Charlotte, there are 36 trucks entered for the race that starts the Triple Truck Challenge. Bayley Currey is back
with Niece Motorsports, while Reaume Brothers Racing has brought their No. 34 back out. |
Photos are courtesy of Travis Hinkle, Chris Jones and Joe Skibinski of INDYCAR Media, along with 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. |
Around the World in Motorsports: May 22 |
- Monday was the eighth practice session for the Indianapolis 500 and the first one fully dedicated to race runs. Team Penske's Will Power was fastest with a lap at 229.222 mph. The lap was .0065 seconds faster than
Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon. Teammates Takuma Sato and Alex Palou were third and fourth, while Arrow McLaren SP's Tony Kanaan was fifth. The two-hour session was marred by the first crash of the month when Katherine Legge ran in the back of Stefan Wilson entering turn 1, sending both drivers hard into the wall. For more on the
incident, see above. |
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