Frontstretch Newsletter: Oct. 5, 2023
Volume
XVII, Edition CLXXV |
- SRO America's support series will be on-track today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for practice sessions ahead of the opening races on Friday. - Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway continues with practice, time trials and heat races on the half-mile oval. Coverage will start at 12:45 p.m. ET
on DirtVision. - The Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions returns to Port Royal Speedway tonight to make
up the Tuscarora 50, which was rained out back on Sept. 9. Coverage starts at 5 p.m. ET today at FLORacing.com. - NASCAR teams are putting the finishing touches on their cars before making the short drive to Charlotte Motor Speedway for this weekend's action. We will have anything that breaks for you at Frontstretch. |
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| NASCAR Releases 2024 Cup Schedule The NASCAR Cup Series schedule for 2024 was released Wednesday. Highlights include the Brickyard 400 returning to the schedule in July and (as previously announced on Tuesday), the debut of Iowa Speedway. |
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| Hailie Deegan Moving to Xfinity With AM In an announcement Thursday morning at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, AM Racing announced that Hailie Deegan will drive full-time for the team in 2024 as part of a multi-year deal. |
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| Carson Hocevar Running Final 4 Cup Races for
Legacy Legacy Motor Club announced Wednesday that after the ROVAL this weekend, Carson Hocevar will finish out the season in the No. 42 Chevrolet. |
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| 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule Revealed NASCAR revealed the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule Wednesday. All but one race will be a companion race to the Cup Series (Portland is the sole exception). A second Talladega race also returns to the schedule. |
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| 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Schedule
Unveiled The 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule was revealed Wednesday. The series will make two visits to Martinsville. The Lucas Oil IRP race will move up into July. |
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| Romain Grosjean Taking Legal Action Against
Andretti Romain Grosjean announced on his social media channels Wednesday that he is currently pursuing legal action against Andretti Global regarding his dismissal from the team at the end of the 2023 NTT IndyCar Series season. |
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| The Heart of Racing to Race Aston Martin Valkyrie in
2025 The Heart of Racing announced Wednesday that they will be partnering with Aston Martin to field the Aston Martin Valkyrie in both IMSA and the FIA World Endurance Championship starting in 2025. |
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| Entry List: 2023 Shore Lunch 200 This weekend's ARCA Menards Series season finale at Toledo Speedway will have 18 teams in the field. Dylan Smith will drive Venturini Motorsports' No. 15. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, Chris Owens of INDYCAR Media, The Heart of Racing and our own Mark Kristl. Have news for Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us
at frontstretcheditors@googlegroups.com with a promising lead or tip. |
Frontstretch Line of the Week "The reason why I didn’t get to do
any [races in the booth] this year is that there’s a driver retiring this year that’s going to do full-time broadcasting in 2024. [FOX Sports] gave him his choice of the Truck races to do, and unfortunately, he picked the road course races. I got bumped out of the booth for that." - Andy Lally on how Kevin Harvick ultimately bumped him from booth analyst work with FOX Sports this year. He's not bitter about it. |
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