Frontstretch Newsletter: Aug. 31, 2023
Volume XVII, Edition CL |
- Today is Media Day for the NASCAR Cup Series playoff drivers. There will be plenty of discussion about what to expect over the next 10 weeks. - World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series teams are at Skagit Speedway near Alger, Wash. for the Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals. Coverage of the first night of action starts at 9:15 p.m. ET at DirtVision.com. - NASCAR teams are still hunkering down in North Carolina while the Darlington area has received a lot of rain from Idalia. We will have everything that breaks for you at Frontstretch. |
| | Matt DiBenedetto Departing Rackley After
2023 Matt DiBenedetto announced Wednesday that he is leaving Rackley W.A.R. at the end ot the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. |
| | Linus Lundqvist Signs Multi-Year Deal With
CGR Chip Ganassi Racing announced Thursday that they have signed 2022 Indy Lights champion Linus Lundqvist to a multi-year deal that will see him join the team in 2024. |
| | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell Returning with Mercedes
Through 2025 Mercedes-AMG F1 announced Thursday that they will have stability in their driving lineup. Both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have signed extensions through 2025. |
| | Entry List: 2023 Southern Illinois
100 For this weekend's 100-mile ARCA Menards Series race at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, there are 18 teams entered. Dirt specialist Sean Corr is back with the Empire Racing team, while Kyle Weatherman's younger brother
Clayton returns to the series for the first time since 2016. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, Karl Zemlin of INDYCAR Media, Jiri Krenek and Jeff Le of ARCA Racing. 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: Aug. 30 |
- SportsCar365.com reported Wednesday that racer Stephen Simpson has formed a new team with JDC-Miller MotorSports' Matthias Czabok, Czabok Simpson Motorsport. This team will race two Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Clubsports starting in 2024. The team is currently undecided on what series that they will run. IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge is a possibility, as is SRO America's Pirelli GT4 America
SprintX. |
Frontstretch Line of the Week "[Elliott] was a simple, unsophisticated Georgia boy with a shock of red hair and a distinct Southern accent. He was certainly not used to being besieged by media types who peppered him with
questions. "To the press, Elliott conjured the image of a red-haired kid in bib overalls carrying a cane fishing pole to the lake, followed by his hound dog. Hence, they gave him the nickname 'Huck Finn.'" - Steve Waid, on what the media's general opinion of Bill Elliott was prior to 1985. |
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