Frontstretch Newsletter: April 9, 2024
Volume
XVIII, Edition XLVIII |
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- Teams are hard at work to get ready for this weekend's action in Texas. - In the virtual world, the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series will race at Brands Hatch tonight. Coverage will start at 7:30 p.m. ET on NASCAR's YouTube channel. The race will be simulcast on NASCAR and iRacing's YouTube channels at 8 p.m. ET. We'll have a recap of the Coca-Cola iRacing Series event and any other news that breaks for you at Frontstretch. |
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| PREMA Racing to Join INDYCAR in
2025 PREMA Racing announced Tuesday morning that they will be entering INDYCAR full-time in 2025 with a new two-car effort. |
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| Entry List: 2024 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive
400 Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race in Texas will have 38 teams entered. Jimmie Johnson is back in the third Legacy Motor Club Toyota, while Ty Dillon returns to Kaulig Racing. |
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| Entry List: 2024 Andy’s Frozen Custard
300 Saturday's 300-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Texas will have 38 teams doing battle on the 1.5-mile quad-oval. Daniel Dye is back in Kaulig Racing's part-time No. 10, while Ryan Truex returns to Joe Gibbs Racing. |
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| Entry List: 2024 SpeedyCash.com
250 Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in Texas has 34 teams entered. Kris Wright will make his debut with TRICON Garage, while Kyle Busch returns to Spire Motorsports, replacing Sammy Smith. |
Photos are courtesy of Gabi Tomescu of Focus Pack Media and Nigel Kinrade Photography. Have news for Frontstretch? Don't hesitate
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Around the World in Motorsports: April 8-9 |
- RACER.com is
reporting that VasserSullivan will send both of their Lexus RC F GT3s to Long Beach next weekend for the first of two street races on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule. The No. 14 entry will not be in the race as that is the team's GTD Pro car and Long Beach is not a GTD Pro race. The move has resulted in a split of the driver lineup in the No. 12 for this weekend only. Jack Hawksworth will join up with Frankie Montecalvo in the No. 12. The No. 14 has been renumbered as the No. 89. That car will be shared by Ben Barnicoat and Parker Thompson. Such a move has happened before. In 2022, the team entered the
No. 17 Lexus in the GTD class at Mid-Ohio and Belle Isle (pictured above). The duo of Hawksworth and INDYCAR regular Kyle Kirkwood ended up winning in class at Belle Isle. - Halmar Friesen Racing announced Tuesday morning that Chili's will serve as the primary sponsor on Stewart Friesen's No. 52
Toyota in Friday night's SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway. The Toyota will sport a scheme that will feature all of Chili's menu. Photo is courtesy of IMSA. |
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