Frontstretch Newsletter: Dec. 16, 2024
Volume
XVIII, Edition CCXVI |
What to Watch: Dec. 16-22 |
- Things are quieting down now as we get closer to Christmas. Despite that, work continues as teams prepare for the 2025 season. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch. |
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| NASCAR Announces 2025 Practice, Qualifying
Procedures NASCAR revealed revised practice and qualifying rules for 2025. Most qualifying sessions will be a single round, while practices will be extended. |
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| Here’s What Happened This Week With the 23XI/FRM Vs.
NASCAR Lawsuit (Dec. 7-Dec. 13) Last week, proceedings continued in the Front Row/23XI lawsuit against NASCAR. Front Row Motorsports is alleging that NASCAR rejected their charter purchase for their new third team. |
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| RCR Confirms Return of Part-Time Cup
Car Richard Childress Racing announced last Monday that their part-time third car (No. 33) will be back for another limited schedule. A variety of drivers will share the car. |
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| Chris Lawson Reunites With Todd Gilliland As Crew
Chief Front Row Motorsports announced Thursday that Chris Lawson will serve as Todd Gilliland's crew chief in 2025. |
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| Rajah Caruth Back With Spire in
2025 Spire Motorsports announced Friday that Rajah Caruth will be back with the team in 2025 for a second season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. |
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| Christian Rose Moving to Trucks With
Niece Niece Motorsports announced Monday morning that Christian Rose will join the team full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2025. |
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| Devlin DeFrancesco Back in IndyCar With
RLL Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced last Monday that Devlin DeFrancesco will return to INDYCAR after a year away to drive the team's No. 30 full-time in 2025. |
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| Trackhouse Racing, TF Sport Collaborate on Rolex 24
Entry Trackhouse Racing announced Friday that they are joining forces with TF Sport to field a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the GTD Pro class at Daytona next month. |
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| Preliminary Entry List: Rolex 24 at
Daytona IMSA released a preliminary entry list for January's Rolex 24 at Daytona Friday. 61 teams will do battle for 24 hours. |
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| AO Racing Adds Dane Cameron To LMP2 Effort for
2025 AO Racing announced Wednesday that Dane Cameron will replace Paul-Loup Chatin for the full season alongside team owner PJ Hyett in "Spike," the team's LMP2 car, in 2025. |
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| The Heart of Racing Reveals Daytona Lineups, One-off 2nd
GT3 The Heart of Racing announced Wednesday that while they wait to debut the Aston Martin Valkyrie, they will race two Aston Martin Vantage GT3s at Daytona, one in GTD Pro and one in GTD. |
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| Daniel Serra Joins Conquest Racing For
2025 Conquest Racing announced last Monday that Ferrari factory racer Daniel Serra will share the No. 34 Ferrari 296 GT3 full-time in 2025 alongside Manny Franco. |
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| Jace Hansen Delivers Improbable Run at the Snowball
Derby At the Snowball Derby, there was nearly a big surprise. Jace Hansen came to Pensacola with an underdog effort, but used an alternate pit strategy to put himself in the hunt for the win. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, James Black of Penske Entertainment, Joao Filipe of DPPI, IMSA, Ed Zurga of ARCA Racing, Reid Scott of Liberty Racing Review and our own Phil Allaway and Danny Peters. Have news for Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at frontstretcheditors@googlegroups.com with a promising lead or tip. |
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