Frontstretch Newsletter: Oct. 24, 2024
Volume
XVIII, Edition CXCV |
As you're likely aware of by now, Hurricane Helene has devastated a significant chunk of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia and Florida. In western parts of North Carolina, some areas have experienced flooding that hasn't been seen since the 18th century. To that end, we at Frontstretch want to help the relief efforts. To that end, Frontstretch is supporting Operation Airdrop's Operation Helene, which is organizing donations in the Charlotte area and airlifting supplies to areas that have been cutoff due to flooding. If you are able, you can donate financially to the effort here. If you're local to the
Charlotte area, you can volunteer to help with the effort. In addition, there is a designated spot to drop off donations at the Walmart Supercenter in Concord, N.C. The address is 5825 Thunder Rd. NW, Concord, NC 28027. This is off Exit 49 of Interstate 85 (Concord Mills Boulevard/Bruton Smith Boulevard). The donations are picked up every day at 5 p.m. ET so that they can be hustled to nearby Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (for plane flights) or to Hickory Regional Airport (for helicopters)
for the airlifts. |
- Racing-wise, there isn't all that much going on tonight. The Short Track Super Series will be at Orange County Fair Speedway for the Hard Clay Finale, though. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular Stewart Friesen is scheduled to compete at the historic dirt track. Coverage from Middletown, N.Y. is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET on FLORacing. - Teams are beginning to make the haul down to South Florida for this weekend's action. We will have any news that breaks for you here
at Frontstretch. |
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| NASCAR Recognizes Bobby Allison’s 1971 Bowman Gray
Win NASCAR announced Wednesday that they will now recognize Bobby Allison's win in the 1971 Myers Brothers Memorial 250 at Bowman Gray Stadium. As a result, he is now fourth all-time in wins with 85. |
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| Cadillac Reveals 2025 IMSA
Drivers Action Express Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Global announced their full driver lineups for the 2025 season Wednesday. Highlights include Earl Bamber joining Action Express and Will Stevens taking an endurance role at
WTRAndretti. |
Photos are courtesy of NASCAR Media via Jared C. Tilton of Getty Images and our ow Phil Allaway. 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 "Some weekends, I’m on the sim more throughout the week or at the shop, focusing on being a driver. Other weekends I’m at my house in Wisconsin, away from the industry, 50-60 hours a week making calls and on my computer doing cold calls, sending out proposals and whatever I need to do to make sure the sponsors I have now are happy. Around 95% of sponsors in my 200 NASCAR starts I would say
are from my own hard work." - Josh Bilicki, on the work that he's done to bring in the sponsorship necessary to race in NASCAR. |
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