Frontstretch Newsletter: Jan. 6, 2025
Volume XIX,
Edition I |
- In the world of NASCAR, preparations for the 2025 season continue. For those looking for anything racing-related, the Monster Energy AMA Supercross season starts this weekend in Anaheim, Calif.. In addition, teams will start loading in for the Chili Bowl in Tulsa on Sunday. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch. |
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| Zane Smith Running 3rd Cup Car for
FRM Front Row Motorsports announced Thursday that Zane Smith will return to the operation full-time in 2025. This time, he will drive the No. 38 Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series. |
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| Mike Wallace Running Daytona 500 for
MBM MBM Motorsports announced Thursday that Mike Wallace will attempt to qualify the team's No. 66 Ford for the Daytona 500 next month. If he qualifies, it would be his first NASCAR Cup Series start since 2015. |
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| Here’s What Happened This Week With the 23XI/FRM Lawsuit
(Dec. 21-Jan. 3) In the 23XI Racing/Front Row Motorsports lawsuit, things were rather quiet over the holidays. However, NASCAR has had to shore up their appeal to the preliminary injunction that the teams won back in December. |
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| Leland Honeyman, Thomas Annunziata Running for New Derrike
Cope-Owned Team Derrike Cope announced the formation of a new team, Cope Family Racing, on Thursday. The team will run full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Leland Honeyman and Thomas Annunziata sharing the car. |
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| Michael Maples Forming Own ARCA Team, Ryan Roulette To
Drive 2nd Car Michael Maples announced Thursday that he will once again race full-time in the ARCA Menards Series in 2025, but he'll do so for his own team, Maples Motorsports. |
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| Chase Pinsonneault Running Daytona for
Venturini Venturini Motorsports announced last Monday that Chase Pinsonneault will drive the No. 15 Toyota in the ARCA Menards Series season opener in Daytona. |
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| Tyler Reif Running Full ARCA East Season for
Sigma Sigma Performance Services announced last Monday that Tyler Reif will drive for the team full-time in ARCA Menards Series East competition in 2025. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography and Lachlan Cunningham 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: Dec. 30-Jan. 5 |
- SportsCar365.com reported Friday that Rennsport One will field their No. 28 Porsche for Jan Heylen and Luca Mars full-time in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge in 2025. They will replace Trent Hindman and Stevan McAleer with the team. Last season, Hindman and
McAleer finished second in Grand Sport points with victories at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and Road America. They also finished second at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and VIR. Mars finished 14th in GS points for KohR Motorsports in a Ford Mustang GT4 alongside Bob Michaelian. The duo's best finish was third at VIR in August. Heylen did not compete in the series
last year, but ran in the five Michelin Endurance Cup races for Wright Motorsports. He won in GTD at Indianapolis in September alongside Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer. |
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