Frontstretch Newsletter: July 31, 2025
Volume
XIX, Edition CXXIX |
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- The World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Models are at Cedar Lake Speedway tonight for the start of the USA Nationals, one of their biggest weekends of the year. Coverage from Cedar Lake will start at 7:15 p.m. ET on DirtVision. - NASCAR teams are en route to Iowa for this weekend's action. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch. |
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| Josh Williams Out at
Kaulig Kaulig Racing announced Wednesday that Josh Williams has left the team, effective immediately. A variety of drivers will finish the season in the No. 11 Chevrolet. |
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| FOX Acquires Interest in Penske Entertainment, Extends
IndyCar TV Deal INDYCAR announced Thursday morning that FOX has acquired a one-third interest in Penske Entertainment, the parent company of INDYCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The current TV deal for the NTT IndyCar Series has also been
extended. |
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| Gian Buffomante Joins Reaume for Watkins
Glen Reaume Brothers Racing announced Wednesday that Gian Buffomante will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut for the team at Watkins Glen. |
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| Entry Lists: IMSA at Road
America This weekend, there will be 87 teams between the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge that will do battle at Road America. |
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Friday night's combination ARCA Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series East race at Iowa Speedway has 27 teams entered. Kris Wright returns to Venturini Motorsports, while Colby Evans will make his ARCA debut. |
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| Greg Biffle, Sigma Team Up Again for Tri-City ARCA West
Race Sigma Performance Services announced Wednesday that Greg Biffle will return to the team for the upcoming ARCA Menards Series West race at Tri-City Raceway in Washington. |
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| CJ Leary Holds off Mitchel Moles for Circle City Raceway
Win In USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship action Wednesday night, CJ Leary held off a late charge to win the Indiana Sprint Week feature at Circle City Raceway. |
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| Briggs Danner Steals Indiana Sprint Week Win at Kokomo
Speedway In Tuesday night's rescheduled Indiana Sprint Week feature at Kokomo, Briggs Danner was able to take advantage of a lapped to get past Robert Ballou and take the victory. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, Joe Skibinski of Penske Entertainment, IMSA, Rich Forman and David Nearpass of USAC 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: July 30-31 |
- In an update Thursday, Jessica Friesen announced that her husband, Stewart Friesen, is back in the United
States and is currently at a Level 1 Trauma Center in New York. - The Super DIRTcar Series wrapped up their Canadian Swing Wednesday night with a trip to Brockville Ontario Speedway for the Canadian Classic. Here, Alex Payne won the pole, then led all 75 laps to take his second straight victory on the Ontario dirt track. Mat Williamson was second, then Matt Sheppard, Alex Yankowski and Felix Roy. Points-wise, Williamson's second-place finish expanded his points lead over Yankowski to 13 points. Sheppard is third, then Payne and Erick Rudolph. |
Frontstretch Line of the Week "They’re just so much different than a truck on a lot of aspects — the aero aspect, and I guess that’s really the big one, with the mechanical grip aspect. There are so many things that are different about the Xfinity car than a
truck that have definitely taken me a little bit longer than I’d like to get a hang of, but I feel like I have a decent grasp on it now." - Christian Eckes on his struggles adjusting to the NASCAR Xfinity Series. |
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