Frontstretch Newsletter: A Look Back At Old Richmond

Published: Tue, 08/12/25

Updated: Tue, 08/12/25

Frontstretch Newsletter: Aug. 12, 2025
Volume XIX, Edition CXXXVII

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What to Watch: Tuesday

- The Super DIRTcar Series continues their season tonight as they travel to Ransomville Speedway in Ransomville, N.Y. for the Ron Martin Summer Nationals. Coverage from Ransomville is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET tonight on DirtVision.

- Teams are preparing at their shops for this weekend's action in Richmond. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch.

TV Schedule: Here

Today's Top News:

NASCAR Richmond Entry Lists

For this weekend's action in Richmond, there are 39 teams entered in the Cook Out 400 for the NASCAR Cup Series and 37 for Friday night's eero 250, meaning that one team will fail to make the Truck race.

Andres Perez Moving to Niece for Rest of 2025

Niece Motorsports announced Monday that Andres Perez will replace Kaden Honeycutt in the No. 45 Chevrolet for the rest of 2025. Spire Motorsports is effectively shutting down his former team and making the No. 07 the 77.

Carson Kvapil Running Richmond With CR7

CR7 Motorsports announced Monday that Carson Kvapil will join the team to drive a second truck Friday night in Richmond.

Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography.

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Around the World in Motorsports: Aug. 11

- Monday night saw the Super DIRTcar Series return to action at Sharon Speedway for the Steel Valley 75. Here, Anthony Perrego won the pole and was never threatened en route to his first victory and first top-five finish of the year.

Perrego won by .408 seconds over Matt Sheppard. Dalton Slack was third, then Alex Payne and Mike Mahaney.

Points leader Mat Williamson finished seventh while Alex Yankowski was 15th. As a result, Williamson's points lead is now 32 over the young racer. Sheppard is third, then Payne and Erick Rudolph.

Today at Frontstretch:

Waid’s World: In 1988, The First Race on The ‘New’ Richmond Ended Years of Slow Decline

by Steve Waid

Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Sports Struggles With Lack of Action at Watkins Glen

by Phil Allaway

Up to Speed: What Can Shane van Gisbergen Really Do in the Playoffs?

by Bryan Gable

Stat Sheet: Back-to-Back Cup Races with 0 DNFs & More SVG Dominance

by Stephen Stumpf

ARCA Power Rankings: A Wild Watkins Glen Week

by Josh Calloni

Tomorrow at Frontstretch.com:

In Watkins Glen, we caught up with Austin Green and talked about his career, the draw of Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli's CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series and the role his father David has played in his career.

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