Frontstretch Newsletter: April 24, 2025
Volume
XIX, Edition LIX |
- NTT IndyCar Series teams are currently in the middle of Day No. 2 of open testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The session is ongoing with live streaming on the IndyCar YouTube channel. - NASCAR teams are putting the finishing touches on their mounts before making the trip to Alabama. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch. |
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| Jesse Love’s Rockingham DQ
Upheld The National Motorsports Appeals Panel, in an expedited appeal Wednesday, upheld Jesse Love's disqualification from Saturday's North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway. |
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| Rodney Childers, Spire Part
Ways Spire Motorsports announced Wednesday that they have parted away with Rodney Childers, who has served as crew chief this year for Justin Haley. |
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| Ryan Sparks Returning as Justin Haley’s Crew
Chief Spire Motorsports didn't look far to replace Rodney Childers on Justin Haley's pit box. Ryan Sparks, who Childers replaced, will return as Haley's crew chief starting this weekend. |
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| Scott Dixon Fastest on 1st Day of Indy 500 Open
Test In open testing Wednesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon was fastest with a lap at 225.182 mph. Drivers also completed Rookie Orientation and refresher sessions. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography and Joe Skibinski of Penske Entertainment. 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: April 24 |
- In Indianapolis testing, Kyle Larson ran into some problems this morning. Exiting turn 1, Larson
went wide and hit the SAFER Barrier, then slid along the track and went back into the wall in turn 2. He was ok and walked away from the crash. |
Frontstretch Line of the Week "Arrington was
taken to a Birmingham hospital. I knew he was pretty beat up. I learned something else. I didn’t know who divulged what was, reportedly, Arrington’s most serious injury. Nor did I know if it had been confirmed. I knew only that the word was [that Buddy] Arrington’s manhood had been severed." - Steve Waid describes rumors of an unusual and very painful injury for
Buddy Arrington in a practice crash in Talladega in 1975. While Arrington was in a lot of pain after the crash, the rumor was not true. |
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