Frontstretch Newsletter: May 1, 2025
Volume XIX,
Edition LXIV |
- Tonight, the race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway starts at the dirt track behind the backstretch. Here, the Kubota High Limit Sprint Car Series will do battle in the first night of the Stockyard Stampede. Coverage will begin at 7 p.m. ET on FLORacing. - The World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series is at Mississippi Thunder Speedway for the Dairyland Showdown starting tonight. Coverage will begin at 7:15 p.m. ET on DirtVision. - NASCAR teams are en route to Texas Motor Speedway as of this writing. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at
Frontstretch. |
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| Kyle Larson Subbing for Connor Zilisch at
Texas JR Motorsports announced Wednesday that Connor Zilisch will sit out Saturday's Andy's Frozen Custard 300 at Texas Motor Speedway after suffering a back injury in his crash at Talladega. Kyle Larson will drive in his place |
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| Legacy Denied Preliminary Injunction in RWR
Lawsuit Legacy Motor Club has been denied a preliminary injunction against Rick Ware Racing in their ongoing lawsuit that surrounds their attempted purchase of a charter. |
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| Thad Moffitt, Isabella Robusto Among Talladega Post-Race
ARCA Penalties In this week's ARCA Penalty Report, Garrett Mitchell was fined $5,000 for a safety violation. That appears to stem from not wearing a HANS Device when the engines were fired for Saturday's General Tire 200. |
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| ARCA East Nashville Entry
List For this weekend's Music City 150 for ARCA Menards Series East at the Nashville Fairgrounds, there are 18 teams entered. |
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| Parker Eatmon Joining Hettinger Racing For Rest of 2025
CARS Season Hettinger Racing announced Wednesday that Parker Eatmon will move over from Mike Darne Racing to drive their entry for the remainder of the 2025 zMAX CARS Tour season. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, NASCAR Media via Adam Glanzman of ARCA Racing, Austin Anthony of ARCA Racing and our own James Jackson. 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 30 |
- The High Limit Sprint Car Series Roto-Rooter Midweek Series Opener at Texarkana 67 Speedway was cancelled Wednesday night due to severe weather. It will not be rescheduled. - SportsCar365.com is reporting that BGB Motorsports has chosen to scale back their operations in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge through the end of 2026. They will compete in two more races for the remainder of 2025 and a limited schedule in 2026. The reasoning for the move is that Porsche is planning a new GT4 car for 2027 and they want to be in position to be a part of
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Frontstretch Line of the Week "Coming back to Orange County is like putting on an old pair of shoes. It’s something that’s familiar to us. Only ten minutes from the house. Every time we come back, it just feels right. "We lived
seven miles from here. This is where I grew up. My first time ever driving a race car was right here. I was 11 years old. … Driving a late model. Now I’m 22, still driving late models. Some things never change." - Layne and Scott Riggs on what Orange County Speedway and what late model racing means to them. |
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