Is Shane van Gisbergen The Best Man at Trackhouse?

Published: Wed, 04/01/26

Updated: Wed, 04/01/26

Frontstretch Newsletter: April 1, 2026
Volume XX, Edition LI

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What to Watch: Wednesday

- NASCAR teams are back at their shops, preparing for this weekend at Rockingham and next weekend at Dover. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch.

Today's Top News:

Daniel Dye Reinstated By NASCAR, Out at Kaulig

NASCAR has officially reinstated Daniel Dye after his suspension stemming from his inappropriate live stream comments. However, he has chosen to leave Kaulig Racing.

Casey Mears Joins Beard for 5 Races

Beard Motorsports announced Tuesday that Casey Mears will drive the No. 62 in five races this season, allowing him to get to 500 career Cup starts.

ARCA Rockingham Entry List

There are 24 teams entered in Saturday morning's 125-lap ARCA Menards Series East race at Rockingham Speedway.

Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography and Ted Malinowski 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: March 31

- DXDT Racing announced Tuesday that Robert Wickens will be back in the No. 36 Corvette for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sprint races this season. He will share the Corvette Z06 GT3.R with Mason Filippi, who will drive full-time.

The pairing is something of a reunion. While they never shared a car, both Filippi and Wickens raced together at Bryan Herta Autosport in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. The BHA Hyundai teams to this day work very closely together, so the two of them are very used to collaborating with each other.

This will be his second full year in the car. In last year's five-race schedule, Wickens teamed with Alec Udell in the Corvette. The duo's best finish was fourth in GTD at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, his home track.

- NASCAR has revised the preliminary entry list for this weekend's action in Rockingham. On the revised list, it was noted that AM Racing has officially withdrawn their No. 25 Ford driven by Nick Sanchez from Saturday's North Carolina Education Lottery 250. That means that the number of entries is down to 38 for this weekend.

Frontstretch Video:

Happy Hour Podcast: Gibbs JGR's New Number 2, Hall Debate, Rockingham, Long Cautions

Today at Frontstretch:

2-Headed Monster: Is Shane van Gisbergen the Best Oval Driver at Trackhouse?

by Thomas Dunn and Christopher Hansen

Upon Further Review: Beating Alex Palou Requires Perfection

by Christopher DeHarde

Happy Hour: Gibbs’ New No. 2, NASCAR Hall of Fame Debate & Long Cautions

with Chris Graham, Dalton Hopkins, Ed Lane, Michael Massie and Bryan Nolen

Tomorrow at Frontstretch.com:

We're going to introduce you to Dystany Spurlock, who just made her ARCA Menards Series East debut Saturday night at Hickory.

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