What Makes For A Feel-Good Story In NASCAR?

Published: Tue, 04/14/26

Updated: Tue, 04/14/26

Frontstretch Newsletter: April 14, 2026
Volume XX, Edition LX

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What to Watch: Tuesday

- Today is the Prologue for FIA World Endurance Championship teams at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Italy. This event was moved to Imola after the entire race weekend in Qatar was postponed due to the ongoing unrest in the Middle East.

The session will mark the public on-track debut of the new Genesis GMR-001. All 35 teams will be setting times on the 3.05-mile road course.

- NASCAR teams are at their shops, preparing for this weekend's action in Kansas. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch and in the Frontstretch Newsletter.

Today's Top News:

NASCAR Kansas Entry Lists

This weekend, there will be 37 teams in the AdventHealth 400 including Corey Heim. A short field of 37 teams are entered in the Kansas Lottery 300.

Austin Dillon Running Texas O’Reilly Race

Richard Childress Racing announced Monday that they will field a third entry in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Talladega for Austin Dillon.

Firestone Fast 6 Extends to Remaining IndyCar Street Courses

IndyCar announced Monday that the Firestone Fast 6 will be a single-lap qualifying session at the remaining street courses this year.

Rise Racing Owner Tim Goulet Reinstated by ARCA

ARCA ended the indefinite suspension of Tim Goulet, owner of Rise Racing, on Monday. He had previously been suspended because of a warrant being out for his arrest.

Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography and our own Josh Calloni and Danny Peters.

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by Andrew Stoddard

Up to Speed: William Byron’s Bristol Disaster

by Stephen Stumpf

Tomorrow at Frontstretch.com:

Tom Bowles returns with another look at the sport in Did You Notice?

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