Frontstretch Newsletter: Sept. 10, 2020
Volume: XIV, Edition CXXV
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Around the World in Motorsports: Sept. 9
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- Riley Motorsports announced Wednesday that the current No. 35 in Michelin
Pilot Challenge with full-time drivers James Cox (pictured above qualifying for the BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona back in January) and Dylan Murry will move up to the new LMP3 class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship full-time in 2021. Read more about the new WeatherTech class below. Photo is courtesy of our own Phil Allaway.
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- Tonight, the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series will determine the 10 drivers that will battle for the championship. Coverage of the ToyotaCare 250 is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET with a 60-minute edition of NASCAR RaceDay - NGROTS
Edition. The race is scheduled to go green at 8 p.m. on FOX Sports 1. However, there is a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms, so there is a possibility of a delay or the race start being moved up. Also, note that Kurt Busch will be in the booth for the remainder of the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season. We'll have a recap of the race and anything else that breaks for you at Frontstretch.
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| | Jimmie Johnson Joins Chip Ganassi Racing’s IndyCar Program
Jimmie Johnson's next chapter has been announced. Johnson has signed a two-year deal to race part-time in the NTT IndyCar Series for
Chip Ganassi Racing. His schedule will consist of road and street courses only.
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| | Kevin Harvick Earns NASCAR Cup Pole at Richmond
Sunday night's victory for Kevin Harvick looks even sweeter now. His performance was good enough to earn him the pole for Saturday
night's Federated Auto Parts 400. Joey Logano starts second, then Austin Dillion, Alex Bowman and William Byron.
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| | Ross Chastain Grabs NASCAR Xfinity Pole for 1st Race of Richmond Doubleheader
Ross Chastain will start on pole for Friday night's Go Bowling 250 at Richmond Raceway. Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Brandon Jones and
Harrison Burton will start second and third, while Noah Gragson will start fourth. Chase Briscoe is fifth. The grid for Saturday's Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 250 will be based on the finishing order of Friday night's race.
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| | Austin Hill Takes NASCAR Truck Pole at Richmond
Hattori Racing Enterprises' Austin Hill will start on pole for tonight's ToyotaCare 250 at RIchmond Raceway. Ben Rhodes starts
second, followed by Christian Eckes, Brett Moffitt and Grant Enfinger.
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| | Sebastian Vettel Set for Move to BWT Racing Point in 2021
Racing Point announced Thursday morning that Sebastian Vettel to move to the team (soon to become Aston Martin) full-time in 2021,
leaving Ferrari after being unable to reach a deal with the Scuderia.
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| | Sergio Perez to Leave Racing Point at the End of 2020
When a new driver enters a Formula 1 team, another driver must step aside. Prior to Racing Point's Vettel announcement on Wednesday,
Sergio Perez announced that he will be leaving the Racing Point team at the end of the season.
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| | IMSA Holds Annual State of the Series; Adds LMP3 to WeatherTech Championship for 2021
IMSA held their annual State of the Series presentation remotely on Wednesday. Here, they announced the 2021 schedules and that the
LMP3 class will be added to the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for next season.
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| | Entry List: Royal Truck & Trailer 200
Saturday night's combined ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East race at Toledo Speedway has 18 cars entered. It appears
that only a couple of the East teams have posted entries for the event as it is mostly comprised of ARCA Menards Series teams.
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| | Mark Webber Added to SRX Series Lineup
The Supercar Racing Experience announced Wednesday that former Formula 1 and WEC racer (and current Porsche ambassador) Mark Webber has
accepted an invitation to race in the new series next year.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, Getty Images, BWT Racing Point, Ferrari Media, Nic Antaya of ARCA Racing and our own Phil Allaway.
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Frontstretch Line of the Week
From Michael Self Proud of His Career, Frustrated with 2020 Season
"It must be the Daytona road course. I had an absolute blast there for a track that was added to the schedule late. The circumstances within the race certainly helped; it was a night race with wet conditions on a road course. It was a unique opportunity to race there, and I am unsure whether we will race there in the future. That win was
special." - Michael Self, on winning the General Tire 100 at Daytona last month.
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