Frontstretch Newsletter: Sept. 24, 2020
Volume: XIV, Edition CXXXV
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Around the World in Motorsports: Sept. 23
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- The FIA announced that Gerard Neveu, CEO of Le Mans Endurance Management, will step down from his role at the end of 2020. Neveu has essentially run the FIA World Endurance Championship from the very beginning when it was known as the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.
- David Gravel held off a charging Kyle Larson Wednesday night to win the Governor's Reign at Eldora Speedway, held as part of the Ollie's All Star Circuit of Champions. Gravel gets to take his $52,000 winner's share of the purse home to
Connecticut.
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- Gander RV & Outdoors Truck and Xfinity Series teams are currently en route to Las Vegas for this weekend's action. Cup teams will be leaving the Charlotte area later today for their long haul. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at
Frontstretch.
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| | Kevin Harvick on Vegas Pole in Cup Race
By virtue of winning in Bristol and leading the most laps, Kevin Harvick will start from pole in Sunday's South Point 400 at Las Vegas
Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch starts second, then Chase Elliott, Aric Almirola and Joey Logano.
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| | Jeremy Clements Racing, Repairables.com End Sponsorship
Jeremy Clements Racing announced Wednesday that the team and Repairables.com (formerly RepairableVehicles.com) have formally ended their
sponsorship after 10 years, effective immediately.
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| | Chase Briscoe Grabs Xfinity Pole at Vegas
Bristol winner Chase Briscoe has earned the pole position for Saturday's ALSCO 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Austin Cindric will
start second, followed by Justin Allgaier, Ross Chastain and Harrison Burton.
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| | Brett Moffitt Grabs Vegas Truck Pole
Brett Moffitt led the most laps last Thursday night in Bristol, but couldn't capitalize. Tomorrow night, he'll start from pole in
the World of Westgate 200. Tyler Ankrum starts second, then Grant Enfinger, Sheldon Creed and Chandler Smith.
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| | Meyer Shank, Wayne Taylor Racing to Run Acura in 2021
HPD announced Wednesday that Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian and Wayne Taylor Racing will both switch to the Acura ARX-05 in the
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, replacing Acura Team Penske, which is leaving the series at the end of the year.
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| | Zach Veach, Andretti Parting Ways for 2020
Andretti Autosport announced Wednesday that the team has released Zach Veach from his driving responsibilities. A replacement driver
for the Gainbridge-sponsored No. 26 will be announced in the coming days.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, IMSA and Joe Skibinski of INDYCAR Media.
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Frontstretch Line of the Week
From Natalie Decker Details Hospital Stay, Sets Sights on Breaking Her Own Record
"There was a big difference just with aero and how the trucks handled in traffic. That was one of the biggest things even going into the ARCA Series and racing on these big tracks like mile-and-a-halves – the cars just felt so different. I come from short track racing, so to feel this big aero difference and how the cars handle in the corners and when
you’re in traffic, and then getting in a truck magnifies it by like 10. It makes it so much more different, but I’m glad I got to experience a mile-and-a-half in the ARCA car. Now that I’m in the truck [though], it feels a lot different, mostly the aero and the air and how the trucks move around in traffic." - Natalie Decker, on what she noticed when first transitioning from the ARCA Menards Series to the now-Gander RV & Outdoors Truck
Series
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