Frontstretch Newsletter: Oct. 15, 2020
Volume: XIV, Edition CL
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- At Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, there is a full day of on-track activity on tap. IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams have three practice sessions, including a night session. Michelin Pilot Challenge teams have two practices and qualifying
today.
- NASCAR teams are putting the final touches on preparations for this weekend's action in Kansas. We'll have practice recaps from Georgia and anything else that breaks for you at Frontstretch.
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| | Chase Elliott Grabs Cup Pole for Kansas
The good times keep coming for Chase Elliott. He's coming off his third win of the season and he'll start Sunday's Hollywood Casino
400 from the pole. Joey Logano starts second, then Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr.
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| | Noah Gragson on Kansas Xfinity Pole
Noah Gragson was the best in the ultra-wet Saturday. He was rewarded for that skill by earning the pole for Saturday's Kansas
Lottery 300. Austin Cindric will start second, followed by Daniel Hemric, Ross Chastain and Brandon Jones.
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| | Chandler Smith Is on Kansas Truck Pole
Chandler Smith may not be in the regular playoffs this year, but the No. 51 team is in the owners playoffs. As a result, he will
start from the pole in Saturday's CleanHarbors 200 at Kansas Speedway. Ben Rhodes starts second, then Brett Moffitt, Sheldon Creed and Matt Crafton.
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| | Entry List: 2020 Speediatrics 150
For Friday night's season finale for the ARCA Menards Series at Kansas Speedway, there are only 18 cars entered. Dylan Lupton will
drive DGR-Crosley's No. 17 in place of the underage Taylor Gray, while Ty Gibbs will make his Kansas debut.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography.
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Frontstretch Line of the Week
From Trevor Bayne, Take II: Fresh Start in NASCAR After Rough Roush Fenway Ending
"Once you’re out for two years, you kind of assume it’s over. I just didn’t expect to have an opportunity at this level again, not for the lack of ability, just the way the sport is now. Once you’re out of the limelight for two years, it’s crazy to think teams would be thinking of you as a candidate." - Trevor Bayne, on where he was
with his career when the call came from Niece Motorsports.
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