Frontstretch Newsletter: Feb. 9, 2021
Volume: XV, Edition VII
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Around the World in Motorsports: Feb. 8
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- Monday night's Jeep Beach 175 for ARCA Menards Series East teams came down to late controversy. Sammy Smith, who led at halfway, was penalized for pitting too early during the mid-race red flag...70 laps after the fact during a separate red flag for
rain.
Once the race restarted, Mason Diaz ended up with the lead, but he had contact with Taylor Gray on the restart and spun to bring out another yellow. That left Smith and Gray to duke it out for the win. On the final lap, Smith attempted to use the bump n' run on
Gray. This gave Rette Jones Racing's Max Gutierrez all the room he needed to sneak past both of them on the inside to score his first ARCA Menards Series East victory.
Gutierrez, the defending FedEx Challenge champion in Mexico (the primary support series to the Peak Mexico Series), was a fender ahead of Smith (officially timed at 0.042 seconds). Gray was third, while Diaz recovered for fourth. Joey Iest was
fifth.
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- Today is the Busch Clash, the first event of the NASCAR Cup Series season. Coverage starts with NASCAR RaceDay on FOX Sports 1 at 6 p.m. ET. We'll have a recap of the race, plus anything else that breaks for you at
Frontstretch.
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| | Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman to Lead Field to Green in Clash
In a live drawing that was streamed on Facebook Monday night, Team Penske's Ryan Blaney was awarded the pole for tonight's Busch
Clash.
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| | Denny Hamlin, Harrison Burton Add Offerpad Sponsorship
Joe Gibbs Racing announced Monday that Offerpad will serve as the primary sponsor of Denny Hamlin's No. 11 for two races. They will also
sponsor Harrison Burton's No. 20 in the Xfinity Series.
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| | Kaz Grala Snags Hyperice Sponsorship for Daytona 500 Attempt
Kaulig Racing announced Monday that Hyperice, the leader in exercise recovery technology, will serve as the primary sponsor of Kaz
Grala's No. 16 Chevrolet in the Daytona 500.
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| | Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes Agree to 2021 Contract
Mercedes-AMG announced Monday that the team has agreed to terms that will keep seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamliton in Mercedes equipment
for the 2021 season.
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| | Kyle Busch Announces 5-Race Truck Schedule
Due to NASCAR eligibility rules, Kyle Busch is limited to only five races a year in the Camping World Truck Series. On Monday, he
announced his five-race slate for 2021.
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| | eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series: Michael Conti Scores Big Season Opening Win at Daytona
JR Motorsports' Michael Conti got himself to the front Monday night at the right time. When chaos broke out, he was out front and
claimed victory in the season-opening eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series event at the virtual Daytona International Speedway. Michael Guest was second, then Jake Matheson, Corey Vincent and Isaac Gann.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, NASCAR Media via Getty Images, Mercedes-AMG and iRacing via Justin Melillo.
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