Frontstretch Newsletter: April 6, 2021
Volume: XV, Edition XLVII
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- Today, Goodyear is starting a two-day tire test for the NextGen car at Darlington Raceway. That test will be critical to see how the new car wears tires at the infamously brutal track on rubber. More information
on that test can be found below. We'll have anything else that breaks for you at Frontstretch.
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| | Entry List: 2021 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500
For Saturday night's 500-lap duel at Martinsville Speedway, there are 37 teams
entered. Justin Haley and BJ McLeod are back in their cars, replacing Stewart Friesen and Shane Golobic, respectively.
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| | Tyler Reddick Running Next Gen Darlington Tire Test
Testing for the new NextGen race car continues in earnest this week. Richard
Childress Racing's Tyler Reddick will be at Darlington for two days to test on the 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval.
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| | Entry List: 2021 Cook Out 250
For Friday night's Xfinity Series race at Martinsville, there are currently 43 teams
entered. George Gorham Jr., a Florida-based late model racer, will make his series debut for DGM Raicng, while Matt Jaskol will debut for MBM Motorsports. Ty Gibbs will also be back for his third race of the year.
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| | Santino Ferrucci Running Indy 500 for Rahal, Hy-Vee Added as Sponsor
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced Monday that Santino Ferrucci will drive a third
entry for the team in the Indianapolis 500. Hy-Vee, a chain of grocery stores, will sponsor the effort.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography and Christian Koelle.
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