Frontstretch Newsletter: June 3, 2021
Volume: XV, Edition LXXXIX
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Teams are putting the finishing touches on their cars today before loading them in the trucks for the long hauls to both Mid-Ohio and Sonoma. If anything of note breaks, we'll have for you at Frontstretch.
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| | Donny Schatz Joining David Gilliland Racing at
Knoxville Truck Event
David Gilliland Racing announced Wednesday that legendary sprint car racer Donny Schatz will drive the team's No. 17 Ford in the upcoming Camping World Truck Series race at Knoxville Raceway.
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| | Cole Custer Adds Autodesk Sponsorship for 6
Cup Races
Stewart-Haas Racing announced Wednesday that Autodesk will sponsor Cole Custer's No. 41 for six races this season. Sonoma this weekend will be the first race of the agreement.
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| | Chase Elliott Competing for GMS at Texas Truck
Race
GMS Racing announced Wednesday that Chase Elliott will return to the No. 24 Chevrolet at Texas, replacing Jack Wood. He'll have sponsorship from ASHOC.
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| | James Davison Puts on Perfect Performance on
Virtual Chicago Street Circuit
Rick Ware Racing's James Davison completely destroyed the field Wednesday night, leading flag-to-flag and winning the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Windy City 110 by nearly 56 seconds over teammate Josh Bilicki.
Justin Haley was third, then Garrett Smithley and Martin Truex Jr. Only three drivers finished on the lead lap.
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| | Daytona, Martinsville, More Announce Full
Capacity for Future NASCAR Events
Six more tracks announced that they will have full ticket capacity available for their upcoming NASCAR events Wednesday. These venues include Daytona, Martinsville and Phoenix.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, iRacing and Christian Koelle.
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Frontstretch Line of the Week
From Landon Cassill Happy to Help JD Motorsports, But Still Has Eyes on NASCAR Cup
"I think it really goes all the way back to my days of late model racing. When I grew up racing late models in the early 2000s, mid-2000s, I was racing on tracks — the type of Hoosier tire that we raced on had a lot
of falloff, had a lot of tire wear. Racing in the Snowball Derby, the Snowflake 100 taught me a lot about saving tires. I was mentored really early on by Gary St. Amant, who was really, really good on abrasive racetracks. And so I think that I laid a foundation for tire saving back when I was a teenager." - Landon Cassill, on his skills at slick tracks that wear tires heavily.
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