Frontstretch Newsletter: June 2, 2021
Volume: XV, Edition LXXXVIII
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- Tonight, the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series returns to action on FOX Sports 1 from the fictional street course in Downtown Chicago. Coverage of this race, which will be run with the NextGen car, will start at 7 p.m. on FOX Sports 1 with the race at 8. We'll have a recap of the event later tonight at Frontstretch, along with everything else
that breaks today. If anything else of note breaks today, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch.
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Around the World in Motorsports: June 1
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- Entry lists for this weekend's SRO America action at VIRginia International Raceway have been released. There are 16 teams entered in Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS, but there are a couple of changes due to conflicts. Compass Racing has hired Michael Di Meo to make his series debut in place of Rodrigo Sales, who is competing in the European Le Mans Series. In
addition, TR3 Racing's Giacomo Altoe will not be racing at VIR due to racing at the Nurburgring. He'll be replaced by Sandy Mitchell, who will make his SRO America debut.
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| | Kyle Larson Grabs Sonoma Cup
Pole
Kyle Larson dominated Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 and will now start Sunday's Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway from the pole. William Byron and Chase Elliott will complete a Hendrick 1-2-3 on the grid, while Joe
Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch round out the top five.
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| | Austin Cindric Starts on Xfinity Pole at
Mid-Ohio
Team Penske's Austin Cindric will start on pole in Saturday's B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, not exactly the best news for the rest of the field. Ty Gibbs will start second, then Harrison Burton, Jeb
Burton and Justin Allgaier.
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| | Crew Chief Kevin Bellicourt Suspended after
Charlotte Lug Nut Penalty
NASCAR released their penalty report Tuesday. In it, NASCAR suspended Kevin Bellicourt, crew chief of Spire Motorsports' No. 77, and fined him $20,000 after two loose lug nuts were found at the end of Sunday's Coca-Cola
600.
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| | SRX Adds Camping World As Title
Sponsor
Superstar Racing Experience announced Tuesday that Camping World has signed on to be title sponsor of the new six-race summer series. It will now be known as the Camping World SRX Series.
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| | Entry List: 2021 Dawn 150
Friday afternoon's ARCA Menards Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has a mere 16 cars, the result of this event and the ARCA Menards Series West race at Sonoma Raceway Saturday cannabalizing each other. Brandon
Jones is the only Xfinity driver entered, while Austin HIll is also entered to get more road racing experience.
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| | Jesse Iwuji Wins 4th iRacing Fan Vote for
Chicago Street Course
Jesse Iwuji once again has won the iRacing Fan Vote that allows him entry into tonight's eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series event at the fictional Chicago street course.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, NASCAR Media via iRacing, NASCAR Media via Getty Images and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
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