Frontstretch Newsletter: June 23, 2021
Volume: XV, Edition CIII
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- NASCAR teams are back at their shops, preparing for this weekend's action in Pocono as IMSA teams travel to Watkins Glen. If anything of note breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch.
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Around the World in Motorsports: June 22
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- Aaron Reutzel led flag-to-flag Tuesday night to win the World of Outlaws NoS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Huset's 50 at Huset's Speedway in South Dakota. Points leader Brad Sweet was second, then Donny Schatz, Sheldon Haudenschild and Kyle Larson.
- The Super DIRTcar Series announced that the Horsepower 100, originally scheduled for last night at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, has been rescheduled to July 13. Persistent rains for most of the day wiped out the card.
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| | Kyle Larson Secures Saturday Cup Pole at
Pocono
Kyle Larson has been unstoppable recently. On Saturday, he will attempt to tie the Modern Era record of four consecutive victories from the pole in the Pocono Organics CBD 325. William Byron starts second, then Kevin
Harvick, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch.
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| | Harrison Burton Gets Xfinity Pocono
Pole
Harrison Burton, who finished third in Saturday's Tennessee Lottery 250 in Nashville, will start on pole in Sunday's Pocono Green 225 Recycled by J.P. Moscaro & Sons. Justin Allgaier starts second, followed by AJ
Allmendinger, Brandon Jones and Jeb Burton.
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| | Todd Gilliland Snags Pole for Pocono Truck
Race
Todd Gilliland charged from the rear of the field to finish second Friday night in Nashville. That was enough to give him the pole for Saturday's CRC Brakleen 150 at Pocono Raceway. Zane Smith starts second, then Ben
Rhodes, Austin Hill and Matt Crafton.
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| | Entry List: 2021 General Tire
#AnywhereIsPossible 200
Friday's 200-mile ARCA Menards Series race at Pocono Raceway will have 25 cars doing battle on the "Tricky Triangle." Sam Mayer is entered in a Chevrolet to gain more experience ahead of his Xfinity Series debut, while
Chandler Smith returns to the series.
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| | Entry List: Sahlen’s Six Hours at the
Glen
There are currently 40 teams entered in Sunday's third round of the Michelin Endurance Cup at Watkins Glen International. That number may whittle down to 38 by the weekend.
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| | Entry List: Tioga Downs Casino Resort
240
There are 36 teams entered in Saturday's four-hour IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race at Watkins Glen International. The race will see the debuts for Blackdog Speed Shop and Capstone Motorsports in the Grand Sport
class.
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| | Bobby Zalenski Survives Late-Race Carnage,
Wins at Pocono
Bobby Zalenski was able to snatch the lead late and held on through a series of restarts to win Round No. 10 of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series at the Virtual Pocono Raceway Tuesday night. Ray Alfalla was second, then
Mitchell deJong, Ashton Crowder and Bob Bryant.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, Zach Catanzareti, iRacing and our own Phil Allaway.
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