Monday, June 06, 2016

The Frontstretch Newsletter: Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 Postponed to Monday

THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
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The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
Jun. 6, 2016
Volume X, Edition LXXXVIII

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What to Watch: Monday

- Today is the makeup day for the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 at Pocono Raceway.  The action is set to get underway at Noon.  As usual, we'll have a full wrap-up of the race later today at Frontstretch.

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Monday's TV Schedule can be found here.
 
Top News
by the Frontstretch Staff

Axalta 'We Paint Winners' 400 at Pocono Postponed to Monday

Persistent rains, fog and a heavy mist forced NASCAR to postpone Sunday's Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400.  The race has been rescheduled for Noon today and will air live on FOX Sports 1.  Read more

Premium Motorsports Swaps Car Numbers Starting at Pocono

Starting this weekend in Pocono, Premium Motorsports has swapped the numbers on their two entries.  Cole Whitt will drive the No. 55 Chevrolet, while Reed Sorenson will drive the No. 98.  Read more

Kyle Larson Takes Rain-Shortened XFINITY Win in Pocono

On Saturday, Kyle Larson emerged victorious in the inaugural Pocono Green 250 for the XFINITY Series at Pocono Raceway.  The race was shortened to 53 of the scheduled 100 laps due to rain.  Erik Jones was second, followed by Ty Dillon, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano.  Read more

Punches Thrown Between Ryan Reed, Ryan Sieg After Pocono Crash

Early on in Saturday's Pocono Green 250, contact was made between Ryan Sieg and Ryan Reed, resulting in Sieg getting into the wall in turn 1.  Sieg took exception and confronted Reed in the garage after Reed crashed out.  Punches were thrown as a large scrum broke out.  Read more

Will Power Returns to Victory Lane in Belle Isle

On Sunday, Team Penske's Will Power took advantage of pit strategy and made his final stop right before a yellow flew.  When the sequence played out, he ended up in the lead and held on to take his first win of the year at Belle Isle Park.  Simon Pagenaud was second, followed by Ryan Hunter-Reay, Josef Newgarden and Scott Dixon.  Read more

Early Incidents Mars Second Day IndyCar Dual in Detroit

The second Chevrolet Dual in Detroit was marked by a multi-car crash at the start of the race.  James Hinchcliffe, who was eliminated in the crash, blamed Carlos Munoz for the wreck and mentioned that he would have words with the young racer after the race.  Read more

Scott Dixon Salvages Fifth-Place Result After Team Penske Pinball

For Scott Dixon, Sunday's 70-lap race was a nightmare.  Contact with Juan Pablo Montoya set him back, as did additional contact with Helio Castroneves that broke his suspension.  Despite that, Dixon still finished fifth.  Read more

Conor Daly Wraps Up Career Weekend With Dale Coyne Racing

For Conor Daly, results with Dale Coyne Racing can be hard to come by.  In Detroit, that was not the case.  Daly finished a career-best second in Dual No. 1 on Saturday, then followed that up with a sixth-place finish on Sunday.  Read more


Have news for The Frontstretch?  Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com with a promising lead or tip.

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by Aaron Bearden
by the Frontstretch Staff
 
by Joseph Wolkin

Off The Wall With: Jeb Burton
as told to Zach Catanzareti

by Joseph Wolkin

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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:

Q: In 1994, Michigan International Speedway hosted their typical three NASCAR races (two for Winston Cup and one Busch Grand National race), in addition to the Marlboro 500 for CART.  However, there was one more race that was on the docket on a fourth race weekend.  What was it?

Check back Tuesday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!

Friday's Answer:

Q:  The Verizon IndyCar Series is due to race the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway in August.  It will be their fourth race at the facility.  CART raced at Pocono, but left after 1989.  Why?

A: The track itself was the primary reason.  The track surface was extremely bumpy and track management did not want to repave (the actual repave didn't occur for many more years after CART left).  In addition, there were boiler plate walls most of the way around back then and no catchfence from pit out to the entrance to turn 2.  Eventually, it just got to be too much.  Here's the entire 1989 Pocono 500, as posted to YouTube by INDYCAR.
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COMING TOMORROW

In The Frontstretch Newsletter:
We'll have breaking news from Monday, including a recap of today's rescheduled Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 from Pocono, Tom Bowles gives you a stats breakdown of the Sprint All-Star Race in Numbers Game and S.D. Grady returns with Sitting In The Stands: A Fan's View.

On Frontstretch.com:
Danny Peters returns with Five Points to Ponder following today's action in Pocono.
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