January 7, 2021 at 3:04 PM
By Dustin Albino
On Wednesday (Jan. 6), Anthony Alfredo was announced as the full-time driver of the Front Row Motorsports No. 38 NASCAR Cup Series car for the 2021 season.
Yes, the same driver that has just 32 NASCAR national touring series starts to his credit, all coming since early 2019. Alfredo, however, is coming off his best career Xfinity Series finish in his most recent outing, placing third last October at Texas Motor Speedway.
In an emotional post-race interview following his top-five run at Texas, Alfredo said he was hoping to run full-time come 2021, allowing him to compete for a championship. Little did he expect it would be in Cup.
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By Zack Albert NASCAR.com January 6, 2021 at 9:45 AM
Front Row Motorsports announced its driver and crew chief lineup for the 2021 NASCAR season Wednesday, adding rookie hopeful Anthony Alfredo to its Cup Series roster with returning veteran Michael McDowell this year.
The Bob Jenkins-owned organization will again field two full-time teams in the Cup Series, adding a third car for David Ragan for the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 14. FRM also indicated that Todd Gilliland would return to its No. 38 Ford entry in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Alfredo joins Front Row after running a majority of the Xfinity Series season last year for Richard Childress Racing. The 21-year-old Connecticut native, who was a member of the 2018 NASCAR Next class, will be a Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate competing in his fi
Eight years after his journey began, John Hunter Nemechek is leaving the Cup Series to return to full-time Truck Series competition with Kyle Busch Motorsports.
Drivers by the numbers December 29, 2020 at 10:19 AM
Diandra Leslie-Pelecky at Building Speed has once again taken a dive into at how individual drivers fared in 2020 in various areas.
Some notes of interest:
Accidents:
Last year, you might remember, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the most accident-prone driver, racking up a total of 19 accidents and two spins.
What about this year?
In 2020, RSJ is only 6
th on the list with 11 accidents and one spin. So he’s down in ranking, as well as in absolute numbers. Bravo!
John Hunter Nemechek holds the record for most accident-prone driver this year with 15 accidents and four spins.
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