Monthly Archives: November 2014

Derek Thorn Wins 2014 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Championship

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Derek Thorn is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, November 24, 2014 at 9:30 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions or comments.

Derek Thorn set a new track record but faced a challenging night at the Bullring in Las Vegas enroute to the 2014 Spears SRL Southwest Tour Championship.

Thorn, a Lakeport, CA native who now calls Bakersfield home, only needed to finish twenty-fifth or better at the season finale because of a 92 point margin over second place Jeremy Doss.  Thorn had enjoyed Victory Lane four times in 2014 and until Saturday’s Las Vegas finale had not had a DNF all season. 

Thorn’s Byron Campbell Motorsports, Four Star Fruit #43 Chevy was good in practice, running some of the fastest laps among the weekend’s drivers.  As qualifying began, several cars flirted with breaking the track record and Jeremy Doss put up a blistering time of 14:454.  Thorn rolled out a few cars later and surpassed Doss with a new track record of 14:308!  With only the #28 of Nick Williams and the #4 of Chad Stulzman waiting to qualify, it only took a few minutes to solidify Thorn’s track record.

The invert for the start of the championship race had Thorn starting 9th with a stellar field of cars just ahead of him.  The pace was slowed on laps 4 and 7 for caution flags that took out a couple of competitors, and left Thorn in fifth as racing resumed on lap 13.  As Thorn and Doss battled for position, incidental contact between the two allowed Doss to gain an advantage as the two began closing on race leader Ross Strmiska, with Brandon White challenging from behind.  

Lap 27 proved to be costly in the chase for a fifth victory.  After gaining the advantage over Doss, Thorn and Doss were caught up in an accident that also collected Eric Schmidt and Brandon White.  While the wreck would end the night for Thorn and White, Derek had already succeeded in securing the 2014 championship.  The Byron Campbell Motorsports team gathered with Derek at the Start/Finish line after the race and all were soon reveling in the Bullring applause as Thorn was introduced to the crowd as the SPEARS SRL CHAMPION for 2014.

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk – Monday, November 24, 2014

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Guests include Elon Werner, John Force Racing Public Relations Representative talking about the 2014 season and what’s next.

And 2014 Spears Southwest Touring Late-Model champion, Derek Thorn, talks about his championship and what’s next.

Finally, Erica Enders, 2014 NHRA Pro Stock champion talks about her 2014 season and what’s next.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk! Click this link to hear the LIVE broadcast or the Podcast afterward.

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off  is 10 to 11 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion.

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities and call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE Broadcast to join the conversation about the hottest topics leading up to the next race.

If you missed the Live broadcast, you can still hear the Podcast right here…

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Fan4Racing NASCAR Champions Night – Monday, November 17, 2014

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It’s Fan4Racing NASCAR Champions Night as we celebrate the championships of Matt Crafton in the Camping World Truck Series, Chase Elliott in the Nationwide Series and Kevin Harvick in the Sprint Cup Series.  Our panel discusses all three national series’ championships.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR Champions Night!

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off  is 10 to 11 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion.

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities and call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE Broadcast to join the conversation about the hottest topics leading up to the next race.

If you missed the live broadcast, you can still listen to the Podcast right here…

Check Out Sports Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with TSCRN on BlogTalkRadio

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Harvick wins at Homestead to secure first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship

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The fastest driver doesn’t always win a race—or a championship—but on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kevin Harvick did both.

Driving a No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet that has been the class of the field for most of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, Harvick won Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at the 1.5-mile intermediate track and claimed his first premier series championship after a three-lap drag race against underdog title contender Ryan Newman. Continue reading →

Kenseth holds off Larson for Nationwide win at Homestead, as Penske wins owner’s title

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Charging away from a pack of pursuers on the final restart, Matt Kenseth scored his first NASCAR Nationwide Series win since October of last year in Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Chase Elliott, who had clinched the driver’s championship last Saturday in Phoenix, finished 17th after scraping the outside wall late in the race. Brad Keselowski delivered the Nationwide Series owner’s championship to Roger Penske with an eighth-place result in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Continue reading →