Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview of Talladega and VIR with Hot Topic Sound Off – Thursday, April 18, 2016

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Guests include,NASCAR K&N Pro Series East driver, Sergio Pena with Sam Hunt Racing, as the defending winner at VIRginia International Raceway. He’ll help us preview the Biscuitville 125 coming up this weekend.

Also, K&N East driver, Justin Haley with HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks, talks about being second in the series point standings and celebrates his 17th birthday with us on this episode.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Brian Eberly for NASCAR Weekend Preview for your complete guide for the upcoming races at Talladega Superspeedway and VIRginia International Raceway this weekend.

We’re previewing the NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and ARCA Racing Series races at Talladega Superspeedway, as well as the K&N Pro Series East at VIRginia International Raceway. Hopefully, we’ll also chat with Chris Knight during NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off about the latest news and hot topics from the Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series as well as the K&N Pro Series and ARCA Racing Series.

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, April 28, 2016.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Sergio Pena Returns to VIR as K&N Pro Series East Defending Winner

Sergio Pena at 9 pm ET on Thursday, April 28, 2016. Photo - Getty Images

Sergio Pena at 9 pm ET on Thursday, April 28, 2016.
Photo – Getty Images

Sergio Pena is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 9 pm ET.  Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East teams return to VIRginia International Raceway this weekend for the Biscuitville 125 with some road course racing that will add some interest to their championship point standings. Intending to defend his victory last August with Rev Racing at the 17-turn, 2.250-mile track is Sergio Pena, this year with Sam Hunt Racing and making his K&N East 2016 season debut.

In three K&N East races at VIR, there have been three different winners and NASCAR Next Alum, Pena wants to become the first to earn a repeat victory at what he considers his home track. From Winchester, Virginia, 23-year-old Pena is one of two drivers calling Virginia their home state – the other driver is Brian Henderson.

In Pena’s two starts at VIR, he finished fourth in 2014 and first in August of 2015. In 59 series starts, Pena has earned five wins, ten top-fives and 28 top-tens and will be a formidable contender this weekend. Continue reading

Justin Haley Looks to Continue Strong Start of 2016 Season at VIR

Justin Haley at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, April 28 2016 Photo - JJHR

Justin Haley at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, April 28 2016 Photo – JJHR

Justin Haley is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

As the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East heads to VIRginia International Raceway for Saturday afternoon’s Biscuitville 125, Justin Haley looks to continue his strong start to the 2016 season. Haley earned his first career victory in March when he led 28 laps en route to victory at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

Haley’s streak of four top-ten finishes to start the season in the No. 5 Braun Auto Chevrolet has him second in the championship standings, a mere three points behind series leader Kyle Benjamin.

Last season in his VIR debut, Haley qualified third and finished fifth. The Indiana native led six laps in the race and earned a top-five result in a wild ending that required two attempts at a green-white-checkered finish. Continue reading

Talladega’s a Special Place for Ford and the Wood Brothers

Ryan Blaney, driver of the #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 1, 2015 Photo - Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

Ryan Blaney, driver of the #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 1, 2015
Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

Ford Motor Company in general, and the Wood Brothers in particular, have had some glorious Sunday afternoons at Talladega Superspeedway through the years.

In the early years of the track that opened in 1969, the Wood Brothers won five races from the spring of 1971, when Donnie Allison drove the iconic No. 21 to victory at his home track, until the fall of 1979, when another Alabama driver, the late Neil Bonnett, scored the victory.

In between were three consecutive wins in the spring race by David Pearson, from 1972-1974. Continue reading