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NASCAR Announces 2017 National Series Schedules

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NASCAR Announces 2017 National Series Schedules

Unprecedented Industry Collaboration Triggers NASCAR’s Earliest Schedule Release

NASCAR today announced the 2017 schedules for its three national series, giving fans and stakeholders a significant head start in planning for next season’s thrilling slate.

A credit to unprecedented industry collaboration, specifically the five-year sanctioning agreement between NASCAR and its tracks, the sanctioning body finalized its 2017 schedules months ahead of previous years’ release.

The result: Three unique schedules featuring race tracks that have hosted record-setting races already this season, with the majority of the slate still remaining. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview of Kansas and Tucson with Hot Topic Sound Off – Thursday, May 5, 2016

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Guest include, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver, Gracin Raz, with Jefferson Pitts Racing as he helps us preview their upcoming NAPA Auto Parts Wildcat 150 race at Tucson Speedway this weekend.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Brian Eberly for NASCAR Weekend Preview for your complete guide for the upcoming races at Kansas Speedway and Tucson Speedway this weekend. Joining our panel is Kyle Pokrefky for this episode.

We’re previewing the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series races at Kansas Speedway, as well as the K&N Pro Series West at Tucson Speedway. 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, May 5, 2016.

As always…Thanks for listening!

#NASCAR K&N West Driver, Gracin Raz Looks for Redemption at Tucson Speedway

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Gracin Raz at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, May 5, 2016 Photo - Getty Images

Gracin Raz at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, May 5, 2016
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Gracin Raz is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 9:30 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 West teams head to Tucson Speedway this weekend for the NAPA Auto Parts Wildcat 150 after a long break since their last outing a month ago. This is their third event of the 2016 season and already there are some interesting storylines for fans to follow.

Jefferson Pitts Racing have two drivers looking for a victory this weekend with Noah Gragson as the defending winner and Gracin Raz looking for redemption after finishing second last year.

Now, sixth in the K&N West point standings, a repeat win for Gragson would mean, the series’ first back-to-back victories at the 0.375-mile Arizona oval and his first win of the 2016 season. Raz is now ninth in the series’ point standings and a win for him would mean redemption after battling hard for the victory and finishing as runner-up in 2015.

Raz finished fourth in the series’ 2015 championship standings, earning his first victory at All-American Speedway and his first top-five at Irwindale with a fourth-place finish. With only two events in the 2016 season, Raz has a top-ten finish of seventh at Kern County Raceway.

Looking to challenge both Jefferson Pitts Racing drivers is Bill McAnally Racing driver, Todd Gilliland as he looks to continue his winning streak this weekend. Third-generation racer, Gilliland enters the weekend leading the K&N West point standings after winning the first two races of the season at Irwindale and Kern. He also won the K&N West season finale last year at Phoenix and now owns a three-race winning streak heading into this weekend. The race is a debut for Gilliland at Tucson Speedway.

A win for Gilliland will not come easy with Gragson and Raz both having experience at Tucson.

Fans can follow the K&N West drivers in the NAPA Auto Parts Wildcat 150 at Tucson Speedway on Saturday, May 7th at 8:30 pm Pacific Time on NASCAR Hometracks Race Central powered by Speed 51. NBC Sports Network will broadcast the tape-delayed race on Thursday, May 12th at 6 pm ET.