Daily Archives: May 12, 2016

Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview of Dover with Hot Topic Sound Off – Thursday, May 12, 2016

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Guest include, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, Ryan Truex with Hattori Racing Enterprises talks about his 2016 season and helps us preview their upcoming race at Dover this weekend.

XFINITY Series driver, Drew Herring, with JGL Racing talks about their Young Guns program and helps us preview his upcoming race at Dover this weekend.

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

We’re previewing the NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series races at Dover International 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 12, 2016.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Ryan Truex Gaining Momentum in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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Ryan Truex at 9 pm ET on Thursday, May 12, 2016 Photo - Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

Ryan Truex at 9 pm ET on Thursday, May 12, 2016
Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

Ryan Truex is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

On occasion, a great story sneaks up and seemingly it suddenly comes to light, leaving some wondering how did that happen? The story behind Ryan Truex this season is that kind of story. Last January, Ryan Truex wasn’t sure if he’d be racing this season, and now he’s third in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series contending for the series’ championship title. Racing with Hattori Racing Enterprises in the No. 81, Truex was able to hook up with the team just in time for the season opener at Daytona in February.  Continue reading →

Drew Herring Takes Part in Young Guns Program at JGL Racing

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Drew Herring at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, May 12, 2016 Photo - Getty Images

Drew Herring at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, May 12, 2016
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Drew Herring is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790  or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Hailing from Benson, North Carolina, Drew Herring will pilot the No. 24 Toyota in the upcoming NASCAR XFINITY Series, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 at Dover International Speedway. This is Herring’s debut in the successful Young Guns program at JGL Racing and his 16th career start in the XFINITY Series.

The JGL Racing Young Guns program highlights several rising stars in NASCAR and Herring joins Matt Tifft, Corey Lajoie and Brandon McReynolds, taking part in the program with the organization. Continue reading →

Throwback Thursday: A Dover Race Lost Because of a Lug Nut

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Photo - Courtesy of Wood Brothers Racing

Photo – Courtesy of Wood Brothers Racing

The Motorcraft/Quick Lane team, with rookie driver Ryan Blaney now at the wheel, will be back on the track at Dover International Speedway this weekend for the first time since 2008, when the team cut back to a partial Sprint Cup schedule.

For the Wood Brothers, it’s a return to one of the tracks where they had great success in years past.

The Woods won seven times at Dover over the years, beginning with their first trip there in the fall of 1972.

David Pearson led 350 of that race’s 500 laps to win by three laps over second-place Richard Petty. Pearson swept the Dover races in 1973, beating Cale Yarborough in the spring and Bobby Allison in the fall.

Pearson won two more, in the spring of 1975 and the spring of 1978. Continue reading →