Justin Haley Captures First Career ARCA Win in Dramatic Fashion at The Illinois State Fairgrounds

Mason Mitchell, Crew Chief and Team owner at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, August 22, 2016. Photo - Courtesy MMM

Mason Mitchell, Crew Chief and Team owner at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, August 22, 2016. Photo – Courtesy MMM

Mason Mitchell was our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, August 22, 2016. Listen to the Fan4Racing Radio Podcast of his interview during the first 30 minutes.

Before Sunday, 17-year-old Justin Haley hadn’t raced on dirt since early on in his career when he raced mini sprints. Haley made up for lost time, becoming the youngest winner in the history of the Illinois State Fairgrounds at age 17. A crash between the two leaders allowed Haley to claim the lead. He never looked back, capturing the first ARCA win of his young career and second win of the 2016 season for Mason Mitchell Motorsports (MMM). Continue reading

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review of BMS, ISF with Hot Topic Sound Off – Monday, August 22, 2016

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Guest include, ARCA Racing Series Crew Chief and Team Owner, Mason Mitchell with Mason Mitchell Motorsports talks about Justin Haley’s first series victory at Illinois State Fairgrounds this past weekend.

Late-Model driver, Derek Thorn with Campbell Motorsports gives an update on his 2016 season and what’s ahead.

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 & Race Talk Review

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off starts at 10 pm for the fastest half-hour in motorsports, then our overtime conversation as we review the hottest topics from the weekend of racing with Aaron Bearden.

We’re reviewing the weekend of racing  at Bristol Motor Speedway with the NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series, as well as at Illinois State Fairgrounds with the ARCA Racing Series

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 929-477-1790 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @AaronBearden93 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, August 22, 2016.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Runner-Up Finish Important for Many Reasons for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at Bristol

Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. earned his season-best finish at his best track on the Sprint Cup Series circuit with a runner-up performance in Sunday’s postponed Bass Pro Shops NRA Race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

Stenhouse’s second place finish after 500 laps in Thunder Valley was the best finish for Roush Fenway Racing as an organization since teammate Trevor Bayne wheeled to a fifth place run at Bristol in April. Continue reading

Chris Buescher Officially Claims Provisonal Chase Spot with Superb Bristol Finish

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Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Weeks after winning his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Chris Buescher vaulted to inside the top-30 in driver points with a gratifying fifth-place finish in Sunday’s postponed Bass Pro Shops NRA Race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

The driver on loan from Roush Fenway Racing to Front Row Motorsports used his best starting position of the season as traction for 500 laps in Thunder Valley.

Buescher’s team led by veteran crew chief Greg Osborne held their own under the lights Saturday night before Mother Nature invaded the speedway and forcing the postponement until late Sunday afternoon. Playing their cards right and avoiding late race attrition, Buescher challenged Austin Dillon for fourth, but settled for fifth when the checkered flag waved. Continue reading

Record Streak Comes to Crashing End for Kurt Busch at Bristol Motor Speedway

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Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Kurt Busch’s impressive streak of finishing on the lead lap in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series came to an abrupt end at 22 in Sunday’s postponed Bass Pro Shops NRA Race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

Busch, driver of the No. 41 Monster Energy / Haas Automation Chevrolet got loose on the backstretch and spun out of control entering turn three spawning a crash that eliminated Busch, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Paul Menard among others on lap 373. Continue reading