Monthly Archives: April 2016

#NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Geico 500 at Talladega Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will race 500.08 miles in 188 laps of the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, May 1st. FOX will begin their coverage at 12:30 pm ET with a green flag around 1 pm ET and radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Horn Sounds on Thrilling First Quarter

Last Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway marked the close of the first quarter of the Sprint Cup Series season.

The race featured 23 lead changes – most at RIR since 2007; 18 green flag passes for the lead – most at RIR since 2010; and 2,083 green flag passes – most at RIR since 2013.

Those impressive passing stats are the latest in a long line of statistical highlights generated from the first nine races.

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#NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News and Notes – April 29, 2016

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CWTS-NNNASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams head to Kansas Speedway next week for the Toyota Tundra 250. Competitors will race 167 laps for 250.5 miles of action on Friday, May 6th with television coverage on FOX Sports 1 beginning at 8 pm ET and a green flag around 8:30 pm ET. Radio coverage is on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

One More Weekend Until NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Returns

Kansas was a dramatic race last season. Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suárez all ran out of fuel while in the lead, and Matt Crafton saved enough in the tank to pass them for the victory.

Crafton is the only full-time Truck Series driver with a win at Kansas. Johnny Sauter (third), Timothy Peters (fourth), Cameron Hayley (fifth) and Daniel Hemric (tenth) all finished in the top-ten in last season’s race.  Continue reading →

#NASCAR XFINITY Series, Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Teams are  at Talladega Superspeedway for the Sparks Energy 300 and racing that covers 300.58 miles over 113 laps on Saturday, April 30th. FOX will start their pre-race coverage at 2:30 pm ET with a green flag around 3 pm ET and radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

 

Suárez Opens Up Points Lead as Talladega Approaches

Tension within the XFINITY Series championship battle has slightly loosened for standings leader Daniel Suárez after he posted his fourth top-five of the season, increasing his lead to nine points over new second-place driver, Elliott Sadler. Heading into Richmond, Suárez held a six-point lead over Erik Jones.

In eight starts this season, Suárez has posted four top-fives, seven top-tens and an average finish of 6.3 – best among title contenders.
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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

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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.
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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 →