NASCAR Promotes Brent Dewar to President

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Dewar Becomes Only Fourth Person in NASCAR History to Hold Position 

NASCAR announced today that Brent Dewar is now promoted to President of NASCAR effective immediately. Dewar, who joined NASCAR as Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2014, becomes only the fourth person in the sport’s history as President of NASCAR. Continue reading

Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview of New Hampshire – Thursday, July 13, 2017

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Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay ‘MJ’ Husmann 8:30 to 10 pm ET for Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Previewfor your complete guide to the upcoming weekend of racing!

On this episode, we’re previewing the XFINITY, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, and K&N Pro Series East at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. We’ll also have some updates from the K&N Pro Series West, Camping World Truck, and ARCA Racing Series

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @MoparMJ8 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Wednesday, July 13, 2017.

As always…Thanks for listening!

NASCAR Playoff Bubble about to Burst

Matt Kenseth, the driver of the #20 Circle K Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway on July 7, 2017, in Sparta, Kentucky. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

With only eight races left until the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin, some teams are starting to feel more pressure of the playoff bubble that is about to burst.

Since NASCAR changed to a 16-team playoff format in 2013, the highest number of drivers to qualify by winning is 13 with the same number of winners in 2016. There’s been excitement and anticipation of possibly breaking that record this year with 11 different winners in 18 races so far, and although the possibility still exists, it’s becoming more doubtful. Continue reading