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Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR-NHRA Talk – Monday, August 19, 2013

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Hey Race Fans are you ready for our next episode of Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR – NHRA Talk on  Monday, August 19th?

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This episode starts Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk with our Fan4Racing team discussion with Devin Jones, Late Model and Camping World Truck Series driver. Then, Michael Lira, Late Model and ARCA driver joins the conversation.

Next, we have Larry Fisher, executive director of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum joining the discussion.

  • Introductions – Inspiring stories
  • Q&As with Devin Jones – Michael Lira – Larry Fisher
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Devin Jones Journey from California to NASCAR

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Photo - Courtesy of Devin Jones Racing

Photo – Courtesy of Devin Jones Racing

Devin Jones grew up in California, becoming one of the youngest IKF go-karting experts ever at the age of 11 and after winning two ‘Duffy’ Grand National Championships in the same year.  Amazingly he also earned WKA’s Grand National ‘Eagle’ and Gold Cup titles as the ‘most winning’ Cadet racer in Southern CA.

And that was just the beginning, inspiring this young racer to move his Devin Jones Racing team east to Moorseville, NC in 2007. Just after his 13th birthday, Jones began racing a Legend Car in the highly competitive series. In his first eight months of competition, Jones won eight races, with 36 top-fives, earning the honor of advancing from Semi-Pro to the Pro class, just two months before his 14th birthday celebration.  Continue reading →

Michael Lira is a Young Driver with a Mission

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Photo - Courtesy of Michael Lira Racing

Photo – Courtesy of Michael Lira Racing

Michael Lira is a 25-year-old young man with a passion for racing since a very young age. He grew up watching his Dad race and knew right away that racing would be a big part of his future. Lira started racing Quarter Midgets at just 9 years of age, and enjoys racing go-carts on dirt, a more technical sport than racing on asphalt.

Michael Lira’s main goal is to achieve success in racing and he’s accomplished several milestones along his racing journey.

During Lira’s first season in the FASCAR PRO-TRUCKS division in 2011, he claimed the title of “Rookie of the Year.” Continue reading →

Larry Fisher and Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum

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Photo - NHRA.com

Photo – NHRA.com

Larry Fisher is the executive director of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California at the Fairplex in Pomona.

Fisher is a longtime automotive enthusiast, holding membership in the Society of Automotive Historians, and is a collector of vintage autocycles, motorcycles, and microcars. Fisher was also an interpretive, planning, and experience design consultant, providing expertise to cultural heritage institutions, parks, and attractions. He served as CEO and executive director of the Herreshoff Marine Museum/America’s Cup Hall of Fame in Providence, R.I. Fisher also was a consultant to the president on the creation of the Experience Design Department for The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. Continue reading →