Monthly Archives: September 2014

Richie Crampton Wins Top Fuel Title of Drag Racing’s Biggest Race – the US Nationals

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Richie Crampton is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, September 8, 2014 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions or comments. 

One year ago, Top Fuel rookie Richie Crampton was a crew member for Morgan Lucas Racing that thought he was living the dream when he was asked to fill in and test a dragster for MLR driver Brandon Berstein. Last Monday at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Crampton was crowned champion of the 60th annual US Nationals, making him the newest king of the drag racing world. Continue reading →

Keselowski Dominates Richmond as Newman and Biffle Claim Last Chase Spots

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The car and driver to beat in the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup identified themselves emphatically on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway.

Brad Keselowski led all but 17 of 400 laps in winning the Federated Auto Parts 400, the last race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season. In the process, he won his fourth race of the season and secured top seeding for the ten-race Chase, which starts Sunday, September 14 at Chicagoland Speedway at 2 pm ET on ESPN.

Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle secured the last two of the 16 Chase spots on points, Newman with a solid ninth-place run, Biffle with a much shakier 19th-place finish, two laps down.

But it was Keselowski securing the 400th victory across all racing series for team owner Roger Penske. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Leads Every Lap and Wins Nationwide Race at Richmond

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Coors Light Polesitter Kyle Busch led all 250 laps in Friday night’s Virginia529 College Savings 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway and beat runner-up and series leader Chase Elliott to the finish line by 1.323 seconds.

Driving a No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota that was the clear class of the field, Busch won for the fourth time this season, the fifth time at Richmond and the series-best 67th time in his career.

It was the second time Busch has led every lap in a Nationwide Series race, the first coming at Phoenix in 2011 when he led 200 laps after starting from the pole. Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Preview

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Last Call: Sense Of Urgency Reaches Boiling Point At Richmond

A numbers game will play out under the lights at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night.

There will be winners. And losers. With way more hopes popped than champagne bottles. But for the few who do earn a spot in this thrilling new playoff – the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – they know this: After a grueling 26-race regular season … they have earned it.

That numbers game? To start with… Continue reading →

NASCAR Revises National Series Qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway

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NASCAR Revises National Series Qualifying Format At Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega Qualifying To Feature Faster Pace; More Closely Resemble Racing Conditions

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race

On Saturday, Oct. 18 On FOX Shifting To 1 p.m. ET

 

NASCAR revised its national series qualifying format for Talladega Superspeedway which, in turn, should elevate the on-track competition for fans at the high-speed 2.66-mile track.

For the Oct. 17-19 events at Talladega featuring both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, national series qualifying will take on a more rapid pace that should bring out the best in the competitors and give fans an extra element of excitement.  Continue reading →