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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 225 at Kentucky Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Next Race: UNOH 225

The Place: Kentucky Speedway

The Date: Thursday, July 9

The Time: 7:30 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX Sports 1, 7:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 225 miles (150 laps)

Bluegrass State Welcomes New Winner

On tap for Friday’s UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway is a guaranteed new winner in Victory Lane as no currently active driver has taken a checkered flag in the Bluegrass State. Among the top contenders at Kentucky are series wins leader Matt Crafton, as well as the drivers from Kyle Busch Motorsports. Crafton has won three of the four races on 1.5-mile tracks this season, while Kyle Busch Motorsports has celebrated in Victory Lane twice at Kentucky, including last year following Kyle Busch’s triumph. Continue reading

Throwback Thursday: Corbin, The Home of KFC and Petty Dominance

Lee Petty driving the car he won with at the first NASCAR premier series race in Kentucky at Corbin Speedway in August of 1954. Photo - Courtesy of Indy Big John
Lee Petty driving the car he won with at the first NASCAR premier series race in Kentucky at Corbin Speedway in August of 1954. Photo – Courtesy of Indy Big John

Long before Kentucky Speedway, there was Corbin Speedway. Corbin, a small town 150 miles south of Sparta – home of Kentucky Speedway – is best known as the home of Colonel Harlan Sanders and the birthplace of his Kentucky Fried Chicken.  Not as well-known is that it hosted Kentucky’s only NASCAR Sprint Cup race in the series’ first 60 years. Continue reading

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk – Monday, July 6, 2015

Guests include, NASCAR XFINITY Series points leader, Chris Buescher, with Roush Fenway Racing talking about his season and what he expects heading into Kentucky Speedway this coming weekend.

K&N East driver, Dalton Sargeant, with HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks talks about his season and finishing sixth at Columbus Motor Speedway this past weekend.

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 Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk! Joining us is Fan4Racing writer, Zach Roethlisberger.

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off  is 10 to 10:30 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion with co-host Chris Knight and Fan4Racing writer, Zach Roethlisberger. We’re chatting about the hottest topics from the weekend of racing at Daytona International Speedway with the NASCAR XFINITY and Sprint Cup Series as well as the K&N East, at Columbus Motor Speedway.

The Camping World Truck Series returns to the track at Kentucky Speedway on July 9th.

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 714-202-9918 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala @Knighter01 or @ZRoethlisberger.

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Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, July 6, 2015.

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Chris Buescher Maintains XFINITY Series Points Lead with 12th-Place Finish in Daytona

Chris Buescher at 9 pm ET on Monday, July 6, 2015 Photo - Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
Chris Buescher at 9 pm ET on Monday, July 6, 2015 Photo – Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

Chris Buescher is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, July 6, 2015 at 9 pm ET. Due to Buescher’s schedule, this is a pre-recorded interview and we cannot take questions during the LIVE broadcast. 

In his No. 60 Bit-O-Honey Ford Mustang under the lights at Daytona International Speedway, Roush Fenway driver, Chris Buescher finished 12th despite being involved in the ‘big one’ with ten laps remaining.  With the top-15 finish in the Subway Firecracker 250, Buescher maintains his lead in the NASCAR XFINITY Series point standings.  Continue reading