Monthly Archives: November 2015

Kyle Larson Dominates in Homestead XFINITY Win; Chris Buescher Clinches Series Crown

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Kyle Larson took out a season of frustration on the NASCAR XFINITY Series field Saturday in the season finale, tracking down Austin Dillon in the closing laps to win the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway by slightly less than a second.

Despite Larson’s dominance in leading 118 of 200 laps, Chris Buescher ran a clean race, finishing 11th to clinch his first XFINITY Series title. Buescher came into the race needing to finish 13th or better to guarantee himself the championship.

After winning a pair of XFINITY Series races last season, Larson, 23, had visions of qualifying for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup this year. Those hopes failed to materialize. He sits 20th in Sprint Cup points heading into Sunday’s season finale. Although managing three top-five finishes, the NASCAR Drive for Diversity alum had gone winless in 13 XFINITY starts. Continue reading →

Crafton Wins Homestead Truck Race; Erik Jones Claims Series Title

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As strong as he was in winning Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200, Matt Crafton was already looking ahead to 2016.

Crafton, with hopes for a third consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship dashed by a crash at Phoenix last week, won his sixth race of the season, holding off John Hunter Nemechek and Tyler Reddick in the season finale.

Although Crafton’s No. 88 Toyota Tundra finished 2.9 seconds ahead of Nemechek and more than six seconds ahead of Reddick, the 39-year-old veteran still wound up third in the point standings, 15 behind 19-year-old Erik Jones. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing with Catchfence NASCAR Weekend Preview : Chase Race Ten – Thursday, November 19, 2015

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Hey race fans, catch our NASCAR Weekend Preview with host Sharon Burton and Brian Eberly. Joining us is Chris Knight with the latest news from the track.

We’re chatting about all the hottest topics and what fans can expect at the track over the upcoming weekend of racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the tenth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series,as well as the XFINITY, Camping World Truck Series finale.

When possible, we’ll bring  guests from around the NASCAR world to give their perspective too. Joining us is Johnny Davis, XFINITY Series founder and co-owner of JD Motorsports with Gary Keller chatting about their 2015 season and what’s next.

This is an interactive show, so give us a call at 929-477-1790 to join the conversation or tweet us your questions/comments during the LIVE broadcast or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, November 19, 2015.

As always….Thanks for listening!

Johnny Davis, The ‘JD’ in JD Motorsports with Gary Keller has an Interesting NASCAR Journey

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Johnny Davis at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, November 19, 2015 Photo - Phil Cavali Photography

Johnny Davis at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, November 19, 2015 Photo – Phil Cavali Photography

Johnny Davis is our guest on Fan4Racing with Catchfence NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 9 pm ET.  Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

There’s some NASCAR history behind JD Motorsports with Gary Keller and as happens so often, that history is an interesting part of their NASCAR inter-woven fabric that has led them to what the organization is today.

This season, the organization has fielded three cars, the No. 01 with Landon Cassill, the No. 4 with Ross Chastain and the No. 0 with Harrison Rhodes. Other drivers behind the wheel of their cars this season include, ARCA Racing Series veteran Bobby Gerhart, a former K&N West winning driver, Michael Self, and GTS Champion Lawson Aschenbach.

However, it is co-owner and founder Johnny Davis, as in the ‘JD’ in JD Motorsports with Gary Keller with an interesting story behind their organization as they head into the last race of their 2015 season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Even recent history has a way of becoming faded and forgotten, so this quick trip down memory lane will refresh an interesting journey behind the organization.  Continue reading →

NASCAR Clinch Scenarios for Homestead-Miami Speedway

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NASCAR Clinch Scenarios for Homestead-Miami Speedway

Below are the finishes each driver/owner/manufacturer needs in this weekend’s races at Homestead-Miami Speedway to clinch their respective championships, regardless of the finish of any other driver/car/manufacturer.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Sunday, Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC)

Driver
The first to the finish line among the Championship 4 – Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. – will win the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship.

Owner
The same rule applies to the owner championship, which involves the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet. Continue reading →