Yearly Archives: 2015

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West Coast Champ, Derek Thorn Primed for Snowball Derby Success

Derek Thorn at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, November 30, 2015. Photo - Derek Thorn Racing Facebook page
Derek Thorn at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, November 30, 2015. Photo – Derek Thorn Racing Facebook page

Derek Thorn is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 8:40 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

‘Champion’ is a term of honor for Derek Thorn, as the 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West title holder, he followed up in 2014 as champion of the SPEARS Southwest Tour. But the race weekend this multi-champ looks forward to attending and still seeks to win is the annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola Florida.  And this year is no exception with Thorn primed for Snowball Derby success. Continue reading

Riley Herbst Heading to NASCAR K&N Pro Series West with Bill McAnally Racing

Riley Herbst at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, November 30, 2015 Photo - Riley Herbst Facebook page
Riley Herbst at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, November 30, 2015 Photo – Riley Herbst Facebook page

Riley Herbst is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, November 30th at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

The 2015 season has been a good one for Riley Herbst, the 16-year-old from California, racing at Irwindale Speedway in NASCAR’s Whelen All-American Series and the Super Trucks Series. Herbst won the Super Truck Series championship as a rookie and finished fifth in the late-model All-American Series and is now capping off his season with the Bill McAnally Racing announcement last week that he’ll make his début in the K&N Pro Series West next season, racing full-time.  Continue reading

ARCA Racing Series Releases 2016 Schedule

ARCA

ARCA Racing Series broadcaster, Tim Clagg is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite, @Sal_Sigala or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

ARCA Racing Series releases 2016 schedule

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will race 20 times in 2016, including eight races on superspeedways, nine on short tracks, two on dirt and one on a road course. The full schedule has been announced over the last few weeks.

The season will mark the third consecutive season with a 20-race schedule. ARCA raced 21 races in 2013 and 19 in 2011 and 2012.  Continue reading

Bill McAnally Racing Brings Young Talent to 2016 K&N Pro Series Lineup

Todd Gilliland and Riley Herbst join Chris Eggleston at Bill McAnally Racing in 2016 season
Todd Gilliland and Riley Herbst join Chris Eggleston at Bill McAnally Racing in 2016 season

Bill McAnally Racing is a powerhouse organization in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West with over 60 victories and six series championship titles, including the 2015 champion, Chris Eggleston.  In 2014 team owner, Bill McAnally expanded their operations to include entries in the K&N Pro Series East, becoming the only team to field cars in both series.

Most teams are in the process of building for the 2016 season and breaking news on Fan4Racing Radio Monday, November 23rd, McAnally shared their partial 2016 lineup, telling our crew that returning next year is this year’s champion Eggleston, who was signed for the 2015 season after winning his series début at Colorado National last year. In 13 races this year, Eggleston has earned two wins with one at Irwindale Speedway in April and one at Shasta Speedway in May. Along with those wins are nine top-fives and 11 top-ten finishes contributing to this year’s championship campaign. Continue reading