Monthly Archives: July 2016

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Gilliland by Inches at Stateline Speedway

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Photo - William Mancebo/Getty Images
Photo – William Mancebo/Getty Images

Todd Gilliland is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, July 11, 2016 at 8:40 pm ET.  Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Todd Gilliland Beats Noah Gragson to Line by 0.004 for K&N Pro West Win

They came across the finish line, two of NASCAR’s rising young stars, leaning on one another as sparks flew and sheet metal crunched Saturday night. They came across the finish line, two of NASCAR’s rising young stars, leaning on one another as sparks flew and sheet metal crunched Saturday night. In the end, it was 16-year-old Todd Gilliland who took the checkered flag in the Toyota NAPA 150 and celebrated in Victory Lane on the quarter-mile, after edging fellow NASCAR Next driver Noah Gragson by inches.

Gilliland crossed the finish line 0.004 seconds in front of the 17-year-old from Las Vegas. Continue reading →

Melanie Moss Works Behind the Scenes at JD Motorsports with Gary Keller

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Melanie Moss (R) at 9 pm ET on Monday, July 11, 2016 Photo - Courtesy of Melanie Moss
Melanie Moss (R) at 9 pm ET on Monday, July 11, 2016
Photo – Courtesy of Melanie Moss

Melanie Moss is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk, Monday, July 11, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

There’s an incredible amount of work that goes on behind the scenes before and during every race weekend, often without much accolade or recognition. But, a couple of weeks ago our Fan4Racing Radio guest, Ross Chastain, NASCAR XFINITY Series driver with JD Motorsports with Gary Keller, made a special request that we invite Melanie Moss to appear on our show. His way of recognizing the amazing work she does behind the scenes for JD Motorsports with Gary Keller.  Continue reading →

Keselowski Saves Fuel, Wins Wild Race at Repaved Kentucky Speedway

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Brad Keselowski had his mojo working in Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway.

Saving just enough fuel to get to the finish line, Keselowski eked out a heart-thumping victory over Carl Edwards to win his second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and his third at Kentucky Speedway.

But this was not the same bumpy, abrasive Kentucky Speedway where Keselowski went to Victory Lane in 2012 and 2014. This was a repaved, reconfigured 1.5-mile intermediate track fraught with treachery, especially when combined with the lower-downforce aerodynamic package in use for the race. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Holds Off Austin Dillon for XFINITY Win at Kentucky

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It was a race Kyle Busch won with a dramatic run around the outside lane at Kentucky Speedway.

It was a race Erik Jones lost when he hit the wrong switch on his dashboard, killed the engine and slowed under caution late in the race.

But, interestingly, it was a race where Jones showed Busch, the pole winner, the key to victory, demonstrating to his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate that the outside line was viable when racing side-by-side with an opponent. Continue reading →