Monthly Archives: July 2016

Jeb Burton is Back on Track for Biagi DenBeste Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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Jeb Burton at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, July 21, 2016 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

Jeb Burton is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview, Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

Back behind the wheel this weekend for Biagi DenBeste Racing in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, Jeb Burton will pilot the No. 98 Estes Ford at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In his first race with the organization in 2014, Burton finished in 15th place at Charlotte.

Earlier this season, Burton competed in 11 XFINITY Series races with Richard Petty Motorsports earning one top-ten and four top-15 finishes. This weekend marks Burton’s track debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Kyle Larson Charges through Field to Capture Eldora Win

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Battling back from all kinds of adversity, Kyle Larson sailed away on a late race restart with 16 laps to go to win Wednesday night’s fourth annual Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby 150 at Eldora Speedway. Continue reading →

Dirt Dynamos Rico Abreu, Christopher Bell Delighted to Dig for Eldora Victory

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Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers will be slinging and sliding Wednesday when they head to Eldora Speedway in Rossburgh, Ohio for the sanctioning body’s only national series dirt race – the Aspen Dental Dirt Derby (9 p.m. ET on FS1).

Two drivers ecstatic to get their rides muddy are young stars of the series, and experienced dirt aces, Rico Abreu, 24, and Christopher Bell, 21. Continue reading →

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams converge at Eldora Speedway this weekend for the fan favorite event of the season the Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby on Wednesday, July 20th.  FOX Sports 1 coverage begins at 7 pm ET with a green flag around 9 pm ET with radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

The format this weekend on dirt will cover 75 miles over 150 laps during three segments 40-50-60 laps.

A Guide to Eldora

Eldora’s qualifying and race formats differ from the knockout qualifying seen weekly in the NASCAR Camping World Truck series. Below is a guide to how it works.

At Eldora, two-lap, single-truck qualifying determines the starting position for the qualifying races (five in total). A random draw determines the qualifying order with the fastest qualifier earning the Keystone Light Pole Award. Continue reading →

Alex Bowman Delighted with his Run in Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s car

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Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

Even though his dreams of a career-first top-ten finish in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ended in a wreck against the frontstretch wall, Alex Bowman couldn’t conceal his elation.

Alex Bowman, 23, was subbing for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was sidelined for Sunday’s New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after experiencing concussion-like symptoms earlier in the week.

And though Bowman had 71 Cup starts to his credit before Sunday’s race, none of them came in equipment remotely comparable to the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet he drove in Earnhardt’s stead. Continue reading →