Yearly Archives: 2016

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#NASCAR XFINITY Series driver at JD Motorsports, Garrett Smithley

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Garrett Smithley at 9:05 pm ET on Monday, April 18, 2016 Photo - JDM
Garrett Smithley at 9:05 pm ET on Monday, April 18, 2016 Photo – JDM

Garrett Smithley is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, April 18, 2016 at 9:05 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Starting his racing career in 2007, Garrett Smithley raced Bandoleros at Atlanta Motor Speedway earning Rookie of the Year honors and several championship series wins. He then advance to the US Legend Car Series where he showcased his talent at tracks throughout the southeast, gaining fans, victories and more championships.  Continue reading →

Hannah Newhouse Searching for Championships in Three Separate Series

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Hannah Newhouse at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, April 18, 2016 Photo - Jonathan Moore/Getty Images
Hannah Newhouse at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, April 18, 2016 Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

Hannah Newhouse is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, April 18, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

When the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West door closed at the end of the 2015 season for Hannah Newhouse, she then opened three other doors with three series titles on her mind. After insurmountable challenges in finding the funding needed to race a second season in the K&N West, 19-year-old Newhouse, a native of Twin Falls, Idaho, never missed a beat in setting up her 2016 schedule. Continue reading →

Edwards Dominates Wild NASCAR Sprint Cup Race at Bristol

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The record will show that polesitter Carl Edwards won Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in dominating fashion, leading 276 of 500 laps and beating runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the finish line by 0.766 seconds.

But while Edwards cruised to victory with the fastest car in the eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season, drivers behind him suffered a litany of troubles, populating the top-ten with the most unlikely array of competitors this season.

Consider that:

Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Chase Elliott posted a career-best fourth-place result a week after recording a career-best fifth at Texas. Continue reading →

Driver Introduction Songs at Bristol Motor Speedway

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Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Bristol Motor Speedway has always featured the most unique driver introductions on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit, but 2016 takes it to a whole new level with the addition of Colossus TV.

The sights and sounds of each driver selecting their own songs was presented on the world’s largest, outdoor, center-hung, four-sided video display. Whether it was seeing Clint Bowyer get crazy with Goldberg during a or watching Joey Logano walk out to “White and Nerdy” by Weird Al, Colossus TV was a major asset to pre-race.

Carl Edwards chose Bon Jovi’s “Have a Nice Day” after claiming the pole for Sunday’s Food City 500. His teammate Matt Kenseth is the defending race winner and started second, so his walkout song “Back for More” by Five Finger Death Punch fit. Continue reading →