Yearly Archives: 2016

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Cole Powell Eager for Third Start at Daytona in Lucas Oil 200

Cole Powell at 9 pm ET on Thursday, February 11, 2016. Photo - Courtesy of MMM
Cole Powell at 9 pm ET on Thursday, February 11, 2016. Photo – Courtesy of MMM

Cole Powell is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 9 pm ET.  Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

Cole Powell is no stranger to racing at the Daytona International Speedway (DIS) with the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, however, this weekend in the Lucas Oil 200 presented by General Tire will be the Canadian racers debut with Mason Mitchell Motorsports (MMM). Continue reading

NASCAR Implements Sprint Cup Series Team Owner Charter Agreement

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NASCAR Implements Team Owner Charter Agreement

for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

New Collaborative Business Model for Owners and Tracks Now in Place for 2016

During a historic event held today in Charlotte, N.C., NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France joined with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team owners to announce a landmark long-term agreement that provides teams with increased business certainty and the ability to work more closely with NASCAR to produce best-in-class racing.

In effect as the 2016 NASCAR season prepares to kick off this weekend, the new Charter system addresses three key areas – participation, governance and economics – to promote a more predictable, sustainable and valuable team business model. The agreement grants NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Charters to 36 teams, establishes a Team Owner Council that will have formal input into decisions, and provides Charter teams with new revenue opportunities including a greater interest in digital operations. Continue reading

Joe Gibbs Racing Looks to Win their Third Straight Sprint Unlimited

Photo - Getty Images
Photo – Getty Images

With the Sprint Unlimited – a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series non-points paying event – just days away at Daytona International Speedway, Joe Gibbs Racing could be picking up where they left off when Kyle Busch won his first Sprint Cup title last season at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

When Kyle Busch returned to racing after missing 11 races, because of injuries he sustained at Daytona in the XFINITY Series, JGR had won two Sprint Cup races at Martinsville Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. But upon’s Busch’s return at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, Carl Edwards started a string of 11 more JGR victory celebrations. By the end of the season, JGR had 13 wins for the season, including the first two Chase races and the finale at Homestead. Continue reading

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk with Hot Topic Sound Off – Monday, February 8, 2016

Guests include, NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, Brittany Force, with John Force Racing to chat about her team and their 2016 season.

K&N Pro Series East & ARCA Racing Series driver, JA Junior aka Jairo Avila, with Rev Racing and Lira Motorsports, to chat about racing at New Smyrna Speedway, Daytona International Speedway this weekend and his 2016 season.

Lee Montgomery, Media Relations Manager at Geiger Media to chat about the NHRA opener at Auto Club Speedway this week and the rest of the 2016 season.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk! Joining us is Fan4Racing writer, Brian Eberly

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off is 10 to 10:30 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion with co-host Chris Knight for the fastest half-hour in motorsports!

We’re chatting about the hottest topics during the NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series, as well as K&N Pro Series and ARCA Racing Series pre-season!

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 929-477-1790 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala @beberly18 or @Knighter01 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, February 8, 2016.

As always….Thanks for listening!