Monthly Archives: April 2017

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk of Martinsville – Monday, April 3, 2017

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Guest include, ARCA Racing Series driver, Gus Dean with Win Tron Racing as we discuss the Music City 200 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville coming up this weekend.

We’ll also have post race audio from Martinsville Speedway with the winning race teams of Chase Elliott in the Camping World Truck Series and Brad Keselowski in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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!

We’re talking all the latest news in racing including Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, XFINITY, Camping World Truck, K&N Pro, ARCA Racing Series and more.  So buckle up and stay tuned in to Fan4Racing Radio throughout the 2017 season.

Call 929-477-1790 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our 2017 season continues at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, April 3, 2017

As always…Thanks for listening!

Gus Dean’s No. 32 Team is Ready for ARCA’s Music City 200

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Gus Dean is on Fan4Racing Radio, Monday, April 3, 2017 at 9 pm ET. Photo – ARS

Gus Dean is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk, on Monday, April 3, 2017 at 9 pm ET.  Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Despite inclement weather closing down Win-Tron Racing’s private test at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville last month, their driver, Gus Dean put in enough laps to give the team optimism heading into the ARCA Racing Series’ Music City 200 this Saturday. Continue reading →

Chase Elliott Charges to Career-Best Martinsville Finish

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, leads Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, and Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 SunEnergy1 Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 2, 2017 in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

When it came to Chase Elliott’s performance in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway, the driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was suffering from a severe lack of self-esteem.

After Sunday’s STP 500 at the 0.526-mile short track, Elliott will have to reevaluate. Continue reading →

Stenhouse Applies the Bumper – and can Expect Payback

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 Fastenal Ford, spins during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 2, 2017 in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

The essence of stage racing crystallized into one dramatic moment on lap 260 of Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Coming to the green/checkers at the end of Stage 2, Kyle Busch passed Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to put the No. 17 Ford a lap down. But as Busch rolled through turns three and four, Stenhouse gave Busch two whacks to the bumper, knocked Busch’s No. 18 Toyota up the track in turn four and executed a pass to stay on the lead lap. Continue reading →

Dillon’s Run Validates Progress at RCR

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Aric Almirola, driver of the #43 STP Ford, races Erik Jones, driver of the #77 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength Toyota, and Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Okuma Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 2, 2017 in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

Ryan Newman’s victory at Phoenix Raceway, made possible by staying out on old tires, seemingly came out of nowhere. After all, no Richard Childress Racing driver had won an event in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series since 2013 before Newman took the checkered flag at Phoenix.

But the speed in the RCR cars has improved, as both Austin Dillon and Newman proved in Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Dillon came home fifth, his first top-five since running fourth at Bristol last August. Continue reading →