NASCAR XFINITY Series Sparks Energy 300 at Talladeg

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NASCAR XFINITY Series Teams are about to take to the track for the Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, May 6th. Television coverage is on FOX at 12:30 pm ET, with the race start at 1 pm ET. Radio coverage is on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Drivers will race a distance of 300.58 miles over 113 laps with Stage 1 ending on lap 25 and Stage 2 on lap 50. The final stage ends of the last lap 113. Continue reading

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News and Notes – Friday, May 5, 2017

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This is the last off-week for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series as they return to action next Friday, May 12th for the Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway.

Below are some quick facts on the Camping World Truck Series at Kansas. Continue reading

Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview of Talladega and South Boston – Thursday, May 4, 2017

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Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay ‘MJ’ Husmann every Thursday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET for Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Previewfor your complete guide to the upcoming weekend of racing!

On this episode, we’re previewing the ARCA Racing, NASCAR XFINITY and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ races at Talladega Superspeedway, as well as the K&N Pro Series East at South Boston Speedway. We’ll have updates from the Camping World Trucks and K&N Pro Series West too.

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @MoparMJ8 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, May 4, 2017.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Young Guns: Who Wears The ‘Black Hat?’

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Throughout its storied history, NASCAR has always had a driver or two that fans loved to hate.  It didn’t matter if it was on or off the track or if there was extra media attention outside of the race. Controversy of any kind will find these boisterous stars were right in the middle of it.
Dale Earnhardt Sr didn’t earn the nickname ‘The Intimidator’ for no reason and Darrel Waltrip in his prime carried the nickname ‘Jaws’ just for his mouth alone. Fans have watched Kevin Harvick sprint and leap on a car then into a crowd to ‘discuss’ a situation with a fellow competitor and Tony Stewart kick a reporter’s recorder under a bus.  ‘Bad Brad’ Keselowski has turned a few heads (and race cars) with his aggressive and outspoken personality. Joey Logano and Kyle Busch have each made the highlight reel more than once. Most recently together at Las Vegas which resulted in a mêlée on pit road.
So with the next generation of stars coming up to take over and carry on the sport, who is the one that is going to step out of the corporate model as the villain?

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Brad Keselowski Shares the Secret to Success at Talladega

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EDITOR’S NOTE: In a rare first-person exclusive, Brad Keselowski gives his thoughts on racing at NASCAR’s biggest track, Talladega Superspeedway. From racing the track on a video game to racing the pack in real life, Keselowski gives a glimpse into the ‘moves’ that translate into Talladega success.

Some drivers relish Talladega. Some drivers hate it.

I still remember this time—it was probably 2003—and there was this video game called “NASCAR Racing 2003 PC.” And I would run it and have a great time. There was this online community, and we would race all kinds of different tracks. Continue reading