Monthly Archives: July 2017

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Christian Eckes Extends Partnership with Venturini Motorsports through the 2018 ARCA Season

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Christian Eckes on Fan4Racing Radio at 9 pm ET, Monday, July 24, 2017, Photo – VMS

Christian Eckes is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk, Monday, July 24, 2017, at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Last week, Venturini Motorsports and sixteen-year-old Christian Eckes announced an agreement to extend their partnership through the 2018 ARCA Racing Series season. A key driver for Venturini Motorsports this season, Eckes is a native of Middletown, NY, and will continue his career development over 15 races in the 2018 season.  Continue reading →

Earnhardt Exits Brickyard Early after Chain-Reaction Crash

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., the driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 23, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a fast, competitive race car on Sunday, a rare occurrence in his star-crossed last full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

And for once, Earnhardt was enjoying himself behind the wheel of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Continue reading →

Restart Wreck Eliminates the Two Fastest Cars

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Kyle Busch, the driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, leads Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 23, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

For most of Sunday’s race, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. had been cooperative combatants.

After all, they were the clear class of the field in the Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400. Continue reading →

Trevor Bayne Comes Tantalizingly Close to Victory

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Trevor Bayne, the driver of the #6 AdvoCare Ford, is introduced prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on July 23, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Roush Fenway Racing driver Trevor Bayne had a realistic chance to win for the first time since his stunning triumph in the 2011 Daytona 500.

With 11 laps left in Sunday’s Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400, Bayne was running third behind Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson, but those two drivers were running short on fuel, and pit stops were imminent. Continue reading →