Daily Archives: September 21, 2017

Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview of New Hampshire, and Kentucky – Thursday, September 21, 2017

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Guest include Late-Model driver, Blaine Perkins, with Mason Mitchell Motorsports as he makes his series debut at Kentucky Speedway this weekend.

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

Then at 10 pm ET co-host Andy Laskey comes on board for Hot Topics Sound Off covering all the latest news heading into the weekend of racing!

We’re previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway along with the XFINITY and ARCA Racing Series at Kentucky Speedway. We’re also catching up with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West.

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite, @MoparMJ8 or @alaskey14 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, September 21, 2017.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Blaine Perkins Making ARCA Series Debut at Kentucky Speedway

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Blaine Perkins on Fan4Racing Radio at 9 pm ET, Thursday, September 21, 2017, Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

Blaine Perkins is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @MoparMJ8 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Making his ARCA Racing Series debut this weekend at Kentucky Speedway with Mason Mitchell Motorsports is 17-year-old Blaine Perkins.  Continue reading →

Truex and his Team Bring a Championship Mindset to NASCAR Playoffs

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Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, talks with his crew chief Cole Pearn in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 15, 2017, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Martin Truex Jr has a favorite saying that gives him the motivation to keep trying when trying times happen.

“We Never Quit”

His Furniture Row Racing team led by crew chief, Cole Pearn also finds a great deal of inspiration in that phrase. They’ve been together for three years and in the last two years, they’ve come close, but not quite there toward earning the NASCAR Cup Series championship title.

But this year is different. Now they are the NASCAR Cup Series champions for the regular season. And they understand there’s more work to do.   Continue reading →

Nemechek Embracing Championship Opportunity after Uncertain Season

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John Hunter Nemechek shares a laugh with the media during the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Media Day on September 20, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Bob Leverone/Getty Images

Nothing comes easily for John Hunter Nemechek.

Nemechek doesn’t feel fortunate just to be one of eight drivers in this season’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, which start Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1 p.m. ET on FS1). He’s glad he’s racing at all. Continue reading →

Rookies Make their Presence Felt in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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Chase Briscoe talks with a reporter following the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Media Day on September 20, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Bob Leverone/Getty Images

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is known as a place where young drivers can develop. That’s been the case this season, with three rookies advancing to the playoffs. Two others — Ben Rhodes and top-seeded Christopher Bell — are in their second seasons on the circuit. Continue reading →