Yearly Archives: 2017

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Travis Miller Gets First K&N Pro Series East Victory at South Boston

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Travis Miller on Fan4Racing Radio’s Winner’s Circle at 8:40 pm ET, Monday, May 8, 2017 Photo – Bob Leverone/Getty Images

Travis Miller is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk, Monday, May 8, 2017 at 8:40 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Carrying momentum from MDM Motorsports NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory at Bristol last weekend, Travis Miller made it two in a row for MDM with his win at South Boston Speedway on Saturday night, earning his first career victory in the series.  Continue reading →

Haley Wins at Talladega

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Justin Haley on Fan4Racing Radio, Monday, May 8, 2017 at 9 pm ET Photo – ARS

Justin Haley is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk, Monday, May 8, 2017 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Justin Haley’s first trip to Talladega Superspeedway turned out to be one for the ages. Haley, in his first-ever plate-track start, went from the back to the front in the No. 28 MDM Motorsports Toyota to win the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards General Tire 200 Saturday afternoon. Continue reading →

Loose Wheel Dashes Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Hopes at Talladega

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, stands on the grid prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 7, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Tom Bradbury/Getty Images

Dale Earnhardt Jr. lined up third for a restart on lap 174 of Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, after a massive 18-car wreck on the backstretch thinned the field.

The anticipation in the air was palpable, as Earnhardt rolled through the tri-oval toward the start / finish line, but what happened next had fans in the front grandstands ripping the radio headphones off their heads and throwing them to the ground.

As the field came up to speed, Earnhardt pulled out of line and moved to the top of the track, coming perilously close to the outside wall. As the pack sped away, Earnhardt’s No. 88 Chevrolet slowed and rolled gingerly to pit road. Continue reading →

Bold Move Propels McMurray to Runner-Up Finish

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Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 McDonald’s $1 Any Size Soft Drink Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images

Race winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wasn’t the only driver who made a strong move on the final lap of Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

After Stenhouse took the lead from Kyle Busch, thanks in part to a push from Jimmie Johnson, Jamie McMurray threaded the needle between Johnson’s Chevrolet and Busch’s Toyota to vault into second place.

McMurray held the spot, trailing Stenhouse to the finish line by 0.095 seconds and beating Busch to the stripe by 0.004 seconds. Continue reading →