Monthly Archives: October 2018

Top Drivers Invited to Compete for Spots in NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program

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Chase Cabre on Fan4Racing Radio, Monday, October 15, 2018, at 9 pm ET. Photo – Getty Images

Chase Cabre is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk, Monday, October 15, 2018, at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

NASCAR, Rev Racing to Evaluate Ethnically Diverse and Female Drivers for 2019 Class

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 15, 2018) – Twelve drivers from across the United States and abroad have been invited to try out for NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program, the top driver developmental program in motorsports, at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway and Bethune-Cookman University on Oct. 22-23. Continue reading →

Fuel Shortage Deprives Kurt Busch of Winning Chances at Talladega

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Kurt Busch, the driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, leads the field during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Kurt Busch was one corner and a straightaway from his second victory of the season and an automatic ticket into the Round of 8 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Continue reading →

Kyle Larson Overcomes Lack of Speed to Finish 11th at Talladega

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Kyle Larson, the driver of the #42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet, spins on the backstretch during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Kyle Larson’s balky No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet qualified 34th on Saturday. After unapproved adjustments to the car, Larson started last in Sunday’s 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Continue reading →

Martin Truex Jr Fights Ill-Handling Car to Stay Above Cut Line

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Photo – Josh Hedges/Getty Images

From a handling standpoint, the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota of defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. was pure evil on Sunday at Talladega. Continue reading →

Aric Almirola Closes Out Talladega; Stewart Haas Racing Dominates

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Aric Almirola, the driver of the #10 Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

Talladega Superspeedway hosted the second race in the Round of 12 section of Monster Energy Cup Series playoffs. It was a ‘do or die’ type of day for some teams on the verge of being eliminated from the playoffs. Talladega’s unknowns gave these teams an uneasy feeling heading into this race weekend. Continue reading →