Author Archives: Brian Eberly

Justin Haley Looks to Continue Strong Start of 2016 Season at VIR

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Justin Haley at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, April 28 2016 Photo - JJHR

Justin Haley at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, April 28 2016 Photo – JJHR

Justin Haley is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

As the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East heads to VIRginia International Raceway for Saturday afternoon’s Biscuitville 125, Justin Haley looks to continue his strong start to the 2016 season. Haley earned his first career victory in March when he led 28 laps en route to victory at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

Haley’s streak of four top-ten finishes to start the season in the No. 5 Braun Auto Chevrolet has him second in the championship standings, a mere three points behind series leader Kyle Benjamin.

Last season in his VIR debut, Haley qualified third and finished fifth. The Indiana native led six laps in the race and earned a top-five result in a wild ending that required two attempts at a green-white-checkered finish. Continue reading →

Sarah Cornett-Ching Continues to Climb Up NASCAR’s Ladder

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Sarah Cornett-Ching at 9:35 pm ET on Thursday, March 24, 2016 Photo - Getty Images

Sarah Cornett-Ching at 9:35 pm ET on Thursday, March 24, 2016 Photo – Getty Images

Sarah Cornett-Ching is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 9:35 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

While the three NASCAR national series are off this weekend, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will head to South Carolina and Greenville Pickens Speedway. The stars and cars of the K&N East will take to the flat half-mile oval for the third race of the 2016 season. Only eight drivers from last year’s race are on the entry list and there are 11 rookies vying for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award.

One of those rookies is Sarah Cornett-Ching, who is competing for the K&N East Rookie of the Year title this season while also running some ARCA Racing Series and CARS Super Late Model Tour events. Continue reading →

Buescher on Brink of First XFINITY Series Championship

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Photo - Jerry Markland/Getty Images

Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images

It seems hard to believe, but just three races remain in the 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series campaign.

The series just completed a 16-week stretch with no off-weekends that began at Daytona International Speedway in July and culminated at Kansas Speedway. Back at Chicagoland in June, the last race prior to the off-weekend, I wrote that when this stretch was completed, a driver would emerge as the championship favorite.

That driver pilots the No. 60 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing. While many expected Chase Elliott to defend his series championship before his promotion to the Sprint Cup Series next season, it’s been Chris Buescher that has maintained the lead since his trip to victory lane at Iowa Speedway back in May. Continue reading →

Winless in 2015, Chase Elliott Remains in Hunt for Second Consecutive XFINITY Series Title

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Photo – Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

Chase Elliott took the NASCAR XFINITY (then Nationwide) Series by storm in 2014, winning three races en route to capturing the championship in his rookie campaign.

Elliott won his first race at Texas Motor Speedway and followed that up the following week with a victory at Darlington. After winning the standalone race at Chicagoland, the 18th event of the 2014 campaign, Elliott re-took the championship lead and never looked back on his way to winning the title.

Fast forward to 2015, and the story has been a bit different for the 19-year-old driver. Elliott has yet to visit victory lane in the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, nor has he led the championship standings after 23 of 33 races. Continue reading →