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2020 NASCAR All-Star Race Moves to Bristol Motor Speedway

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The 2020 NASCAR All-Star Race is moving from Charlotte to Bristol and will include fans in attendance on July 15 at The Last Great Colosseum.
  • The 2020 NASCAR All-Star Race will include fans in attendance on July 15 at The Last Great Colosseum.
  • The 36th running of NASCAR’s all-star event to take place for the first time at a short track as NASCAR’s best battle for a $1 million winner-take-all prize.
  • The NASCAR All-Star Open and NASCAR All-Star Race will be telecast live in primetime on FS1, FOX Deportes, and the FOX Sports app at 7:00 p.m., on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and to an international audience.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 15, 2020) – In a NASCAR season marked by historical firsts, the 36th running of the NASCAR All-Star Race will move 159 miles northwest from Charlotte Motor Speedway to the World’s Fastest Half-Mile, Bristol Motor Speedway, for the first time. The July 15 prime-time race will include fans in attendance at a Speedway Motorsports facility for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Homestead and Toledo NASCAR Race Review on Fan4Racing Radio

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Homestead & Toledo NASCAR Race Review is presented by host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala. Join us for the smartest race talk around! Then stick around for Hot Topics Sound Off with co-host Andy Laskey and our Fan4Racing crew!

Homestead & Toledo NASCAR Race Review is presented by host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala. Join us for the smartest race talk around! Then stick around for Hot Topics Sound Off with co-host Andy Laskey and our Fan4Racing crew!

The Agenda

This episode centers around Homestead-Miami Speedway for the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Gander & RV Outdoors Truck Series along with Toldeo Speedway for the ARCA Menards Series East. We’ll have post-race audio available as time permits.

  • First, we provide a review of the ARCA East race at Toledo along with the NASCAR Truck Series at Homestead.
  • Then, we review the first and second NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Homestead.
  • Then, we review the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead. 
  • Next is Hot Topics Sound Off with our Fan4Racing Crew.

Fan4Racing Chat Room

Check out our Chat Room feature where fans can chat with us throughout our LIVE broadcast…here. As always…Thanks for listening!

Hamlin Finds Third Victory at Homestead

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Denny Hamlin finds third victory in NASCAR's Cup Series this year in the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday night.
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – JUNE 14: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Toyota, cross the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on June 14, 2020, in Homestead, Florida. Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Denny Hamlin finds third victory in NASCAR’s Cup Series this year in the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday night.

Homestead-Miami Speedway played host for the Dixie Vodka 400 on Sunday afternoon. For the first time, Cup drivers are racing at Homestead in summer instead of the championship event in fall. Near the mid-season, some drivers are struggling to find victory lane, while others are riding on momentum. With no practice or qualifying, teams are showing up on race day to figure out what they have in their cars. This challenge is adding new excitement to NASCAR racing.

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Martinsville Power Ranking

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The Martinsville Power Ranking is for both Atlanta and Martinsville NASCAR Cup Series races over the past week. Kevin Harvick continues his dominating season.
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – JUNE 10: Chris Buescher, driver of the #17 Fastenal Ford, during the NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on June 10, 2020, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

The Martinsville Power Ranking is for both Atlanta and Martinsville NASCAR Cup Series races over the past week. Kevin Harvick continues his dominating season.

Nineteen years ago, Kevin Harvick picked up his first career victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Present-day, not much has changed. Harvick picked up his second win of the season by dominating the field over the last hundred or so laps, leaving just ten cars on the lead lap by the end of the race. The race also brought a strong performance from Joe Gibbs Racing, with Kyle Busch finishing second, and Martin Truex Jr. finishing third with two stage wins. 

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Shorter NASCAR Race Benefits: a Commentary

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The inspiration for writing about shorter NASCAR race benefits comes from a recent Hot Topics Sound Off discussion on Fan4Racing Radio (at 121:11).
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 08: Martin Truex Jr, driver of the #19 AOI Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 08, 2019, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

The inspiration for writing about shorter NASCAR race benefits comes from a recent Hot Topics Sound Off discussion on Fan4Racing Radio (at 121:11). The following commentary is one point of view with other views shared on the radio show. The topic certainly makes for some interesting conversation. So, please share your thoughts by commenting below.

Now is the time to consider shorter races on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. The idea may come across as sacrilege to some long-time NASCAR fans, but there is a strong case for shorter NASCAR race benefits. Shortening the races could give both new and long-term fans a better on-track product.

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