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John Wes Townley Cleared for Return to NASCAR and ARCA Competition

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Photo - Matt Hazlett/Getty Images
Photo – Matt Hazlett/Getty Images

This past Tuesday, Athenian Motorsports driver, John Wes Townley was given medical clearance to return to NASCAR and ARCA Competition and will take part in the Camping World Truck Series and ARCA races at Pocono Raceway this weekend.

For the past four weeks, Townley has received treatment for mild concussion-like symptoms following a couple of collisions with GMS Racing’s Spencer Gallagher at Gateway Motorsports Park in June.  The second crash is what ended the night for both drivers and ignited an on-the-track confrontation and wrestling match. Gallagher later apologized for his part in the incident.

Over the last four weeks, three drivers have stepped into Townley’s seat.

“I’d like to thank Parker Kligerman, Cole Custer and Brady Boswell for filling in for me,” Townley said. “I feel great and I’m looking forward to racing at Pocono this week.”

Watch the ARCA Racing Series, ModSpace 150 on Friday, July 29th at 5:30 pm ET on FOX Sports 1. Then the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Pocono Mountains 150 on Saturday, July 30th at 1 pm ET, also on FOX Sports 1.

Myatt Snider Returning to Tricky Triangle for Second Time

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ARCA Kyle Track News
Myatt Snider at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, July 28, 2016 Photo - ARS
Myatt Snider at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, July 28, 2016 Photo – ARS

***Due to unforseen issues at Blog Talk Radio,

we are unable to do our show tonight, Thursday, July 28th.  

We’ll be back on air, Monday, August 1st at 8:30 pm ET. ***

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

Doing something for the first time in his ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards career Friday, Myatt Snider returns to a track he already competed at in the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway, testing and racing there in June driving the No. 22 Louisiana Hot Sauce Ford for Cunningham Motorsports.

He led 33 laps and finished ninth while being on a different pit strategy shuffling the finishing order of the General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible200. June’s event also marked the first time composite-bodied style cars ran a superspeedway race, with their drivers sweeping the top-six spots. Continue reading →

Gordon Driving the No. 88 Doesn’t Change his Legacy

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Photo - Daniel Shirey/Getty Images
Photo – Daniel Shirey/Getty Images

For the first time in his 23-year NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, Jeff Gordon drove a different number than his iconic No. 24 last Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Gordon came out of retirement and filled in for an ailing Dale Earnhardt Jr. and wheeled the No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet to a 13th-place finish in the 400-mile race. He hadn’t raced since last November and got the call from Rick Hendrick to sub for the second-generation driver who was dealing with concussion-like symptoms.

Does this change Jeff Gordon’s legendary presence in NASCAR’s top-series?

Not one bit. Continue reading →

Dakoda Armstrong to Drive for Joe Gibbs Racing at Iowa Speedway

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Photo - Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

While Matt Tifft continues to recover from surgery from a low-grade glioma in his brain, Dakoda Armstrong will drive the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry in Saturday night’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Iowa Speedway, multiple sources confirmed to CATCHFENCE.com.

On loan from JGL Racing, Armstrong will pilot the No. 18 Toyota Camry in Saturday night’s U.S. Cellular 250 for his 92nd career XFINITY start.

An official announcement is expected Tuesday morning. Continue reading →