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Toni McCray Making her Mark Among Men in the Lucas Oil Late-Model Series

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Lucas Oil Late Model driver, Toni McCray Photo - Sal Sigala Jr.
Lucas Oil Late Model driver, Toni McCray Photo – Sal Sigala Jr.

Toni McCray is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 9:30 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions/comments.

Although more women are racing, there are still fewer women than men in the sport today.  Toni McCray is one of the few making her mark among the men in the Lucas Oil Late Model series. But what makes her stand out is her results, especially at the mid-point of the season when she had five wins in seven races in the series.  Continue reading →

Michael Lira Invited to NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Combine

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Michael Lira at 10:05 pm ET Photo - Michael Lira Racing facebook page
Michael Lira at 10:05 pm ET Photo – Michael Lira Racing facebook page

Michael Lira is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 10:05 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions or comments. 

Michael Lira, the seventeen-year-old race car driver and high school student from Port Orange, Florida, was given a spot in NASCAR through the NASCAR Drive for Diversity (D4D) program. In recent years, the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program has been a hotbed for some of the most promising young talent in the sport. Drivers like NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Kyle Larson and three-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race winner Darrell Wallace Jr. are both products of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program, and Lira hopes to follow in their footsteps. Continue reading →

Scott Heckert has a Dedication that Extends Beyond Racing

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Scott Heckert, from Turner Scott Motorsports with Project Lifesaver International Chief Gene Saunders and CEO and Chief Tommy Carter. Photo - Courtesy of Project Lifesaver International
Scott Heckert, from Turner Scott Motorsports with Project Lifesaver International Chief Gene Saunders and CEO and Chief Tommy Carter. Photo – Courtesy of Project Lifesaver International

Scott Heckert is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk, on Monday, September 29, 2014 at 10:05 pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions/comments.

Turner Scott Motorsports’ K&N East NASCAR driver, Scott Heckert becomes a Project Lifesaver Ambassador

Scott Heckert has exhibited his passion for racing this past year as a NASCAR K&N East driver with Turner Scott Motorsports by earning two wins, three pole awards, five top-five finishes and a third place at Dover International Speedway. Heckert closed his K&N East season eighth in the series’ point standings.  Continue reading →

Blaine Perkins Surprises the Celebrity Race Night Crowd at Irwindale

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Photo - Blaine Perkins Facebook page
Photo – Blaine Perkins Facebook page

Blaine Perkins is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, September 29, 2014 at 9:30 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions or comments. 

In the second Late-Model event of the Celebrity Race Night at Irwindale Speedway, on September 27th, Blaine Perkins raced the HPR No. 55 Chevy that he took over on July 5 when driver Cole Custer became one of 12 NASCAR Next–2014 drivers on a fast-track to national series stardom.

Creating a showcase of youthful stars of the sport, the starting lineup for the second Late-Model race of the night put fast-timer Zane Smith outside row four, with leading Late-Model rookie Christian McGhee, 16, and Blaine Perkins, 14, occupying the front row. Series track championship contenders McCray and Partridge were in row two. Continue reading →