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Chase Briscoe Ready to Race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway with Cunningham Motorsports

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Chase Briscoe on Fan4Racing Radio at 9 pm ET on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Photo - ARS

Chase Briscoe on Fan4Racing Radio at 9 pm ET on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Photo – ARS

Chase Briscoe is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

With nearly two months since Cunningham Motorsports’ two rookies hit the track at Daytona International Speedway in February, the team is ready to hit the track for their second race of the ARCA Racing Series season at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. In February Chase Briscoe finished fourth and Kevin Thomas, Jr. (KTJ) grabbed seventh in their first outing of the year at Daytona.  After their second ‘off season,’ the drivers are ready to get back in the swing of race season this weekend.

Briscoe looks forward to getting back to the track he considers the beginning of his journey with the Cunningham organization.  Continue reading →

#FordRacing has a Rich #NASCAR History at #Martinsville Speedway

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After having a week off, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to action for the first of two races this season at Martinsville Speedway.  This marks the beginning of a stretch that will see two of the next three events take place on half-mile tracks.  Here’s a look at Ford’s history at Martinsville.

A FIRST FOR FRED
The first time Ford won a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway also marked the first career victory for 2015 NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen.  The date was April 9, 1961 and Lorenzen battled Rex White, who led the first 118 laps after starting on the pole.  Lorenzen, was driving for Holman-Moody when he grabbed the lead on lap 119 and held it until rain came ending the race prematurely after 149 circuits.  Little did anyone know that 54 years later both men would be enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame as part of the same induction class.  Martinsville was a place Lorenzen dominated, winning six times, including four straight from 1963-65.  He was absolutely unbeatable in 1964 as he led 990 out of a possible 1,000 laps (487 in the first and 493 in the second) in winning both races. Continue reading →

Jeff Gordon Hosting Fan Q&A Before XFINITY Series Race at Phoenix

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JEFF GORDON RETURNS TO PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY TO HOST FAN Q & A PRIOR TO SATURDAY XFINITY SERIES RACE

Free Q & A session on Main Stage of Fan Midway prior to AXALTA Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200

Fans coming to the AXALTA Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday, March 12 will have the opportunity to attend a Q & A session with Jeff Gordon, the legendary former driver of the No. 24 car. The event will be held on the Main Stage on the Fan Midway at PIR and is open for anyone with a grandstand ticket.

Following his final season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Jeff Gordon returns to the track that was officially named Jeff Gordon Raceway for last November’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The former Hendrick Motorsports driver remains a frequent fixture for race fans, as he now calls the NASCAR action on-camera for FOX Sports.

The moderated Q & A session is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 12 on the Main Stage on the Fan Midway.

Gordon has four career wins at PIR, including three in NASCAR-sanctioned races. Each of his wins represented a significant moment to the track’s history. On Nov. 6, 1999, he raced to victory in the inaugural XFINITY Series race at Phoenix, before tying the legendary Dale Earnhardt with his 76th career Sprint Cup Series win on April 21, 2007. Forever etching his name into PIR history, Gordon kicked off the repaving of the track by digging the first piece of pavement following his win on Feb. 27, 2011. Ironically, his 24 top-10 finishes at Phoenix is a track record, and he tied Mark Martin for the record for most Sprint Cup Series starts at PIR in November when he made his 34th start. 

Tickets to all events throughout Good Sam 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at Phoenix International Raceway are available online at PhoenixRaceway.com, by phone at 1-866-408-RACE (7223) or in person at the PIR ticket office.

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Las Vegas Odd Makers’ Picks for Kobalt 400 and Boyd Gaming 300 at LVMS

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Harvick favored to repeat as Kobalt 400 champion
Kyle Busch is odds-on favorite to win Boyd Gaming 300

Odds makers have tabbed Kobalt 400 defending champion Kevin Harvick as the favorite for Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Harvick, the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, is a 5-1 favorite for the 267-lap race, according to Boyd Gaming Events. Four-time Kobalt 400 winner and six-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, as well as Las Vegas native and reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch are second at 6-1.        Continue reading →

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Offers Plenty of Entertainment this Weekend

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Photo - Jeff Speer

Photo – Jeff Speer

Plenty of entertainment planned for 2016 NASCAR Weekend

at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Fans flocking to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend will have a number of opportunities to enjoy good music throughout the property.

Whether it’s the Cooper Tires stage in the LVMS Fan Engagement Area outside the main grandstands or the Neon Garage, the speedway will be rocking with good tunes all weekend. Approximately ten bands and performers will keep 2016 NASCAR Weekend visitors entertained at the 1.5-mile speedway Friday through Sunday.             Continue reading →