Category Archives: IndyCar

On Fan4Racing Radio: Charlotte NASCAR Race Review and Hot Topics Sound Off

Posted on by

On Fan4Racing Radio: Charlotte NASCAR Race Review and Hot Topics Sound off with host Sharon Burton, co-host Andy Laskey, and the Fan4Racing Crew!

On this episode…

  • We start with Short Track news, including an Indy 500 update. Next, we review the ARCA Menards Series race at Charlotte with an ARCA East and ARCA West Series update.  
  • Then, we’ll comment on the post-race media interview with the NASCAR Truck Series winner, Nick Sanchez, the Rev Racing driver of the No. 2 Chevrolet. Afterward, we’ll review the NASCAR Truck Series race at Charlotte.
  • Next, we review the NASCAR Xfinity and NASCAR Cup Series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 
  • We end this episode with the Hot Topics Sound-Off conversation with the Fan4Racing crew. 

As Always…Thanks for listening!

Newgarden Staves Off O’Ward at WWT Raceway for Second Win of Season

Posted on by
Newgarden staves off O'Ward in the NTT IndyCar Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 at WWT Raceway at Gateway on Sunday.
Photo courtesy of IndyCar Communications

Newgarden staves off O’Ward in the NTT IndyCar Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 at WWT Raceway at Gateway on Sunday.

By using a late-race pit strategy call and winning a daring pit-exit duel, defending NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Josef Newgarden claimed his second victory of 2020 in the Bommarito Automotive Group  500 Race 2 on Sunday, Aug. 30 at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Continue reading →

Dixon Turns Tables on Sato for Narrow, Exciting Victory at WWT Raceway

Posted on by
Dixon turns tables on Sato in a thrilling finish in the NTT IndyCar Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 1 at World Wide Technology Raceway on Saturday.
Photo – courtesy of NTT IndyCar Communications

Dixon turns tables on Sato in a thrilling finish in the NTT IndyCar Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 1 at World Wide Technology Raceway on Saturday.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES points leader Scott Dixon continued his winning ways in 2020 by holding off a hard-charging Takuma Sato in thrilling fashion, winning the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 1 at World Wide Technology Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 29 in the second-closest INDYCAR finish ever at the track.

Continue reading →

Sato Earns Second Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge Victory

Posted on by
Takuma Sato earns second Indianapolis 500 victory in the NTT IndyCar Series on Sunday afternoon, August 23, 2020 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Takuma Sato celebrates in Victory Lane after earning his second Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, August 23, 2020, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Photo provided by NTT IndyCar

Sato earns second Indianapolis 500 victory in the NTT IndyCar Series on Sunday afternoon, August 23, 2020 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020) – Takuma Sato climbed to a higher level of immortality Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, winning the 104th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge and becoming just the 20th driver to capture ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ at least twice.

Continue reading →

Nashville Superspeedway Returns to NASCAR Schedule in 2021

Posted on by
Nashville Superspeedway Returns to NASCAR, planning to host the NASCAR Cup Series in 2021. The concrete track was built in 2001 by Dover Motorsports, Inc.
LEBANON, TN – JULY 23: Carl Edwards, driver of the #60 Fastenal Ford, leads the field to the green on a restart, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway on July 23, 2011, in Lebanon, Tennessee. Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR

Nashville Superspeedway returns with plans to host the NASCAR Cup Series in 2021. The 1.3-mile concrete track was built in 2001 by Dover Motorsports, Inc., and has played host to NASCAR- and IRL-sanctioned events from 2001 to 2011.

The Tennessee track is set on nearly 1,000 acres just outside of Nashville. There are 25,000 permanent grandstand seats, and they can expand to 50,000 with temporary seating. There is also lighting to make night racing possible. Several series have raced at the Nashville oval including, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.

Continue reading →