Category Archives: ARCA

David Hyatt: Iowa Speedweeks is About the Fans

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Photo – Courtesy of Iowa Speedway

Former president of MRN radio, David Hyatt knows what it takes to give the fans what they want after 20 plus years at the helm.  He brings that same mentality to his current role as president of Iowa Speedway, now in just his second full season in the position.  With the races in 2019 scheduled the way they were, the race track ended up with doubleheader race weekends back-to-back, making for a very busy couple of weeks hosting the NTT Indy Car Series, the ARCA Menards Series last week and both the K&N Pro Series and Xfinity Series under the NASCAR banner this week.  But as the saying goes, sometimes you have to make lemonade from the lemons you are given and Hyatt saw this as an opportunity to maximize fan interaction, thus Iowa Speedweeks was born.

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Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview of Pocono and Iowa – Thursday, July 25, 2019

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Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann every Thursday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET for Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview as we rev up race fans for the upcoming weekend of racing! 

We’re previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Gander Outdoors Truck, and ARCA Menards Series at Pocono Raceway, along with the Xfinity, and K&N Pro Series at Iowa Speedway. 

Then, stay tuned for Fan4Racing NASCAR Hot Topics Sound Off from 10 to 10:30 pm ET as we discuss all the hottest topics leading into the weekend of racing with co-host Andy Laskey and our Fan4Racing crew.

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our LIVE broadcast begins at 8:30 pm ET, Thursday, July 25, 2019. 

As always…Thanks for listening!

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review of New Hampshire and Iowa – Monday, July 22, 2019

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Guests on this episode include…

Chandler Smith

ARCA Menards Series driver with Venturini Motorsports after winning this past weekend at Iowa Speedway

Chase Cabre

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East driver with Rev Racing after winning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for his second-straight series victory.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest race talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review!

Stay tuned in 10 to 10:30 pm ET for NASCAR Hot Topics Sound Off with co-host Andy Laskey as our Fan4Racing crew discusses the hottest topics from the weekend of racing,

We’re talking all the latest from New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and K&N Pro Series East along with the ARCA Menards Series at Iowa Speedway.  We’ll include updates from the Gander Outdoors Truck Series, K&N Pro Series West, and more.

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our LIVE broadcast starts at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, July 22, 2019.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Dominant Chandler Smith takes Fourth Consecutive ARCA Menards Series Short Track Win in Fans with Benefits 150 at Iowa Speedway

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Chandler Smith Wins the Fans with Benefits 150 ARCA Menards Series race at Iowa Speedway on Friday, July 19, 2019
Photo – Courtesy of AMS

Chandler Smith is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, July 22, 2019. Call 929-477-1790 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

After leading the afternoon’s practice session and winning the General Tire Pole Award, Chandler Smith (No. 20 Craftsman/828 Logistics Toyota) put a period on a clean sweep of the ARCA Menards Series Fans with Benefits 150 with a dominant victory Friday night at Iowa Speedway. Smith led the first 106 laps before losing the lead on pit road during the penultimate caution flag of the night. Once back under green, it took him just ten laps to knife his way through the field to retake the lead from Ty Gibbs (No. 18 Monster Energy/ORCA Coolers/Terrible Herbst/Advance Auto Parts Toyota) to lead the final 35 laps.

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Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview of New Hampshire and Iowa – Thursday, July 18, 2019

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Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann every Thursday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET for Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview as we rev up race fans for the upcoming weekend of racing! 

We’re previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and K&N Pro Series East at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, along with the ARCA Menards Series at Iowa Speedway. We’ll also give a few updates from the Gander Outdoors Truck Series, K&N Pro Series West, and more.

Then, stay tuned for Fan4Racing NASCAR Hot Topics Sound Off from 10 to 10:30 pm ET as we discuss all the hottest topics leading into the weekend of racing with co-host Andy Laskey and our Fan4Racing crew.

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our LIVE broadcast begins at 8:30 pm ET, Thursday, July 18, 2019. 

As always…Thanks for listening!