NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News and Notes – Friday, May 27, 2016

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are taking a break this weekend and will return to action Friday, June 10th for the Rattlesnake 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Fans can watch all 250.5 miles during 167 laps on FOX Sports 1 at 8:30 pm ET with a green flag around 9 pm ET. Radio coverage is on MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Crafton Cruises to Second Consecutive Win

Matt Crafton led a race-high 47 laps in last Saturday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 to cruise to his second consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory.

The ThorSport Racing driver, who leads the points standings, is the first driver on the circuit to log multiple victories this season. He has totaled at least two wins in his last three campaigns. Continue reading

Five Legends Unveiled as 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class

 

Photo - AP
Photo – AP

Five Legends Unveiled as 2017 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Class

Childress, Hendrick, Martin, Parks and Parsons Comprise Hall’s Eighth Class

NASCAR has announced the inductees who will comprise the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2017. The five-person group – the eighth since the inception of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010 – consists of Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick, Mark Martin, Raymond Parks and Benny Parsons. In addition, NASCAR announced that Martinsville Speedway founder H. Clay Earles won the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR.

The NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel met today in a closed session at the Charlotte Convention Center to debate and vote upon the 20 nominees for the induction class of 2017 and the five nominees for the Landmark Award. Continue reading

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review of CMS, CA and Toledo with Hot Topic Sound Off – Monday, May 23, 2016

Guest include, ARCA Racing Series driver, Myatt Snider with Cunningham Motorsports, talking about his victory in his series’ debut at Toledo Speedway this weekend.

SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour driver, Derek Thorn with Campbell Motorsports talks about taking the overall victory this weekend at Kern County Raceway.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver, Chris Eggleston with Bill McAnally Racing talks about his win at Orange Show Speedway this weekend.

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

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off with Chris Knight starts at 10 pm for the fastest half-hour in motorsports! Joining our panel is Brian Eberly.

We’re reviewing the weekend of racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the K&N Pro Series West at Orange Show Speedway and the ARCA Racing Series at Toledo Speedway. We’ll also cover the hottest topics and any news in the XFINITY Series and K&N Pro Series East.

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 929-477-1790 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @Knighter01 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, May 23, 2016

As always…Thanks for listening!

Matt Crafton Dominates NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Charlotte

Matt Crafton had a lot to overcome on Saturday—a 17th-place starting position and a difficult pit stall that cost him dearly in the early stages of Saturday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

But after 134 laps, Crafton was 5.748 seconds ahead of second-place Kyle Busch, winning the race and extending his series lead to 12 points over seventh-place finisher Timothy Peters. In fact, the two-time champion won consecutive races for the first time in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career, going back-to-back in successive weeks at Dover and Charlotte.

Even though it took Crafton more than half the race to get to the front, he sensed the quality of his ride from the drop of the green flag. Continue reading