Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champ is Fond of Bumpy Chicagoland

Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the #78 5-hour ENERGY/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, stands by his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 30, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

JOLIET, Ill. – Bring on the bumps.

Reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup champion Martin Truex Jr. says the bumps in the asphalt at Chicagoland Speedway make driving more difficult—and for Truex, that’s a good thing. Continue reading

Brett Moffitt and Hattori Racing Proving They are More than Just the Little Team that Could

Brett Moffitt, the driver of the #16 Fr8Auctions.com Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overton’s 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 29, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

Coming into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overton’s 225 at Chicagoland Speedway, Brett Moffitt was a two-time winner this year with Hattori Racing and locked into the playoffs, already establishing it as the best year of his career.  However, it was a stressful beginning to the week as Monday through Wednesday they spent time trying to secure sponsorship and funding so they could be on track this past Friday and not lose their playoff and championship eligibility.  Introduced with the team back in 2015, Fr8Auctions was there up to help them out with sponsorship for Chicagoland this week and during their press conference in the Media Center, they said there’s sponsorship in place for Kentucky Speedway next week. Continue reading

Opportunistic Brett Moffitt Grabs NASCAR Truck Series Opportunistic Brett Moffitt grabs NASCAR Truck Series victory at Chicagoland Victory at Chicagoland

Brett Moffitt, the driver of the #16 Fr8Auctions.com Toyota, applies the winner’s sticker in Victory Lane after the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overton’s 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 29, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

JOLIET, Ill. – Brett Moffitt didn’t hear the words that turned Friday night’s Overton’s 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in his favor. Continue reading

Larson and Bell Drive for Culture Crossover of Fans

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson and NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Christopher Bell are at the top levels of their respective series and they share a passion of returning to where they came from, dirt track Sprint Car racing. They also have a bigger purpose in mind, attempting to grow all-around race fans instead of having dirt fans separate from asphalt fans. Now they are taking on a new role in order to further that effort as FOX Sports 1 broadcaster Vince Welch announced during a press conference this afternoon that the duo will make their broadcasting debut in a couple of weeks when the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series makes their annual visit to the famed dirt track of Eldora Speedway, owned by Tony Stewart.

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Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview of Chicagoland and Douglas County – Wednesday, June 27, 2018

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Guest include NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, Ben Rhodes with ThorSport Racing as he helps us preview the race at Chicagoland Speedway.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay ‘MJ’ Husmann this Wednesday 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 racing for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, Camping World Truck, and ARCA Racing Series at Chicagoland Speedway, along with the K&N Pro Series West at Douglas County Raceway. We’ll also give a few updates from the K&N Pro Series East, and more.

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

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, June 27, 2018.

As always…Thanks for listening!