NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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NASCAR News and Notes for Camping World Truck Series and More

CWTSFFDegaJeb Burton Focusing on a Season Turn Around at Kansas Speedway

After testing at the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway last week, Jeb Burton heads to another 1.5-mile track – Kansas Speedway – in two weeks with a focus to turn his season around.

The 2014 season has not been what Burton expected after changing teams, but all that may change at Kansas. Last season Burton won his only truck series win on another 1.5-mile track (Texas) and Kansas is the first race this season on a track of the same size.  Continue reading

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes

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Drivers Remain Busy During Break

Though the next race for the Camping World Truck Series isn’t until May 9th at Kansas Speedway, many series regulars are competing on track this week.

Fast Facts CWTSMore than a dozen teams spent Monday and Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway testing for their upcoming race on Friday, May 16th. Teams tested from 1 to 9 pm each day to prepare for the fourth race on the 2014 schedule. This session will give competitors extended track time as they prepare to compete on a 1.5-mile track for the first time this season with the new truck body designs.

Timothy Peters and Jeb Burton are also competing in the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown Thursday night, April 24th at South Boston Speedway. Both Peters and Burton have won many times at the track in late-model stock cars. Continue reading

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk – Monday, April 21, 2014

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Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 -10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk! 

Listen to our round table panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities.

This episode begins with our panel discussion about Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway, and more…

Next, K&N Pro Series East driver, Brandon Jones, from Turner Scott Motorsports, joins the conversation about his 2014 season and upcoming series’ race at Richmond on Friday.

Then, Paul Blevin, professional Flagman for the IndyCar Series joins to talk about racing from his point of view. From a young age, Paul Blevin has been around all types of racing, and has done almost every job in racing from building tracks, medical, to even driving in 1994. He drove the Paris-Dakar Rally when 96 cars started and 57 finished – Blevin finished 47th overall. In 1999 he began his IndyCar career as a Flagman where his job has taken him all over the world.

Listen to the Podcast of our conversation about the hottest topics leading up to the next race!

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Brandon Jones Elevates his Racing Career in NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series

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Photo – Courtesy of Turner Scott Motorsports

Brandon Jones is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, April 21st at 9 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with Brandon Jones and our Fan4Racing panel. 

After spending many hours running thousands of practice laps under Bubba and Cale Gale’s supervision, Brandon Jones began his first year of competition midway through the 2010 season. The Gales were instrumental in Jones early development as a driver. He credits Cale for getting him started in racing and recognizes him as a mentor and friend. Continue reading