Darlington Raceway is a Memory to Last a Lifetime

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This past weekend, I traveled to Darlington Raceway for my first trip to the historic speedway.

A small town, close to 7,000 residents, Darlington, S.C. came to life when the roaring sounds of stock cars and tens of thousands of passionate fans stormed Darlington Raceway. Continue reading

Throwback Thursday – Reflecting on NASCAR’s Easter Weekend Races

Photo - Grant Halverson/Getty Images

Photo – Grant Halverson/Getty Images

All of NASCAR’s top three divisions will get the weekend off for the Easter holiday, but NASCAR is no stranger to racing on the Easter weekend. 

The last Cup race ran on Easter Sunday was at Richmond International Raceway on March 26, 1989. The original date in February was a wash due to snow and rescheduled for that date. Rusty Wallace went on to win that day, leading 88 laps. Continue reading

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk – Monday, April 14, 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 & RaceTalk! 

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

Steve Billmyer joins our Fan4Racing panel tonight. Steve has more than 25 years experience in the racing industry beginning with nine years at Hendrick Motorsports and has worked with drivers, including Geoff Bodine, Tim Richmond, Benny Parsons, Ken Schrader, Greg Sacks, Todd Bodine – CWTS champion, Timothy Peters – CWTS multiple race winner, and Jimmie Johnson – six-time Sprint Cup champion. He was also a Crew Chief for a K&N Pro Series East stock car until his retirement. Race fans need to join Steve Billmyer’s facebook group. NASCAR and Other Racing to interact with a super group of passionate race fans!

This episode begins with our panel discussion about Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series races at Darlington Motor Speedway, NHRA at Charlotte Motor Speedway and more…

Next, ARCA driver, Michael Lira joins the conversation about his 2014 season and his entry in this year’s PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge.

Then, Chet Christner, Track Announcer at Las Vegas Motor Speedway joins the discussion sharing his perspective of racing.

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Fan4Racing Fan2Fan Let’s Talk NASCAR on Saturday Night – April 12, 2014

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Join host Sharon Burton for the smartest NASCAR Talk around at 8:30 to 10:30 pm ET every Saturday night in April on Fan4Racing – Let’s Talk NASCAR on Saturday Night! Click the link to hear the LIVE broadcast or the Podcast afterward.

The dynamics of race day with at-the-track action and driver interaction is always fascinating and usually creates a buzz around the NASCAR world and our panel is discussing all the hottest topics leading up to the next race!

This episode includes discussions about, recapping the Nationwide Series race at Darlington with live updates of the Sprint Cup Series race taking place at Darlington and the Goodyear tire testing at Michigan.

Our panel joins the discussion throughout the show and includes Kyle Magda, Stephen McCall and Steve.Billmyer.

Steve Billmyer brings a unique perspective to our Saturday night show. He started at the top, and worked his way down is the way he describes his career. Billmyer was the 4th employee at Hendrick Motorsports and was a tire engineer for nine years. On race day over the years, he was a tire carrier for several different drivers including, Geoff Bodine, Tim Richmond, Benny Parsons, Ken Schrader, and Greg Sacks. Billmyer says he learned about stock car racing from the legendary Harry Hyde and was Crew Chief for 15 years for the Billmyer Racing Late Model Stock Car, partnering with his dad. Drivers who raced their 1st stock car in a Billmyer Racing LMSC were Todd Bodine – CWTS champion, Timothy Peters – CWTS multiple race winner, and Jimmie Johnson – six-time Sprint Cup champion. He was also a Crew Chief for a K&N Pro Series East stock car until his retirement. One of Billmyer’s career highlights includes working as a ‘Technical Consultant’ on the movie “Days of Thunder.”

So come on NASCAR Fan4Racing Let’s Talk NASCAR on Saturday Night!

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Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk – Monday, April 7, 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 & RaceTalk! 

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

This episode begins with our panel discussion about races at Texas Motor Speedway, previewing Darlington Raceway and more…

Next, Nationwide Series driver Chase Elliott joins the conversation about his first Nationwide Series win on Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Plus he currently leads the Series point standings and Rookie of the Year standings.

Then, Will Lester joins the discussion about his career. He is the Senior Staff Photographer at the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in Ontario, CA with over 15 years of experience in all aspects of photojournalism

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