The Phoenix International Raceway is the site of the second stop on the 2013 Nationwide Series schedule. A much more calm-mannered race is expected this Saturday at Phoenix but, championship hopefuls will look to get ahead of the game and that could create some excitement. As the championship-contending drivers begin the real hunt for the championship this weekend, they will all be eyeing a jump start in the point’s standings this Saturday during the Dollar General 200. Continue reading
Category Archives: Nationwide Series
Wreck Reiterated that NASCAR Fans Are the Best in Sports
Heroic
Ordinary NASCAR fans enjoying the Nationwide Series race Saturday afternoon acted heroically when fellow race fans were injured following the last lap crash. No fan expected to be in danger when they entered the Speedway that day but, when disaster struck, fans helped fans to make sure everyone was alright.
In other sporting events, there is little to no evidence that fans have helped each other in the way that some racing fans did following the frightening last lap crash in the Nationwide race. This incident once again proved that NASCAR fans are the best fans in sports. Continue reading
Sprint Cup “Thrill of Racing” misses the mark at Daytona
The 2012 season was unquestionably marked by an outrage from fans proclaiming that NASCAR racing had become boring at super speedways, primarily stated because of tandem racing. Fans rallied for the return of pack racing at the super speedways.
NASCAR responded to fans and did what they could last year by changing rule packages to minimize tandem racing as much as possible, with hopes the new design of the Gen6 car would address the concern of these fans next season. Continue reading
Annual Media Vote Picks Johnson to Win it All in 2013
Austin Dillon, James Buescher Nab Most Votes In Their Respective Series
Better safe than sorry. That may have been the mindset of voters in the annual preseason NASCAR Media poll that tapped five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson as the favorite to win the 2013 title.
Despite a two-year championship drought – an eternity for the El Cajon, Calif. native – Johnson has qualified for the “postseason” Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in each of its nine seasons. His 22 Chase wins are more than any other driver.
So, as they say, you have to be in it to win it. Continue reading
Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk – Monday, February 25, 2013
Hey Race Fans are you ready for our next episode of Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk on Monday, February 18th?
Did you miss our live show? No worries…you can listen to the replay right here….
This week’s show is 1.5 hours, starting at 8:30pm ET with our special guest, Camping World Truck Series, driver, CE Falk III. Learn more about CE Falk III in his feature article, and prepare your questions to interact with him on Monday night.
At 9:00pm ET our media guest Dustin Long, motorsports contributor to Sport’s Illustrated, SI.com, Speed Sport Magazine, AthlonSports.com and author will join our Fan4Racing team discussion.
- Introductions – Inspiring stories
- Q&As with CE Falk III
- Q&As with Dustin Long
- NASCAR‘s hot topics – Daytona Speedweeks
- NextEra Resources 250
- Drive4COPD 300
- Daytona 500
- Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk for next week
- Tell us what you want to talk about