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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.

Listen to the podcast right here…

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Kevin Harvick wins NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Darlington in overtime

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The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season has been one of feast or famine for Kevin Harvick—and on Saturday night at Darlington Raceway, Harvick enjoyed the delectable taste of victory.

Passing Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the next-to-last lap of the second attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish, Harvick won Sunday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 and all but locked himself into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup as the first two-time winner in the series this year (he still needs to finish in the top 30 in points after race No. 26 and attempt to qualify for every race). Continue reading →

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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Throwback Thursday – Johnson Wins Final Mountain Dew Southern 500

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The traditional Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway found itself in an unusual spot in 2004. A big shake-up in the Cup schedule moved the Labor Day date to the second-to-last race in the inaugural Chase for the Nextel Cup.

The 2004 championship was coming down to the wire.  Kurt Busch held the points lead over Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, and others. Inclement weather during the weekend cancelled qualifying, giving Busch the pole. Continue reading →