Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review of Road America, CTMP, and Gateway – Monday, August 26, 2019

Guests on this episode include…

Spencer Davis

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East driver with Rette Jones Racing after winning the East meets West combo event at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway this past weekend.

Garrett Smithley

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver with JD Motorsports with Gary Keller chats about his 2019 season and racing part-time with Premium Motorsports and Rick Ware Racing in the Cup Series.

Bobby Labonte

NASCAR Champion and Hall of Fame inductee talks about his annual Bobby Labonte Foundation Charity Bike Ride taking place on September 7, 2019. 

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host James Bickford this Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest race talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review!

Stay tuned in 10 to 10:30 pm ET for NASCAR Hot Topics Sound Off with co-host Andy Laskey as our Fan4Racing crew discusses the hottest topics from the weekend of racing,

We’re talking all the latest from Road America in the Xfinity Series, and the Gander Outdoors Truck Series at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park along with the K&N Pro Series East meets West combo event at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. We’ll also provide a few updates from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, ARCA Menards Series, and more.

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our LIVE broadcast starts at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, August 26, 2019.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Christopher Bell Delivers for First Road Course Win at Road America

ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN – AUGUST 24: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rudd Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series CTECH Manufacturing 180 at Road America on August 24, 2019, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)


ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. – In a two-lap shootout in Saturday afternoon’s CTECH Manufacturing 180 at Road America, Christopher Bell checked out from the competition to claim his sixth NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season.

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Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview of Road America, CTMP, and Gateway – Thursday, August 22, 2019

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann 8:30 to 10:30 pm ET every Thursday night for Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview as we rev up race fans for the upcoming weekend of racing! 

We’re previewing the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Road America, the Gander Outdoors Truck Series at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, along with the K&N Pro Series combo event at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. We’ll also provide updates from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, ARCA Menards Series, and more.

Then, stay tuned for Fan4Racing NASCAR Hot Topics Sound Off as we discuss all the hottest topics leading into the weekend of racing with co-host Andy Laskey and our Fan4Racing crew.

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, August 22, 2019. 

As always…Thanks for listening!

NASCAR Announces Procedural Updates to Xfinity Series and Gander Trucks for 2020

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DOVER, DE – MAY 03: The Xfinity Series decal and the NASCAR Race Car decal on the car of NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Tommy Joe Martins (99) on the track during NASCAR Xfinity Series practice for the Allied Steel Buildings 200 on May 3, 2019, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR announced Wednesday some important new procedural changes for the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, all designed to strengthen the quality of the race fields and add to the intensity of the racing on track.

The updates come at a time the sanctioning body – along with the series sponsors, teams and the broadcast partners – have seen a tangible increase in interest level and excitement for the two series.

There are strong fields filled with both established teams and newcomers ready and capable of making an impact. And NASCAR feels optimistic that these new updates will only be more beneficial.

“We’re really addressing three different updates here between the field size, the driver participation guidelines and looking at 2020 for Dash for Cash and Triple Truck Challenge,’’ said Meghan Miley, NASCAR’s senior director of Racing Operations. “The goal is always to make sure we are enhancing the competition. We are making sure we put our best foot forward for all of our stakeholders – the teams, the drivers, the tracks, the broadcasters, our OEMS, and NASCAR, of course.

“All these updates we make, we look at every year and say, ‘hey, what could we be doing better?’ This is the result of some of those things.’’

Among the key changes for the upcoming season – the race fields in the Xfinity Series will now feature a maximum of 36 cars. The first 31 positions will be based on qualifying times with four provisional positions allotted according to the rulebook and one past champion provisional.

Additionally, driver participation guidelines have been adjusted for both series. In both the Xfinity and Gander Outdoors Truck Series, drivers with more than three years of fulltime Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series experience will be allowed a maximum of five starts in each of the two series – Xfinity and Gander Trucks.

“With the driver participation guidelines, what a chance to highlight these young talents,’’ Miley said. “We’ve gotten feedback from all our stakeholders and from the fans, who say, ‘we want to see more of the regulars’ and then we talk to some of the drivers who say, ‘we want the opportunity to drive against these [Cup] guys because they’re the best and they make us better.’

“So it’s more about finding that middle ground, what works for everybody but is great for us to highlight those series regulars.’’

A caveat to the participation outline is that drivers who elect to earn Monster Energy Series championship points are not eligible to compete in either the Xfinity Series’ Dash 4 Cash or the Gander Trucks’ Triple Truck Challenge, the regular-season finale or the Playoffs.

Similarly, Xfinity Series regulars may not participate in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series’ annual Triple Truck Challenge or the championship race at ISM Raceway. 

The 2020 Dash 4 Cash races will include stops at Texas Motor Speedway (March 28), Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (April 4), Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (April 25) and Dover (Del.) International Speedway (May 2). Homestead-Miami Speedway (March 21) will be the qualifier to set the Dash 4 Cash field for the opener at Texas.

The truck series’ Triple Truck Challenge will include races at Richmond (Va.) Raceway (April 18), Dover International Speedway (May 1) and Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 15). And, in an important caveat to the incentive program, the entry deadline requirement for the Triple Truck Challenge eligibility has been removed so the entire field will be vying for the bonus each week – a move NASCAR made to benefit both the teams and the fans.

That is the impetus for all the rule modifications. NASCAR is optimistic through this intrinsically collaborative approach that the competition will continue to reinvigorate naturally and the fan interest continues to rise and intensify.

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review of Bristol, Evergreen, and IL State Fairgrounds – Monday, August 19, 2019

Guests on this episode include...

Michael Self

ARCA Menards Series driver with Venturini Motorsports after earning his fourth victory of the season at Illinois State Fairgrounds on Sunday and extending his series point standings lead over his teammate.

Austin Wayne Self

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series driver with AM Racing enjoying a series career-best year will talk about his 2019 season.

Trevor Huddleston

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver with Sunrise Ford Racing after earning his second series victory at Evergreen Speedway this weekend.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host James Bickford this Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest race talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review!

Stay tuned in 10 to 10:30 pm ET for NASCAR Hot Topics Sound Off with co-host Andy Laskey as our Fan4Racing crew discusses the hottest topics from the weekend of racing,

We’re talking all the latest from Bristol Motor Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, Gander Outdoors Truck and K&N Pro Series East along with the K&N Pro Series West at Evergreen Speedway and the ARCA Menards Series at Illinois State Fairgrounds.  

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our LIVE broadcast starts at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, August 19, 2019.

As always…Thanks for listening!