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William Byron Takes a Decisive Victory in NASCAR Truck Series at Martinsville

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William Byron takes a decisive victory in NASCAR Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway in the Blu Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 on Thursday night.

William Byron proved emphatically Thursday night that he hadn’t forgotten how to drive a truck.

Making only his second start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 2016—after a blown engine knocked him out of last year’s Nashville race—Byron parlayed perfect pit strategy into a decisive victory in the Blu-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 at Martinsville Speedway.

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Martinsville NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics on Fan4Racing Radio

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Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann on Fan4Racing Radio for the Martinsville NASCAR Weekend Preview with Hot Topics Sound Off and the Fan4Racing crew!

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann on Fan4Racing Radio for the Martinsville NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

We’ll preview the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway.  We’ll also offer updates for the ARCA Menards, East, and West Series with some Short Track news! 

As Always…Thanks for listening!

Richmond NASCAR Race Review and Hot Topics on Fan4Racing Radio

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Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala on Fan4Racing Radio for the Richmond NASCAR Race Review and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala on Fan4Racing Radio for the Richmond NASCAR Race Review, and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

Our guest on this episode is…

Dylan Zampa

SRL Southwest Touring Series driver, after a hard-fought battle with Seth Wise in the Pro-Late-Model Winter Showdown race at Kern County Raceway this past weekend, when he finished in second place. Zampa is also a finalist in this year’s Kulwicki Driver Development program.

We’ll review the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series races at Richmond Raceway. We’ll also include updates from the NASCAR Truck, ARCA Menards East, and West Series with some short-track news.  Then, it’s Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

As always…Thanks for listening!

Denny Hamlin’s Late Surge Leads to a Richmond Win 

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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 03: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on April 03, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Denny Hamlin’s late surge leads to a Richmond win in the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 on Sunday afternoon.

The NASCAR Cup Series heads into Richmond, Virginia to begin a stretch of short-track battles. Richmond Raceway is the first of three scheduled short tracks on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. The racing at Richmond is always a precursor to what lies ahead at Martinsville and Bristol. The races are always close, cars are pushing and shoving, and many drivers are going home in poor moods. 

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Denny Hamlin is the Seventh Different NASCAR Cup Series 2022 Winner

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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 03: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on April 03, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)

Denny Hamlin is the seventh different NASCAR Cup Series 2022 winner in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on Sunday afternoon.

Perhaps there was no better place for Denny Hamlin to finally notch his first win of 2022. Much to the pleasure of the fans at Richmond Raceway, the hometown favorite from Chesterfield, Virginia took the lead of the Toyota Owners 400 from William Byron with five laps remaining and held off the field for a 0.552-second victory over Kevin Harvick and Byron.

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