Chandler Smith is Untouchable for his First ARCA Victory of the Year at LOIRP

Chandler Smith is untouchable for his first ARCA victory of the year at LOIRP in the Reeses 200 on Friday afternoon.

BROWNSBURG, Ind. – It was a battle of two Smiths on Friday afternoon at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

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The ‘New Atlanta’ is what NASCAR and SMI Envisioned–A Better Race!

HAMPTON, GEORGIA – JULY 10: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on July 10, 2022 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

The ‘New Atlanta is what NASCAR and SMI envisioned–a better race! But what about the fans? This commentary gives readers fuel for thought. NOTE: Commentary delayed due to illness and recovery issues.

After the end of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR and track owners, Speedway Motorsports Inc. embarked on a multi-million dollar renovation of the facility.  The worn-out surface was repaved.  More critically, the entire track was re-profiled.  The banking in the turns increased from 24 to 28 degrees, and the turns were narrowed by more than ten feet. 

Early in the 2022 season, NASCAR announced that Atlanta would use an engine power and aerodynamic package similar to Daytona and Talladega. In essence, Atlanta Motor Speedway is now NASCAR’s third superspeedway race, despite the track’s 1.5-mile length. A stark contrast to the 2.5 and 2.66-mile lengths for Daytona and Talladega respectively.

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Indianapolis NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics Sound Off on Fan4Racing Radio

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

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

In this episode…

We’ll start with some Short Track news and upcoming races. We’ll also preview the ARCA Menards and Sioux Chief Showdown Series at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park along with some updates from the ARCA East and West Series. 

Then we have some pre-race audio from the NASCAR Cup Series points leader Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Afterward, we preview the NASCAR Truck Series at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Next, we preview the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series at  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.

Stay tuned in for our Hot Topics Sound-Off discussion with the Fan4Racing crew!

As Always…Thanks for listening!

Pocono NASCAR Race Review and Hot Topics Sound Off on Fan4Racing Radio

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

In this episode…

We’ll start with some Short Track news, followed by the ARCA Menards Series at Pocono Raceway review and some ARCA East and West Series updates. 

Then, we have some post-race audio from NASCAR Truck Series winner, Chandler Smith, driver of the No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota.  Afterward, we’ll review the NASCAR Truck Series at Pocono. 

Next,  we review the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series races at Pocono.

We end this episode with the  Hot Topics Sound-Off conversation with the Fan4Racing crew!

As alwaysThanks for listening!

After Two DQs, Chase Elliott Wins the NASCAR Cup Series Race at Pocono

LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 24: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 24, 2022, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

After two DQs, Chase Elliott wins the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway in the M&Ms Fan Appreciation 400 on Sunday afternoon.

Chase Elliott has been declared the winner of Sunday’s M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway after first and second place finishers, Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were disqualified following a post-race technical inspection.

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