Nationwide Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 250 at Michigan Preview

OllieBargainOutlet250Smith, Elliott On Tap To Capture JR Motorsport’s Elusive First Title

Hard to imagine, especially when you hear it for the first time; but JR Motorsports has yet to win a NASCAR Nationwide Series championship.

At first thought, most would say “That can’t be right.” Continue reading →

Ben Rhodes Continues to Roll in K&N East

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Photo – Getty Images

Ben Rhodes is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, June 16, 2014 at 8:45 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with Ben Rhodes and our Fan4Racing panel.

Ben Rhodes found himself in a very familiar place at Five Flags Speedway Friday night, once again in victory lane.

Rhodes passed his Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) teammate Cameron Hayley with 17 laps to go for his third straight victory in K&N East. The rookie driver hung around the top-five all night and made his late race charge to the front for his fourth win in the last five races. Continue reading →

Remembering Jason Leffler

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Photo – Getty Images

I woke up on the morning of June 13, 2013 to learn about the devastating news of Jason Leffler. Leffler did what he loved to do, and that was race.

It was bittersweet because I talked with one of my friends the week before about how great it was seeing him back in a Cup car at Pocono Raceway. It was a start-and-park deal in the No. 19 car for Humphrey-Smith Racing, and was Leffler’s first Cup start since Phoenix in November 2012.                Continue reading →

Throwback Thursday – Gordon and Rudd Duel at Michigan

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Photo – AP

Ricky Rudd was in his second full season with Robert Yates Racing (RYR) and looked for his first win since 1998.

The Virginia driver finished runner-up twice up until Michigan in June 2001 since his last win at Martinsville Speedway in September 1998, where he was given oxygen after the race. Continue reading →