Ben Rhodes Takes his ThorSport Racing Team to Gateway with Optimism

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Ben Rhodes at 9 pm ET on Thursday, June 23, 2016 Photo - Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Ben Rhodes at 9 pm ET on Thursday, June 23, 2016
Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Ben Rhodes is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Last week, Ben Rhodes threw out the first pitch at a St. Louis Cardinals game, as part of a media advance to promote the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Drivin’ for Lineman 200 brought to you by Altec. This week, is the first time he’ll race 160 laps at Gateway Motorsports Park in his first full season with ThorSport Racing.

After eight of 23 races, Rhodes is now third in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings. And although much of this season is all new for the NASCAR Next alumnus, in his track series’ debut at Iowa Speedway last weekend, Rhodes started tenth, raced consistently inside the top-five, even challenging for the race lead, and in the end finished fourth. That top-five showing was Rhodes’ Truck Series career best finish. The K&N Pro Series East champion knows what it takes to win and is anxious, yet patient for his first Camping World Truck Series victory with his No. 41 team. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Father’s Day Special w/Hot Topic Sound Off – Monday, June 20, 2016

Join our NASCAR Father’s Day Special featuring fathers of the rising stars in the K&N Pro Series this season. Guests include Scott Gragson (Noah), Kurt Raz (Gracin) and David Gilliland (Todd) as they talk about their role in developing their sons’ racing careers, and their passion for the sport of racing.

NASCAR K&N East driver, Noah Gragson at Jefferson Pitts Racing talks about his victory at Stafford Motor Speedway this weekend.

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We’re reviewing the weekend of racing with the NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the K&N Pro Series West and ARCA Racing Series. We’ll also cover the hottest topics and any news in the world of racing.

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Dominant Performance Leads Sam Hornish Jr to Victory at Iowa Speedway

Sam Hornish Jr., who hadn’t been in a car in 210 days, gave himself the perfect Father’s Day present on Sunday – a dominant victory in the sixth annual NASCAR XFINITY Series American Ethanol E15 250 presented by Enogen at Iowa Speedway.

Hornish, who last competed in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race last November at Homestead-Miami Speedway, received a call Monday from Joe Gibbs Racing to substitute for injured driver Matt Tifft. He made the most of the opportunity, picking up his fourth career XFINITY Series win and second at Iowa. Overall, it was JGR’s ninth triumph in 14 races this season. Continue reading →

William Byron Uses Late-Race Pass for Dramatic Win at Iowa

Following his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of the season last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender William Byron used a late race restart and three-wide pass to charge from fourth to first to win Saturday night’s Speediatrics 200 at Iowa Speedway.

Byron, driving the No. 9 Liberty University Toyota Tundra, swiped the lead from Cole Custer on a restart with nine laps remaining, but a caution six laps from the finish saw the Charlotte, North Carolina, native have to defend his presence at the front.

In a two-lap shootout, the 18-year-old Byron fended off challengers Custer and Cameron Hayley for a series-high third win in just his ninth Truck Series start. Continue reading →