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Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review of CMS, CA and Toledo with Hot Topic Sound Off – Monday, May 23, 2016

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Guest include, ARCA Racing Series driver, Myatt Snider with Cunningham Motorsports, talking about his victory in his series’ debut at Toledo Speedway this weekend.

SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour driver, Derek Thorn with Campbell Motorsports talks about taking the overall victory this weekend at Kern County Raceway.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver, Chris Eggleston with Bill McAnally Racing talks about his win at Orange Show Speedway this weekend.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk!

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off with Chris Knight starts at 10 pm for the fastest half-hour in motorsports! Joining our panel is Brian Eberly.

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

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 929-477-1790 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @Knighter01 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, May 23, 2016

As always…Thanks for listening!

NASCAR Industry to Honor Fallen US Armed Forces Members with 600 Miles of Remembrance at Charlotte Motor Speedway

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NASCAR Industry to Honor Fallen U.S. Armed Forces Members with

600 Miles of Remembrance at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Windshield Tribute Part of NASCAR: An American Salute at Coca-Cola 600

Continuing the sport’s long-standing tradition of honoring the United States Armed Forces, all 40 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will bear the name of a fallen service member on their race car windshields during Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (6 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), NASCAR announced today.

For the second consecutive year, “600 Miles of Remembrance” will pay tribute this Memorial Day Weekend to those who bravely served and died defending our country. Windshield headers normally reserved for drivers’ last names will read “SGT HARVEY,” “LCPL RAMIREZ,” and “SPC BEAUDOIN,” among other names of the fallen.  Continue reading →

Joey Logano Triumphs in Scintillating NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte

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At the end of a wild and crazy Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Joey Logano got the upper hand in an intense battle with last-chance qualifier Kyle Larson and took home the million-dollar prize as the winner of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

Trying to block the stronger car of Logano in the closing 13-lap last segment of the race, Larson buried his car into turn one as Logano edged ahead. Larson’s No. 42 Chevrolet got loose and sailed up the track into the outside wall with less than two laps left. Continue reading →

Matt Crafton Dominates NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Charlotte

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Matt Crafton had a lot to overcome on Saturday—a 17th-place starting position and a difficult pit stall that cost him dearly in the early stages of Saturday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

But after 134 laps, Crafton was 5.748 seconds ahead of second-place Kyle Busch, winning the race and extending his series lead to 12 points over seventh-place finisher Timothy Peters. In fact, the two-time champion won consecutive races for the first time in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career, going back-to-back in successive weeks at Dover and Charlotte.

Even though it took Crafton more than half the race to get to the front, he sensed the quality of his ride from the drop of the green flag. Continue reading →

Five Drivers Advance to Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway

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Top row L-R The segment winners, Trevor Bayne, driver of the #6 AdvoCare Ford, Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 Cheez-It Ford, and Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, pose with the fan vote winners Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 3M Chevrolet, and Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 Nature's Bakery Chevrolet, in Victory Lane after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 Photo - Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Roush Fenway Racing showing they are here to compete won the first two segments in Saturday’s Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday. Trevor Bayne and Greg Biffle swept the first two segments advancing into tonight’s Sprint All-Star Race and keeping Roush Fenway’s streak of now 27 consecutive All-Star starts.

On a late restart, Bayne was fourth and took the lead with his No. 6 passing the No. 24 car by only five-thousands-of-a-second at the finish line. Continue reading →