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Matt Crafton’s No. 88 Team Not Happy with a Pit Road Call that Puts them a Lap Behind

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Matt Crafton's pit road crew works on his car during a pit stop in the American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway, on Saturday, September 19, 2015. Photo - Daniel Peters/Suburban Journals of Chicago

Matt Crafton’s pit road crew works on his car during a pit stop in the American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway, on Saturday, September 19, 2015. Photo – Daniel Peters/Suburban Journals of Chicago

Matt Crafton is contending for his third consecutive championship, a feat no other NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver has accomplished. Last year, Crafton was the first driver in series history to earn back-to-back championships, but he’s finding out that earning three-consecutive championships is not going to come easy. Continue reading →

NASCAR XFINITY Series, Furious 7 300 at Chicagoland Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series

Next Race: Furious 7 300

The Place: Chicagoland Speedway

The Date: Saturday, Sept. 19

The Time: 6 p.m. (ET)

TV: NBCSN, 5:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 300 miles (200 laps)

 

Joe Gibbs Racing Returns to Pull 2015 Sweep at Chicagoland

Joe Gibbs and the No. 54 Toyota team relished the spoils of Victory Lane thanks to the skills of Erik Jones back in June when the NASCAR XFINITY Series made its first stop at Chicagoland Speedway. This weekend, the Joe Gibbs Racing camp looks to sweep both XFINITY Series races at Chicagoland Speedway in 2015 and has tapped Daniel Suarez, Matt Kenseth and the series’ all-time winningest driver Kyle Busch to carry out the feat.

Joe Gibbs Racing is now tied with Richard Childress Racing for the most series wins at Chicago with four victories each. Continue reading →

Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Next Race: American Ethanol E15 225

The Place: Chicagoland Speedway

The Date: Friday, Sept. 18—> 19

The Time: 8:30 p.m. (ET)—> 9:30 am ET

TV: FS1, 8 p.m. (ET)—->FS2, 9:30 pm ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 225 miles (150 laps)

 

Jones vs. Crafton vs. Reddick:

Three-Horse Race for Camping World Truck Series Championship

The race for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title is jam-packed, with Erik Jones leading second-place Matt Crafton by three points and third-place Tyler Reddick by 15 points.

This weekend, the trio will continue their battle for the series crown in the American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway.  Continue reading →

Paul Menard is Stepping it Up a Little Bit in the Chase – It All Begins at Chicagoland Speedway

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A fan holds a cardboard cutout of Paul Menard, driver of the #27 Libman/Menards Chevrolet, during the Chase for the Sprint Cup post race party after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 12, 2015 Photo - Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

A fan holds a cardboard cutout of Paul Menard, driver of the #27 Libman/Menards Chevrolet, during the Chase for the Sprint Cup post race party after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 12, 2015 Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

Get ready fans, the Chase is about to go full force ahead at Chicagoland Speedway and the new guys are aligning themselves and their teams into position to compete against the bigger, more experienced teams with hopes of emerging as the underdogs and going for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title.

Overall this season, Richard Childress Racing teams have fared well, and now have two teams in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. One of those teams is the No. 27 of Paul Menard, who is contending in the Chase for the first time.  Continue reading →

Fan4Racing with Catchfence NASCAR Chase Weekend Preview – Wednesday, September 16, 2015

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Hey race fans, catch our NASCAR Chase Weekend Preview with host Sharon Burton from Fan4Racing, and co-host Chris Knight from Catchfence, along with our Fan4Racing writer, Steve Dando.

We’re chatting about all the hottest topics and what fans can expect at the track over the upcoming weekend of racing at Chicagoland Speedway, where the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series begins.

As part of our preview we’ll also cover the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series at Chicagoland Speedway, as well as the ARCA Racing Series at Salem Speedway. The  K&N West teams return to action in October.

When possible, we’ll bring  guests from around the NASCAR world to give their perspective too.

This is an interactive show, so give us a call at 929-477-1790 to join the conversation or tweet us your questions/comments during the LIVE broadcast @Fan4RacingSite @Knighter01 or @SteveOnTheGrid.

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Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.

As always, Thanks for Listening!