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Ben Rhodes Gaining Valuable Experience and Knowledge at JR Motorsports

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Ben Rhodes, driver of the #88 Alpha EnergySolutions Chevrolet, checks his tablet before practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 19, 2015 Photo - Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

Ben Rhodes, driver of the #88 Alpha EnergySolutions Chevrolet, checks his tablet before practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 19, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

The 2015 season for JR Motorsports driver Ben Rhodes, is fair to say, ‘different’ from most young drivers entering this sport. Especially, considering that Rhodes is coming from a championship season in the NASCAR K&N East Series in 2014. This season has been a big learning experience in his young career, directing him toward more of an observation role, in contrast to many of his peers. Rhodes is only scheduled to run ten NASCAR XFINITY Series races at JR Motorsports this year, but he has also been at the track every race week to take in information that will help him later. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk – Monday, June 22, 2015

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Guests this week include, Ross Kenseth, after making his NASCAR XFINITY Series début at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend and winning in his ARCA début last weekend.

Camping World Truck Series driver, Spencer Gallagher, with GMS Racing chats about his second top-ten finish from Michigan International Speedway with a second-place finish and finishing seventh at Iowa Speedway this weekend.

K&N West driver, Chris Eggleston, with Bill McAnally Racing talks about heading into Sonoma Raceway this weekend with two victories in five events this season.

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 Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk! Joining us is Fan4Racing writer, Zach Roethlisberger.

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off  is 10 to 10:30 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion with co-host Chris Knight and Fan4Racing writer, Zach Roethlisberger. We’re chatting about the hottest topics from the weekend of racing at Michigan International Speedway with the ARCA Racing Series, Xfinity Series and the Sprint Cup Series, as well as the Camping World Truck Series at Gateway Motorsports Park.

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 714-202-9918 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala @Knighter01 or @ZRoethlisberger

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Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, June 22, 2015.

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Erik Jones Completes Interstate Weekend Sweep

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Erik Jones’ last-ditch push had a victory payoff on Sunday.

Neck-and-neck with Ryan Blaney entering the last dozen laps, Jones finally slipped ahead after a restart and rolled to a 1.958-second victory margin in Sunday’s Owens Corning AttiCat 300 race at Chicagoland Speedway. Continue reading →

XFINITY Series Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series

Next Race: Owens Corning AttiCat 300

The Place: Chicagoland Speedway

The Date: Saturday, June 20

The Time: 9:30 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX Sports 1, 9:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 300 miles (200 laps)

Father’s Day Weekend a Highlight for NASCAR XFINITY Series’ Family Values

NASCAR has always treasured the family aspect of the sport and this Father’s Day weekend the sport shines a bright light on the relationships between fathers and their children. Below is a look at some of the active drivers this weekend at Chicago and their fathers that have also participated in NASCAR  Continue reading →

Austin Wayne Self Optimistic about Chances at Chicagoland

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Photo - Courtesy of Mason Mitchell Motorsports

Photo – Courtesy of Mason Mitchell Motorsports

For Mason Mitchell Motorsports driver Austin Wayne Self, the 2015 ARCA Racing series season has seen him be a threat to win week in and week out.

“We’ve just been focusing on ourselves,” states Self who has accumulated four top-fives and six top-tens this season. “I feel like we’ve definitively put ourselves in position to win this year we just need that little bit of luck and we’ll be in victory lane”

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