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NASCAR Revved Up for Start of Season, West Coast Swing

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing and Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 DeWalt Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, (R) laugh during a panel discussion during the NASCAR West Coast Media Day at Mountain Shadows Resort on January 26, 2018 in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Photo – Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images

SCOTTSDALE, Az. – NASCAR’s season kicks off in three weeks with the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida, but several members of the industry gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona, today for its annual West Coast Media Day. Continue reading →

Optimism Abounds at NASCAR’s West Coast Media Day in Las Vegas

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Reporter Kelli Stavast (L-R) hosts a panel discussion with drivers Daniel Suarez, Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney during NASCAR West Coast Media Day at Hyde Bellagio at Bellagio on January 7, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Photo – Isaac Brekken/Getty Images

Optimism and excitement were the common themes that flowed through NASCAR’s West Coast Media Day at The Bellagio’s Hyde night club in Las Vegas on Thursday.

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez and Ryan Blaney joined Las Vegas Motor Speedway President Chris Powell, Auto Club Speedway President Dave Allen and Phoenix Raceway President Bryan Sperber to speak to the media at the exclusive club. NBC’s Kelli Stavast hosted the event, which featured a Q&A session and one-on-one time with the assembled media. Continue reading →

Kobalt Social Media Command Center to debut NASCAR Weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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Photo - David Allio

Photo – David Allio

Las Vegas Motor Speedway is taking social networking to a new level with the brand-new Kobalt Social Media Command Center during the March 7-10 NASCAR Weekend.

The social media hub, located in the Neon Garage, will host computers accompanied by large video monitors and screens that will give fans a live view of social networking by some of the top personalities in NASCAR. Guests from Team Lowe’s Racing, NASCAR, LVMS, Sprint and news media will take seats regularly in the command center to communicate with fans and share real-time information throughout the weekend. Feeds from drivers, fans, race teams and sponsors will be tracked and displayed on monitors from the second floor of the Neon Garage. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk – Monday, March 4, 2013

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Monday, February 25, 2013

Hey Race Fans are you ready for our next episode of Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk from  Monday, March 4th?

Listen to the REPLAY right here…

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We have an extra 30 mins and will start our show at 8:30pm ET and run a full 90 minutes with a full house and some Fan4Racing announcements, you’ll want to hear.

Starting at 8:30pm ET with our guest Sergio Pena, fans will have a chance to interact and ask questions. Sergio Pena, has been featured on SPEED’s Race Hub and has participated in NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program. Also joining us at 8:30pm ET is our media guest Brian Berg Jr from Rant Sports.

At 9:00pm ET our media guest Jim Utter, from The Charlotte Observer and That’s Racin’ will join our Fan4Racing team discussion and again fans will have a chance to interact with our guest.

Also joining the discussion is GM/President of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Chris Powell to update us on fan activites at the track this weekend when NASCAR comes to tinsel town.  Continue reading →