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Sarg in Charge at Salem; Wins Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200

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Dalton Sargeant is our Winner’s Circle guest at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, May 1, 2017
Photo – ARS

Dalton Sargeant is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk, Monday, May 1, 2017 at 8:40 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Boca Raton, Florida’s Dalton Sargeant settled into his own zip code Sunday afternoon at Salem Speedway, and put a major-league whooping on the field to win the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200. Sargeant, who was himself a lap down at one point, got four fresh General Tires under caution late in the going and checked out from there to earn his second career ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards victory. In the end, Sargeant, in the No. 77 Big Tine Ford, was the only driver to complete all 200 laps. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk with Hot Topic Sound Off – Monday, December 12, 2016

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Guest include late-model racer, Christian Eckes, the recent winner of the prestigious 49th Annual Snowball Derby talking about his victory and recent signing with Venturini Motorsports for the 2017 ARCA Racing 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 NASCAR & Race Talk!

We’re reviewing the 2016 Season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West, then the ARCA Racing Series season with Brian Eberly

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off starts at 10 pm for the fastest half-hour in motorsports, then our overtime conversation as we review the hottest topics in racing with co-host Aaron Bearden.

Call 929-477-1790 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala @beberly18 or @AaronBearden93 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, December 12, 2016

As always…Thanks for listening!

Snowball Derby Winner Christian Eckes Signs with Venturini Motorsports for 2017

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Christian Eckes at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, December 12, 2016 Photo - Courtesy of VMS

Christian Eckes at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, December 12, 2016 Photo – Courtesy of VMS

Christian Eckes is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Monday, December 12, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

From the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) trade show in Indianapolis on Friday, came the announcement that sixteen-year old Christian Eckes will return to Venturini Motorsports (VMS) for nine short track races in the upcoming 2017 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season.

The announcement came on the heels of Christian Eckes’ dramatic super late-model victory earlier in the week at the prestigious 49th annual Snowball Derby.

Eckes, a native of Middletown, New York, made four starts with VMS in 2016. Continue reading →

Josh Williams Scores First ARCA Victory at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

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Josh Williams at 8:45 pm ET on Monday, April 11, 2016. Photo - ARS

Josh Williams at 8:45 pm ET on Monday, April 11, 2016. Photo – ARS

Josh Williams is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 8:45 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

Driving away from the rest of the Music City 200 field, Josh Williams wheeled his No. 6 Musselman’s Applesauce car to his first ARCA Racing Series career victory on Saturday night at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

A pit strategy gamble and four fresh tires – when the front-runners took two – were the winning combination for Williams. On a lap 84 caution, the front-runners took two tires counting on another caution before the end of the event – that caution never came. The four tires Williams and his team took on that stop was the competitive advantage he needed to take his car to the finish line on the long green flag run. On lap 158, Williams passed the leader, rookie Brady Boswell, taking the top spot for the remaining 43 laps.

“The Musselman’s Apple Sauce Chevy has always been good in long runs,” Williams said. “It was all about strategy…it just worked out in our favor this time.”

Williams started the race from 13th and applauded his crew chief Danny Johnson for making the winning four-tire call.

“I can’t thank Danny enough…he made a great call. This is just incredible…it was a great race car when we unloaded, and it just got better as the night went on,” added the 22-year-old Williams.

This was Williams first ARCA victory but second at the famous short track as he won the Bandolero national championship in 2005 over Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney . There to celebrate the milestone as they were in 2005 were Williams’ parents, Kevin and Theresa.

The trophy is one of the best in racing as Williams took home a Music City 200 and ARCA Racing Series branded six-string acoustic guitar. Williams victory moves him up the series point standings to fourth-place.

Finishing in second-place is AJ Fike, followed by Brian Finney, John Wes Townley – the points leader – with Bret Holmes rounding out the top-five.  In sixth-place is Brandon Lynn – fifth in points – followed by Sheldon Creed, Christian Eckes, Chase Briscoe – second in points – with Bo LeMastus – third in points – rounding out the top-ten.

The ARCA Racing Series now heads to Salem Speedway next for the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 April 23-24, followed by the General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway Friday, April 29. Salem will air, tape-delayed, on American Sports Network and the race from Talladega is live on FOX Sports 1.