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Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review of Pocono and Iowa – Monday, July 29, 2019

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Guests on this episode include…

Christian Eckes

ARCA Menards Series driver with Venturini Motorsports after winning at Pocono Raceway this past weekend. Eckes is now second in the series point standings just 90 points behind his teammate and the series points leader.

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

Stay tuned in 10 to 10:30 pm ET for NASCAR Hot Topics Sound Off with co-host Andy Laskey as our Fan4Racing crew discusses the hottest topics from the weekend of racing,

We’re talking all the latest from Pocono Raceway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Gander Outdoors Truck, and ARCA Menards Series, along with the Xfinity, and K&N Pro Series combo races at Iowa Speedway.  

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

Our LIVE broadcast starts at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, July 29, 2019.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Christian Eckes Makes Statement with Dominant Win in ARCA Menards Series FORTS USA 150 at Pocono Raceway

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Christian Eckes is our next guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk at 9 pm ET on Monday, July 29, 2019. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Christian Eckes (No. 15 JBL Audio Toyota) made a statement that he will be a threat for the ARCA Menards Series championship with a dominant victory in Friday’s FORTS USA 150 at Pocono Raceway. Eckes took control on lap 35 when the dominant driver in the early stages of the race, General Tire Pole Award winner Todd Gilliland (No. 18 Frontline Enterprises Toyota), was penalized for a blend line violation after his only pit stop of the afternoon.

Eckes led the final 26 laps of the caution-free race to score his second win of the season and fifth overall.

Once Eckes was alerted by his crew that he would be the leader after Gilliland’s penalty, he kept his head in the game to minimize mistakes.

“Once they told me what happened to the 18 it was all about keeping our heads down and not making any mistakes,” Eckes said. “We knew there was a long way to go and we needed to be perfect to close it out.”

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Dominant Chandler Smith takes Fourth Consecutive ARCA Menards Series Short Track Win in Fans with Benefits 150 at Iowa Speedway

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Chandler Smith Wins the Fans with Benefits 150 ARCA Menards Series race at Iowa Speedway on Friday, July 19, 2019
Photo – Courtesy of AMS

Chandler Smith is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, July 22, 2019. Call 929-477-1790 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

After leading the afternoon’s practice session and winning the General Tire Pole Award, Chandler Smith (No. 20 Craftsman/828 Logistics Toyota) put a period on a clean sweep of the ARCA Menards Series Fans with Benefits 150 with a dominant victory Friday night at Iowa Speedway. Smith led the first 106 laps before losing the lead on pit road during the penultimate caution flag of the night. Once back under green, it took him just ten laps to knife his way through the field to retake the lead from Ty Gibbs (No. 18 Monster Energy/ORCA Coolers/Terrible Herbst/Advance Auto Parts Toyota) to lead the final 35 laps.

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Ty Majeski Fastest at Chicagoland Speedway with Hometown Team in the Mix

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Ty Majeski with Chad Bryant Racing is all smiles after leading the ARCA Menards Series practice session at Chicagoland Speedway on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Photo – Jay Husmann

At the top of the ARCA Menards Series, practice speed chart at Chicagoland Speedway is Chad Bryant Racing’s No. 22 with Ty Majeski’s right foot pushing him to a lap of 30.52, equaling a speed of 176.933. Teammate Joe Graf Jr in the No. 77 clocked in 20th but that was after the team thrashed to get the backup car out on the track just in time to turn a lap and be eligible for qualifying coming up at 5:35 pm ET

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ARCA Menards Series Championship Battle Heats Up Heading to Charlotte

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The battle for the ARCA Menards Series championship moves from the quick half-mile of Toledo Speedway to the sweeping, ultra-fast high banks of Charlotte Motor Speedway in Thursday night’s General Tire 150. The race, the seventh race of the season, will be the second race in five days for the ARCA Menards Series teams and the second race of a seven-races-in-six-weeks stretch that carries the tour into the summer.

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