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Erik Jones Ends Streak of Bad Luck, Wins First Race of 2015

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Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Special Olympics World Games Toyota, celebratrs with the 21 Means 21 Pole Award after qualifying for the pole position for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway on June 19, 2015 Photo – Daniel Shirey/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Special Olympics World Games Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway on June 19, 2015 Photo – Tim Bradbury/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Special Olympics World Games Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway on June 19, 2015 Photo – Tim Bradbury/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Special Olympics World Games Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway on June 19, 2015 Photo – Daniel Shirey/Getty Images

Last season, a powerful run through Iowa Speedway helped Erik Jones finally emerge from the tall shadows cast by bad luck.

But the talented 19-year-old’s relationship with misfortune re-formed in 2015 — until, again, Iowa.

Jones entered Friday’s American Ethanol 200 winless in eight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts this season and stung by back-to-back finishes of 23rd and 15th.

He left the track pumping his fists, victorious. Continue reading →

Highly Touted Christopher Bell Set To Make Truck Series Debut

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Christopher Bell, driver of the #54 ToyotaCare Toyota, stands next to his car during practice for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series Casey's General Stores 150 at Iowa Speedway on May 16, 2015 Photo - Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

Christopher Bell, driver of the #54 ToyotaCare Toyota, stands next to his car during practice for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series Casey’s General Stores 150 at Iowa Speedway on May 16, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

The populace of Norman, Oklahoma is familiar with former OU Football standout and current San Francisco 49ers tight end Blake “Belldozer” Bell. Soon it will be familiar with a NASCAR driver who “Belldozes” to victory lane, hometown prospect Christopher Bell (no relation), who makes his Camping World Truck Series début with Kyle Busch Motorsports in Friday’s American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway. Continue reading →

Brandon McReynolds Wins the Casey’s General Stores 150 at Iowa Speedway

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Brandon McReynolds celebrates in Victory Lane at Iowa Speedway after winning the Casey's General Store 150 Saturday night. Photo - Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Brandon McReynolds celebrates in Victory Lane at Iowa Speedway after winning the Casey’s General Store 150 Saturday night. Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Brandon McReynolds is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 8:40 pm ET.  Call 714-202-9918 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite, @Sal_Sigala any questions or comments during the LIVE broadcast. 

McReynolds’ First Career Win Comes In K&N Pro Combo Event At Iowa

Keeping the trend of new winners at Iowa Speedway intact, Brandon McReynolds became the 12th different winner in 12 meetings at Iowa between the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West.

The soon-to-be 24-year-old driver from Mooresville, North Carolina, picked up his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series win Saturday night in the Casey’s General Stores 150. McReynolds, driving the No. 16 NAPA Auto Parts car for Bill McAnally Racing, became the second West driver in 12 races to win the combination race at Iowa. It was McReynolds’ 34th career K&N Pro Series start. Continue reading →

NASCAR Home Tracks Outlook

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Austin Hill celebrates in Victory Lane for the third NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race in a row following his win Saturday at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway.Photo - Getty Images

Austin Hill celebrates in Victory Lane for the third NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race in a row following his win Saturday at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway.Photo – Getty Images

NASCAR Home Tracks Outlook

NASCAR’s future was on full display at New Smyrna Speedway’s 49th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. The nine-night event ran at the .48-mile high-banked NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track in conjunction with the 2015 Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway.  Continue reading →