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Justin Haley Captures First Career ARCA Win in Dramatic Fashion at The Illinois State Fairgrounds

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Mason Mitchell, Crew Chief and Team owner at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, August 22, 2016. Photo - Courtesy MMM

Mason Mitchell, Crew Chief and Team owner at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, August 22, 2016. Photo – Courtesy MMM

Mason Mitchell was our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, August 22, 2016. Listen to the Fan4Racing Radio Podcast of his interview during the first 30 minutes.

Before Sunday, 17-year-old Justin Haley hadn’t raced on dirt since early on in his career when he raced mini sprints. Haley made up for lost time, becoming the youngest winner in the history of the Illinois State Fairgrounds at age 17. A crash between the two leaders allowed Haley to claim the lead. He never looked back, capturing the first ARCA win of his young career and second win of the 2016 season for Mason Mitchell Motorsports (MMM). Continue reading →

Fan4Racing with Catchfence NASCAR Weekend Preview, Thursday, September 10, 2015

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Apologies to all!

Due to technical issues at Blog Talk Radio, we are cancelling tonight’s show.

Grant Enfinger’s interview is now scheduled for Monday, September 14th at 8:40 pm ET

We will return for next week’s NASCAR Weekend Preview show on WEDNESDAY, September 16th at 8:30 pm ET.  

Hey race fans, catch our NASCAR Weekend Preview with host Sharon Burton from Fan4Racing, along with our Fan4Racing writer, Steve Dando. Co-host Chris Knight is at Richmond covering the K&N East race.

We’re chatting about all the hottest topics and what fans can expect at the track over the upcoming weekend of racing at Richmond International Raceway with NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series, and the K&N Pro Series East. The Camping World Truck Series returns to action at Chicagoland Speedway on September 18th and the ARCA Racing Series is at Salem Speedway on September 19th. The  K&N West teams return to action in October.

When possible, we’ll bring  guests from around the NASCAR world to give their perspective too.

This week ARCA Racing Series driver, Grant Enfinger, with GMS Racing talks about his win at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds last Monday and his lead in the series’ point standings.

This is an interactive show, so give us a call at 929-477-1790 to join the conversation or tweet us your questions/comments during the LIVE broadcast @Fan4RacingSite or @SteveOnTheGrid.

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Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, September 10, 2015.

As always, Thanks for Listening!

Grant Enfinger Wins with Last Lap Pass at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds

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Photo - GMS Racing facebook page

Photo – GMS Racing facebook page

Grant Enfinger is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 9 pm ET.  Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @SteveOnTheGrid with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

For the second consecutive year, Grant Enfinger and his No. 23 team are coming home victorious from the ‘Magic Mile’ of dirt track racing in the Southern Illinois 100 presented by Federated Car Care at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds with GMS Racing. This is Enfingers’ fifth ARCA Racing Series victory of the 2015 season.

Earlier on Monday, Enfinger won the pole award to start the 100-lap event from the front row. From the beginning of the race, Enfinger pulled away from the rest of the field, leading the first 13 laps on the one-mile oval. Continue reading →