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Darlington, DuQuoin NASCAR Race Review and Hot Topics on Fan4Racing Radio

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Join host Sharon Burton and Sal Sigala on Fan4Racing Radio for our Darlington, DuQuoin, NASCAR Race Review, and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala on Fan4Racing Radio for our Darlington, DuQuoin, NASCAR Race Review, and Hot Topics Sound-Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

In this episode…

We’ll start with the latest Short Track news, followed by our review of ARCA West at Portland International Raceway, then the ARCA Menards and Sioux Chief Showdown Series at DuQuoin Fairgrounds, and an update for the ARCA East Series. 

Then, we offer some updates from the NASCAR Truck Series who are on break.  Afterward, we’ll review the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington Raceway.

Next, is the media interview with the race-winning NASCAR Cup Series team of Erik Jones, driver of the iconic No. 43 Petty GMS Racing Chevrolet, crew chief Dave Elenz, and competition director Joey Cohen.  Afterward, we review the NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington.  

We end this episode with the  Hot Topics Sound-Off conversation with the Fan4Racing crew!

As always…Thanks for listening!

Erik Jones is Victorious for Petty GMS Racing in the Iconic No. 43 at Darlington

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DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 04: Erik Jones, driver of the #43 FOCUSfactor Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 04, 2022, in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Erik Jones is victorious for Petty GMS Racing in the Iconic No. 43 at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday night.

DARLINGTON, S.C. – In a race that had more twists and turns than a Victorian melodrama, Erik Jones put the vaunted No. 43 Chevrolet back in Victory Lane for the first time since 2014.  

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On a Thrilling Last Lap, Ross Chastain Captures a Victory at Talladega

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On a thrilling last lap. Ross Chastain captures a victory at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series Geico 500 on Sunday.

One lap. That’s all it took for Ross Chastain to drop a watermelon and raise a trophy in celebration. The 29-year-old Floridian led only the last – typically frantic – lap in the GEICO 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Sunday to take his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory.

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Erik Jones Wins the Busch Clash with Help from Denny Hamlin

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 09: Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Sport Clips Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Busch Clash at Daytona International Speedway on February 09, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

Speedweeks has officially kicked off for the NASCAR Cup Series with the 2020 Daytona 500 qualifying, and the Busch Clash. 18 drivers made up the field by either winning a pole in the previous season, making the playoffs in the previous season, or winning the Daytona 500 at some point in their career. All three Team Penske drivers, all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers, and all four Joe Gibbs Racing drivers were part of the field and heavily favorited.

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Denny Hamlin Pushes Teammate Erik Jones to Victory in Busch Clash

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 09: Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Sport Clips Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Busch Clash at Daytona International Speedway on February 09, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Denny Hamlin couldn’t win the Busch Clash at Daytona for himself, but he made sure his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate did.

For nearly the entire final lap in the third attempt at overtime, Hamlin pushed the mangled Toyota of Erik Jones all the way to finish line in a race that saw only six of 18 cars running at the finish.

With the nose of his car caved in and held together with tape, Jones led only the final lap—the 88th of the race and the 13th of overtime—in collecting his first victory in the season-opening NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race.

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