In a field full of talented young drivers, 17-year-old rookie Erik Jones proved to be the “Cream of the Young Crop” in the American Ethanol 200 presented by Enogen at Iowa Speedway on Saturday. In only his third start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) with Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM), the rookie captivated the audience as he effortlessly danced with the veterans and out-dueled his rookie class as he powered his No. 51 Toyota Tundra to a solid second-place finish. Continue reading →
Pocono Raceway with its three diverse corners is called the “Tricky Triangle” for a reason. It is also arguably one of the hardest superspeedways to make a debut on, yet 17-year-old Erik Jones looked like anything but a rookie, leading a quarter of the Pocono ARCA 200 on Saturday, June 8 and bringing his No. 15 Toyota Care Venturini Motorsports Camry home in second place.
A rule change for the 2013 season by the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards allows Jones to run at Pocono Raceway and Kentucky Speedway. A test date early in the week gave Jones a day to get acquainted with a different car, team, and how it felt to reach peak speeds of over 200 mph. Ending the test on top of the speed charts, Jones felt more at ease going into the race on Saturday. Continue reading →
On Saturday June 8, one week after celebrating his 17th birthday, Erik Jones will be making his superspeedway début on the 2.5 mile triangular course found at Pocono (PA.) Raceway with the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards.
Teaming with Venturini Motorsports, Jones will first take part in an ARCA sanctioned test on Wednesday, June 5 in hopes of gaining some valuable experience on the “Tricky Triangle”.
“I’m really looking forward to getting on a bigger race track like Pocono,” stated Jones. “The ARCA cars are fun to drive and I’m excited to be teamed up with Kevin Reed (Crew Chief) in the Venturini Motorsports car. I’ve talked to a few people about Pocono and it’s a track that is like no other. From what I have heard it’s like running three different race tracks in one, which from a driver standpoint means a lot of fun!” Continue reading →
Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk begins with our guest Erik Jones, who is making his Camping World Truck Series début at Martinsville on April 6th. Fans can Learn more about Erik Jones, via his feature on Fan4Racing.
Our next guest,Lance Tawzer, curator of museum exhibits at Elmhurst Historical Museum will be on the show. Fans can learn more about Lance Tawzer and the Fred Lorenzen: Road To Glory exhibit with special guest Bobby Allison via a feature on Fan4Racing.
Then we have Doug Stokes from Irwindale Speedway joining in to tell fans about the activities this upcoming weekend for their season opening events.
Joining our roundtable panel is media guest Brian Berg Jr, from Rant Sports
Next is Sal Sigala Jr,and his guest Hector Arana Jr, a Pro Stock Motorcycle racer in NHRA. Learn more about Hector Arana Jr by reading his feature article. NOTE: Due to technical issues, we missed Hector Arana Jr last week. But he’s agreed to join us on this week’s show at 9:15pm ET. Also joining Sal is Tom Bogner from Lucas Oil. NOTE: Tom Bogner was unable to join the show tonight. We’ll schedule him for a future episode and will let everyone know the date soon,
Introductions – Inspiring stories
Q&As with Erik Jones– Lance Tawzer – Doug Stokes – Hector Arana Jr.
In a field full of talented young drivers, 17-year-old rookie Erik Jones proved to be the “Cream of the Young Crop” in the American Ethanol 200 presented by Enogen at Iowa Speedway on Saturday. In only his third start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) with Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM), the rookie captivated the audience as he effortlessly danced with the veterans and out-dueled his rookie class as he powered his No. 51 Toyota Tundra to a solid second-place finish. Continue reading 
