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Christopher Bell is Carrying the Banner for Young Drivers

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MIAMI BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 17: Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, talks to the media during media day for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship at the Loews Hotel on November 17, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images

MIAMI BEACH, FL – NOVEMBER 17: Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, talks to the media during media day for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship at the Loews Hotel on November 17, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images

Christopher Bell may respect his elders, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be trying his best to beat them.

The 21-year-old NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie is the sole representative of NASCAR’s youth movement still eligible for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title, which will be decided in Friday’s Ford EcoBoost 200.

Matt Crafton, 40, is a two-time series champion. Fellow Championship 4 competitors Johnny Sauter and Timothy Peters are 38 and 36, respectively. Continue reading →

AutoNation and Patrick Staropoli Team Up to Drive Pink at Homestead

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Patrick Staropoli at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, November 14, 2016 Photo - Courtesy Patrick Staropoli

Patrick Staropoli at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, November 14, 2016
Photo – Courtesy Patrick Staropoli

Patrick Staropoli is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, November 14, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

AutoNation is once again teaming up with Patrick Staropoli who will drive the No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this weekend at Homestead Miami Speedway as part of their Drive Pink initiative. Driving the Tyler Young Motorsports entry, Staropoli and AutoNation are bringing attention to the 2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl, held in Orlando at the Camping World Stadium on December 17, 2017 to benefit Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This is the first and only college bowl game to donate their proceeds to charity. Continue reading →

Crafton Wins Homestead Truck Race; Erik Jones Claims Series Title

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As strong as he was in winning Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200, Matt Crafton was already looking ahead to 2016.

Crafton, with hopes for a third consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship dashed by a crash at Phoenix last week, won his sixth race of the season, holding off John Hunter Nemechek and Tyler Reddick in the season finale.

Although Crafton’s No. 88 Toyota Tundra finished 2.9 seconds ahead of Nemechek and more than six seconds ahead of Reddick, the 39-year-old veteran still wound up third in the point standings, 15 behind 19-year-old Erik Jones. Continue reading →

ARCA Rivals Now NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Teammates with Lira Motorsports

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David Levine at 9 pm ET - Kyle Weatherman at 9:15 pm ET on Monday, November 16, 2015

David Levine at 9 pm ET – Kyle Weatherman at 9:15 pm ET on Monday, November 16, 2015

David Levine and Kyle Weatherman are our guests on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, November 16, 2015 at 9/9:15 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

David Levine held the ARCA Racing Series Scott Rookie Challenge points lead for the most of the 2015 season. Kyle Weatherman took over the Rookie points lead by two points in race 19 of 20 at Kentucky, then held off Levine in the season finale at Kansas to claim the title.

Now the two ARCA rivals are taking their battle to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Both are making their Truck Series début in the Ford Ecoboost 200 with Lira Motorsports during Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20th.
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Wallace wins at Homestead, as Crafton claims second straight Truck Series titlel

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After breathtaking three-wide racing during the final 20-lap green-flag run, Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. held off hard-charging Keystone Light Polesitter Kyle Larson to win Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Behind the wild battle for the victory, Matt Crafton ran ninth and won an unprecedented second straight series title with room to spare—by 21 points. Continue reading →