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Daniel Suarez Scores Breakthrough Victory at Michigan

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Daniel Suarez was speechless—and justifiably so.

The Mexican driver had just passed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch for the lead on the next-to-last lap and held on to win Saturday’s Menards 250 presented by Valvoline NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Michigan International Speedway by 0.280 seconds over the man who sets the standard in the series.

The first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR national series race, Suarez overcame a pit road speeding penalty assessed on lap 29 of 125 under the first of three cautions. He restarted eighth after the third caution on lap 91, caught and passed Elliott Sadler for second place with ten laps left and ran down Busch for the lead on lap 124. Continue reading →

Drew Herring Takes Part in Young Guns Program at JGL Racing

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Drew Herring at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, May 12, 2016 Photo - Getty Images

Drew Herring at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, May 12, 2016
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Drew Herring is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790  or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Hailing from Benson, North Carolina, Drew Herring will pilot the No. 24 Toyota in the upcoming NASCAR XFINITY Series, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 at Dover International Speedway. This is Herring’s debut in the successful Young Guns program at JGL Racing and his 16th career start in the XFINITY Series.

The JGL Racing Young Guns program highlights several rising stars in NASCAR and Herring joins Matt Tifft, Corey Lajoie and Brandon McReynolds, taking part in the program with the organization. Continue reading →

Haas Racing Development Driver Nick Drake Making Truck Series Debut at Dover International Speedway

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Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

Nick Drake, a Haas Racing development driver will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut next weekend at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, CATCHFENCE.com has confirmed.

Drake, 20, will drive the No. 49 Haas Automation Chevrolet Silverado in the Dover 200 on May 13 in a collaborative effort between JR Motorsports and Premium Motorsports. Dave McCarty, a longtime veteran of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will serve as crew chief. Continue reading →

Chad Finchum Finds First #NASCAR K&N East Victory at Bristol

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Chad Finchum at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, April 18, 2016 Photo - Getty Images

Chad Finchum at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, April 18, 2016 Photo – Getty Images

Chad Finchum is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, April 18, 2016 at 8:40 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Calling Knoxville, Tennessee his home town and Bristol Motor Speedway his home track, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East driver, Chad Finchum captured his first series victory in the Pitt Lite 125 with Martin McClure Racing on Saturday night.

The local team is in their second season, with NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers Eric McClure and Hal Martin as team owners. Early last week they announced their plans for a part-time K&N East schedule this year, with Finchum first up in their No. 39 car at Bristol. Continue reading →

Buescher on Brink of First XFINITY Series Championship

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Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images

It seems hard to believe, but just three races remain in the 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series campaign.

The series just completed a 16-week stretch with no off-weekends that began at Daytona International Speedway in July and culminated at Kansas Speedway. Back at Chicagoland in June, the last race prior to the off-weekend, I wrote that when this stretch was completed, a driver would emerge as the championship favorite.

That driver pilots the No. 60 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing. While many expected Chase Elliott to defend his series championship before his promotion to the Sprint Cup Series next season, it’s been Chris Buescher that has maintained the lead since his trip to victory lane at Iowa Speedway back in May. Continue reading →