Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review of Pocono and Iowa – Monday, July 29, 2019

Guests on this episode include…

Christian Eckes

ARCA Menards Series driver with Venturini Motorsports after winning at Pocono Raceway this past weekend. Eckes is now second in the series point standings just 90 points behind his teammate and the series points leader.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest race talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review!

Stay tuned in 10 to 10:30 pm ET for NASCAR Hot Topics Sound Off with co-host Andy Laskey as our Fan4Racing crew discusses the hottest topics from the weekend of racing,

We’re talking all the latest from Pocono Raceway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Gander Outdoors Truck, and ARCA Menards Series, along with the Xfinity, and K&N Pro Series combo races at Iowa Speedway.  

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our LIVE broadcast starts at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, July 29, 2019.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Chase Briscoe Chases Down Christopher Bell for Iowa Victory

NEWTON, IA – JULY 27: Chase Briscoe, driver of the #98 Ford Performance Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway on July 27, 2019, in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images)

NEWTON, Iowa — Chase Briscoe’s been chasing wins all season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

They proved bitterly elusive — until Saturday’s U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway.

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Sam Mayer Dominates in the Casey’s General Store 150

Sam Mayer celebrates in Victory Lane following the Casey’s General Store 150 at Iowa Speedway.
Photo – Matt T. Thacker, NKP/NASCAR

NEWTON, Iowa. — The kid just keeps on impressing.

Sam Mayer earned his second victory of the 2019 season on Friday night at Iowa Speedway, leading all but eight laps from the pole en route to the victory.

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David Hyatt: Iowa Speedweeks is About the Fans

Photo – Courtesy of Iowa Speedway

Former president of MRN radio, David Hyatt knows what it takes to give the fans what they want after 20 plus years at the helm.  He brings that same mentality to his current role as president of Iowa Speedway, now in just his second full season in the position.  With the races in 2019 scheduled the way they were, the race track ended up with doubleheader race weekends back-to-back, making for a very busy couple of weeks hosting the NTT Indy Car Series, the ARCA Menards Series last week and both the K&N Pro Series and Xfinity Series under the NASCAR banner this week.  But as the saying goes, sometimes you have to make lemonade from the lemons you are given and Hyatt saw this as an opportunity to maximize fan interaction, thus Iowa Speedweeks was born.

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Confidence Growing for Michael Annett as he Grows with the JR Motorsports

Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Michael Annett from Des Moines, IA is happy to be at Iowa Speedway this weekend for the NASCAR Xfinity Series US Cellular 250 on Saturday afternoon. the 0.875-mile oval is his home track and he’ll have lots of support from family and friends. This has been a banner year for Annett who is racing with JR Motorsports and at this point of the season is now eighth in the series point standings and with one win under his belt, he’s on his way to his first playoffs this fall.

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