NASCAR Kansas Speedway

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Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review of Kansas and Spokane – Monday, May 15, 2017

In the Winner’s Circle is NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver, Todd Gilliland, with Bill McAnally Racing after winning at Spokane County Raceway this past weekend.

We also have post-race audio from the Camping World Truck Series and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners at Kansas Speedway, including Kyle Busch with his crew chief Kevin Manion and Martin Truex Jr.

Then, Sean Brennan, from Feld Entertainment Public Relations Manager, covering Monster Energy Supercross, Monster Jam and AMSOIL Arenacross.

Finally, Chris Knight returns to chat about one of the Hottest Topics in NASCAR – What’s going on with Laser Inspections at the track?

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk! We’re reviewing the Camping World Trucks and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series  at Kansas Speedway, as well as the K&N Pro Series West at Spokane Country Raceway.

We’re talking all the latest news in racing including Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, XFINITY, Camping World Truck, K&N Pro, ARCA Racing Series and more.  So buckle up and stay tuned in to Fan4Racing Radio throughout the 2017 season.

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

Our 2017 season continues at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, May 15, 2017.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Truex Ends Kansas Jinx; Almirola Taken to Local Hospital following Accident

Martin Truex Jr. finally ended his Kansas hex.

Truex streaked away on the final restart with two laps left in Saturday night’s Go Bowling 400 to win his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.

Truex led a race-high 104 of 267 laps to win for the ninth time in his career and for the second time this season. Three times in the past, Truex had led the most laps in a Kansas race—without winning. Continue reading

Stroke of Luck Propels Kyle Busch to Truck Series Win at Kansas

Kyle Busch didn’t do a celebratory burnout when he won Friday night’s Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway.

He didn’t do his customary bow after notching his 47th victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Heartbreak for Ben Rhodes, who was leading by more than a second when his engine expired with eight laps left, provided the stroke of serendipity that launched Busch into Victory Lane.

And Busch knew it. Continue reading

Ryan Blaney Wins First Career Pole by a Whisker

Ryan Blaney, driver of the #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford, signs a backdrop during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 12, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Improving in each round of knockout qualifying in relation to other cars, Ryan Blaney won the pole for Saturday night’s Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1), claiming his first career pole by a mere 0.009 seconds over Joey Logano.

During a Friday qualifying session in which 11 cars failed to make it to the grid because of inspection issues, Blaney toured the 1.5-mile speedway in 28.481 seconds (189.600 mph) in the final round to earn the first Coors Light Pole Award for the No. 21 Woods Brothers Ford since Ricky Rudd earned the top starting spot at Talladega in April 2004. Continue reading