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Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview with Hot Topic Sound Off – Tuesday, July 5, 2016

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Guest include, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, Ben Rhodes with ThorSport Racing talking about racing in his home state at Kentucky Speedway this weekend.

ARCA Racing Series team owner, Mason Mitchell with Mason Mitchell Motorsports, helps us preview his home state track at Iowa Speedway, as the defending winner.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Brian Eberly on NASCAR Weekend Preview for your complete guide for the upcoming racing at Kentucky Speedway, Stateline Speedway and Iowa Speedway.

We’re previewing the NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the K&N Pro Series West and ARCA Racing Series this weekend. During NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off, with Aaron Bearden, we’ll chat about the latest news and hot topics from the Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series as well as the K&N Pro Series and ARCA Racing Series.

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Heading to his Home State of Kentucky, Rhodes Looks for a Breakthrough Victory

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Ben Rhodes at 9 pm ET on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Photo - Getty Images
Ben Rhodes at 9 pm ET on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Photo – Getty Images

Ben Rhodes is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview, Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

This season has been one of ups and downs for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, Ben Rhodes who is in his first full season with ThorSport Racing. But after his best showing yet at Gateway a couple of weeks ago, the Louisville, Kentucky native now heads to his home state looking for a breakthrough victory with his No. 41 team.  Continue reading →

Upcoming Kentucky Test Adds New Variables to Lower-Downforce Equation

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Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

For more than a third of active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, there will be no rest for the weary.

One driver from each Cup organization is eligible to participate in a test of newly repaved Kentucky Speedway on Monday and Tuesday. The test is a continuation of NASCAR’s proving-out process for a new lower-downforce competition package earmarked for 2017.

Last year, as the sanctioning body solidified the rules for 2016, races at Kentucky and Darlington were used as benchmarks for the progression toward lower downforce for the Cup cars. This year, in selected events, NASCAR is taking an additional 500 pounds of downforce and 125 pounds of sideforce away from the cars by chopping the size of the spoiler, reducing the surface area of the splitter, tapering the rear deck lid fin and eliminating rear axle offset. Continue reading →

#NASCAR XFINITY Series, Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Teams are  at Talladega Superspeedway for the Sparks Energy 300 and racing that covers 300.58 miles over 113 laps on Saturday, April 30th. FOX will start their pre-race coverage at 2:30 pm ET with a green flag around 3 pm ET and radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

 

Suárez Opens Up Points Lead as Talladega Approaches

Tension within the XFINITY Series championship battle has slightly loosened for standings leader Daniel Suárez after he posted his fourth top-five of the season, increasing his lead to nine points over new second-place driver, Elliott Sadler. Heading into Richmond, Suárez held a six-point lead over Erik Jones.

In eight starts this season, Suárez has posted four top-fives, seven top-tens and an average finish of 6.3 – best among title contenders.
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