NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are back in action this weekend for the Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, April 1st at 3 pm ET. Television and radio coverage is on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Drivers will race 250 laps over 131.5 miles at Martinsville with Stage 1 ending on lap 70 and Stage 2 ending on lap 140.  Continue reading

Christopher Bell Ready to Continue Early-Season Success

Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, affixes the winner’s decal to his car in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Active Pest Control 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 4, 2017 in Hampton, Georgia. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

There’s been no sophomore slump for Christopher Bell in his second full-time season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

The 22-year-old Oklahoman tops the standings by seven points over defending series champion Johnny Sauter after an eighth-place finish at Daytona and win at Atlanta to open the season. Bell, who became the first driver to sweep the stages and win a race under NASCAR’s enhanced format at Atlanta, leads the Camping World Truck Series with seven playoff points. Continue reading

Christopher Bell Wins Two-Lap Shootout for Atlanta Victory

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Christopher Bell unquestionably had the dominant truck in Saturday’s Active Pest Control 200, but, in the end, the driver of the No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra had to work hard for the third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of his career.

In the nightcap of a NASCAR doubleheader at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bell held off fellow Tundra driver Matt Crafton in a two-lap shootout to the finish for his first win of the 2017 season. Continue reading

Kaz Grala Avoids Last-Lap Melee to Become Youngest Daytona Winner

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Kaz Grala is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk, Monday, February 27, 2017 at 8:40 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

In the space of 100 laps, Kaz Grala went from youngest NASCAR national series pole winner at Daytona International Speedway to youngest NASCAR national series race winner at Daytona.

What happened between the first green flag and the checkers, however, could fill volumes.

Miraculously, Grala slipped through a wild wreck on the backstretch on the final lap of Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 to win the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race contested in stages under NASCAR’s new competition format. Continue reading

Christopher Bell, Tanner Thorson and Raphaël Lessard Added to Venturini Motorsports’ ARCA Driver Roster

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Announced Monday, Venturini Motorsports (VMS) unveiled the addition of Christopher Bell, Tanner Thorson and Raphaël Lessard to the team’s 2017 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards driver roster.

The trio of drivers will combine for seven races driving for Venturini Motorsports.

While drivers Christopher Bell and Tanner Thorson return to the team, 15-year old Raphaël Lessard is set to make his ARCA Series debut with VMS in Nashville. Continue reading