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Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk – Monday, March 3, 2014

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30pm to 10pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk! 

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Listen to our round table panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities.

This episode begins with our Fan4Racing panel discussion about the races at Phoenix International Raceway, including season openers for K&N Pro Series West, and Mexico Toyota Series. Then the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series new qualifying format, their races over the weekend and more!

Next, Brennan Newberry, Camping World Truck Series and K&N Pro Series driver joins the conversation about his second-place finish in the K&N West season opener at Phoenix.

Then, Jeff Motley, Vice President of Public Relations at Las Vegas Motor Speedway joins the discussion previewing the upcoming NASCAR races at the track this weekend.

Before coming to Las Vegas, Motley was the communications manager for NASCAR, responsible for all on-site media relations for their top-two series. A graduate of Virginia Tech, Motley’s journalism career includes an internship at The Washington Post, and as a sportswriter and editor in Lynchburg, VA, until joining NASCAR.

Motley has also worked as a college football correspondent for FOX Sports Net, hosted his own daily sports talk show in Virginia and has been a contributing writer for numerous publications including several books.

Call 347-996-5176 during the Live Broadcast to join the conversation about the hottest topics leading up to the next race.

ALSO, listen to the Podcast of our show, TSC Saturday Night – NASCAR & Race Talk, from Saturday, March 1st. 

This episode begins with our guest Fan4Racing panel including Dontae Allen, from Marketing & Promotions at Atlanta Motor Speedway, plus he’s a Journalist/Public Relations student at Georgia State University and Kristen Schneider the wordsmith behind Up Top the Pit Box website, contributor to Skirts and Scuffs, Popular Speed, and The ISN.

We’re talking about NASCAR’s hottest topics, including the our favorite drivers this season, our hopeful underdogs, NASCAR’s new rules package, knock out qualifying and more!

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Day Two: Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week

Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner interviews Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. at a fanfest hosted by Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the Third Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience on December 4, 2013  Photo - Getty Images
Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner interviews Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. at a fanfest hosted by Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the Third Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience on December 4, 2013
Photo – Getty Images

Day Two: Heaters, Cases, Prizes And Laughs Make For Memorable Fanfest

Drivers Stole The Show But The Fans Took Home The Prizes

In the end, there was only one grand prize winner during the fifth annual Fanfest Presented by Las Vegas Motor Speedway held at the Fremont Street Experience, and she chose Kyle Busch and his case.  Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week

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NASCAR Celebrates Five Years In Las Vegas With Action-Packed Schedule Of Events

For the fifth-consecutive year, NASCAR returns to Las Vegas for the start of the postseason NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week™, a star-studded, entertainment-filled celebration for the series champion and fans, culminating with one of NASCAR’s marquee events, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards™. Since 2009, the awards have been held at Wynn Las Vegas and have grown in stature and prestige with each passing year.  Continue reading →

MWR Announces Burton to #66 for 2014 Sprint Cup Season

Photo - Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
Photo – Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Michael Waltrip Racing announced today it has contracted Jeff Burton to test and drive in a select number of races during the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season in the No. 66 Toyota Camry.

Burton, a 21-time winner in the Sprint Cup Series begins testing for MWR Dec. 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The first scheduled NASCAR Sprint Cup race for Burton will be the March 9 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In the upcoming weeks, MWR will announce any other events added to Burton’s schedule. Continue reading →