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Young Buddy Shepherd is Living his Dream

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Buddy_ShepherdBuddy Shepherd’s decided he wanted to be on four wheels in 2003 at the age of three when his mom and dad bought him a Power Wheels quad.  He began racing quads and motorcycles in 2004 at the age of four and raced the next two years racking up an impressive 45 podium finishes.

In 2007 at the age of seven, he was given his first sprint car, a Junior Micro Sprint. That year he claimed Rookie of the Year honors at Plaza Park Raceway in Visalia, CA. Then in 2008 he went on to seven victories and by 2009 he earned the title of Budweiser Grand Prix Champion at Lemoore Raceway by winning seven more races! Continue reading →

Day 2: NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Hits the Fast Track at Langley

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Day 2: NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Hits The Fast Track At Langley 

NASCAR D4D CombineLangley Speedway’s repaving last winter provided an added challenge for the 20 drivers participating in the 2013 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine. Not only did the already tough .4-mile oval get faster, it meant even the drivers who had previously competed in the Combine there faced new conditions.

The drivers passed that test Tuesday with flying colors.  Continue reading →

Ryan Partridge is Irwindale’s Champion

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In August, 2013, Ryan Partridge and his No. 48 LoanMart Racing team returned to Irwindale Event Center for a double-header event.

Partridge started his evening in the Progressive Painting Super Truck/PPST and qualified fifth. He then headed to the trophy dash race and won. Starting from the pole position for the feature race Partridge held off his competitors en route to victory lane.  Continue reading →

Greg Pursley is One of NASCAR’s Best and Most Feared Short Track Racers

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greg-pursley_garage_nknpsw_phoenix_030113_1000A veteran of racing, Greg Pursley came to the forefront of drivers when he won one of the most coveted and difficult championships a driver strives to earn in 2004 – the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series (now known as the All-American Whelen Series) – National Championship.   Continue reading →

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR-NHRA Talk, Monday, September 16, 2013

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Hey Race Fans are you ready for our next episode of Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR – NHRA Talk on  Monday, September 16th?

Listen to the Podcast right here….

This episode starts Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk with our Fan4Racing team discussion about the Chase and contenders.

(Note: Jason Patison, previously scheduled for this episode will now be on a future episode)

Then, Shaun Johnson, director of racing operations at Charlotte Motor Speedway joins the conversation.

Next, we have Tom Bogner, motorsports manager at Lucas Oil, joining the discussion.

  • Introductions – Inspiring stories
  • Q&As with Shaun Johnson – Tom Bogner
    • Call 347-996-5176 during LIVE broadcast for Q&As
  • NASCAR NHRA hot topics
  • Fan2Fan NASCAR – NHRA Talk for next week
  • Tell us what you want to talk about

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