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Joe Gibbs Racing Looks to Win their Third Straight Sprint Unlimited

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With the Sprint Unlimited – a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series non-points paying event – just days away at Daytona International Speedway, Joe Gibbs Racing could be picking up where they left off when Kyle Busch won his first Sprint Cup title last season at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

When Kyle Busch returned to racing after missing 11 races, because of injuries he sustained at Daytona in the XFINITY Series, JGR had won two Sprint Cup races at Martinsville Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. But upon’s Busch’s return at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, Carl Edwards started a string of 11 more JGR victory celebrations. By the end of the season, JGR had 13 wins for the season, including the first two Chase races and the finale at Homestead. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing News Now: For the Week of January 4th, 2016

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Introducing a new feature for the 2016 season – Fan4Racing News Now – highlighting breaking news for each week leading up to NASCAR season openers at Daytona International Speedway in February.

Check back throughout the week for new updates.

South Boston Speedway Announces $1 Million Capital Improvement Plan

Three-Year Plan Includes Track Repaving, Upgrade To Lighting

South Boston Speedway officials announced a three-year, $1 million capital improvement plan Saturday night that will include repaving the 4/10ths mile oval and the renovation of grandstands. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk : Chase Race Seven – Monday, November 2, 2015

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Our guest is NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, Spencer Gallagher, at GMS Racing chatting about his season and racing at Martinsville Speedway this past weekend and at Texas Motor Speedway next weekend.

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 Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk  Joining our round table is our Fan4Racing writer, Brian Eberly.

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off is 10 to 10:30 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion with co-host Chris Knight.

We’re chatting about the hottest topics from the weekend of NASCAR racing at Martinsville Speedway, for the seventh race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race, as well as the Camping World Truck Series. The XFINITY Series returns to action next week at Texas and the K&N Pro Series West in a couple of weeks at Phoenix.

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 929-477-1790 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala @beberly18 or @Knighter01 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, November 2, 2015.

As always, Thanks for listening!

Spencer Gallagher Perseveres a Challenging Day at Martinsville Speedway

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Spencer Gallagher at 9 pm ET on Monday, November 2, 2015 Photo - Spencer Gallagher Twitter

Spencer Gallagher at 9 pm ET on Monday, November 2, 2015 Photo – Spencer Gallagher Twitter

Spencer Gallagher is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, November 2, 2015 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @beberly 18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

On their last short track race on the season, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Spencer Gallagher and his GMS Team made the most of a challenging day by racing his No. 23 into the top-ten and as high as third before a late race incident and battery issues at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday afternoon.

Gallagher started the Kroger  from 20th-place, with typical Martinsville racing and early cautions. During  the second caution flag on lap 35, Gallagher brought the No. 23 on pit road with the crew taking care of a tight on exit on throttle issue with four tires and a track bar adjustment. Although the tight condition was still present, a rare forward bite allowed Gallagher to race his way to 13th by the fourth caution on lap 74.  Continue reading →

Gordon Celebrates Martinsville Win After Kenseth Wipes Out Logano

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Yes, Jeff Gordon celebrated his 93rd career victory in the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Yes, Gordon will compete for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Yes, there were tears of joy in Victory Lane for Gordon, who’s at the tail end of his last season in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

But Sunday’s race at Martinsville had so much more — most notably, ‘Matt Kenseth’s Revenge.’ Continue reading →