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Five Legends Unveiled as 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class

 

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Five Legends Unveiled as 2017 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Class

Childress, Hendrick, Martin, Parks and Parsons Comprise Hall’s Eighth Class

NASCAR has announced the inductees who will comprise the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2017. The five-person group – the eighth since the inception of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010 – consists of Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick, Mark Martin, Raymond Parks and Benny Parsons. In addition, NASCAR announced that Martinsville Speedway founder H. Clay Earles won the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR.

The NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel met today in a closed session at the Charlotte Convention Center to debate and vote upon the 20 nominees for the induction class of 2017 and the five nominees for the Landmark Award. Continue reading

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Duck Commander 500 at Texas Preview

 

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will race 501 miles during 334 laps of the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night, April 9th.  The FOX Pre-race show begins at 7 pm ET with a green flag around 7:30 pm ET and radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Busch Clocks in First at Martinsville, Readies for Texas

Kyle Busch earned his first win of the season and his first career checkered flag at Martinsville Speedway when he led 352 of 500 laps on his way to Victory Lane in Sunday’s STP 500. Busch virtually guarantees himself a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup as the fifth different driver to win this season  – Jimmie Johnson, 2; Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin. Continue reading

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – April 8, 2016

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are once again taking a break before their next race the Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway on Friday, May 6th.  Fans can watch teams race 250.5 miles for 167 laps on FOX Sports 1 starting at 8 pm ET with a green flag around 8:30 pm ET and radio coverage by MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on channel 90.

Nemechek’s in at Top of Truck Series Standings

John Hunter Nemechek continued his sizzling start to his first full-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season by finishing runner-up in Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway.

The 18-year-old NASCAR Next member now ranks first in the Camping World Truck Series standings, three points ahead of Parker Kligerman. Nemechek has all but locked up a berth in the Camping World Truck Series Chase via his win at Atlanta.

He has finished second or better in four of his last five Truck Series starts and five of his last seven. Continue reading

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk with Hot Topic Sound Off – Monday, April 4, 2016

Our guests include NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver, Julia Landauer with Bill McAnally Racing talking about her 2016 season and racing at Kern County Raceway this past weekend.

Team Owner, Bill McAnally with Bill McAnally Racing talks about the 2016 season for his NASCAR K&N Pro Series teams in both the East and West.

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 NASCAR & Race Talk

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off with Chris Knight starts at 10 pm for the fastest half-hour in motorsports! Joining the panel is Brian Eberly.

We’re reviewing the weekend of racing at Martinsville with the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series along with NASCAR K&N West at Kern County Raceway. We’ll also cover the hottest topics in NASCAR XFINITY Series as well as, any news in ARCA Racing and K&N East.

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

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, April 4, 2016.

As always…Thanks for listening!