NASCAR Michael Lira

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Michael Lira Invited to NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Combine

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Michael Lira at 10:05 pm ET Photo - Michael Lira Racing facebook page
Michael Lira at 10:05 pm ET Photo – Michael Lira Racing facebook page

Michael Lira is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 10:05 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions or comments. 

Michael Lira, the seventeen-year-old race car driver and high school student from Port Orange, Florida, was given a spot in NASCAR through the NASCAR Drive for Diversity (D4D) program. In recent years, the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program has been a hotbed for some of the most promising young talent in the sport. Drivers like NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Kyle Larson and three-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race winner Darrell Wallace Jr. are both products of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program, and Lira hopes to follow in their footsteps. Continue reading →

ARCA Racing driver Michael Lira to Test at Talladega Superspeedway

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Michael Lira is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, April 14, 2014 at 9 pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with Michael Lira and our Fan4Racing panel. 

Sixteen-year-old Spruce Creek High School student and race car driver Michael Lira will be heading to Talladega Superspeedway this week to participate in two days of test sessions with the ARCA Racing Series. It will be Lira’s first time running on the legendary Alabama race track and only his second time on a superspeedway. Lira’s previous superspeedway experience came last December, when he tested at Daytona International Speedway in his ARCA car. The testing dates at Talladega are set for April 16 – 17. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk – Monday, April 14, 2014

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

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

Steve Billmyer joins our Fan4Racing panel tonight. Steve has more than 25 years experience in the racing industry beginning with nine years at Hendrick Motorsports and has worked with drivers, including Geoff Bodine, Tim Richmond, Benny Parsons, Ken Schrader, Greg Sacks, Todd Bodine – CWTS champion, Timothy Peters – CWTS multiple race winner, and Jimmie Johnson – six-time Sprint Cup champion. He was also a Crew Chief for a K&N Pro Series East stock car until his retirement. Race fans need to join Steve Billmyer’s facebook group. NASCAR and Other Racing to interact with a super group of passionate race fans!

This episode begins with our panel discussion about Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series races at Darlington Motor Speedway, NHRA at Charlotte Motor Speedway and more…

Next, ARCA driver, Michael Lira joins the conversation about his 2014 season and his entry in this year’s PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge.

Then, Chet Christner, Track Announcer at Las Vegas Motor Speedway joins the discussion sharing his perspective of racing.

Listen to the podcast right here…

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Michael Lira is Ready for 2014 ARCA Season and PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge

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Michael Lira is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, April 14th at 9 pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with Michael Lira and our Fan4Racing panel. 

Florida high-school student and racecar driver Michael Lira kicked off his ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards racing season with a strong 9th place finish in the ARCA Mobile 200 at Mobile International Speedway on Saturday.  Lira started 14th and survived 11 caution periods to post the strong result in the No. 68 Gary Yeoman’s Ford Fusion. Continue reading →