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Edwards and Harvick have Fun Racing to the Good Sam 500 Checkered Flag

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Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John's Chevrolet, beats Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Stanley Toyota, to the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 13, 2016 Photo - Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet, beats Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Stanley Toyota, to the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 13, 2016 Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

Just four races into the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season, NASCAR’s new low downforce and Goodyear’s soft tires are giving drivers and fans two close finishes – Daytona and Phoenix – and setting track records along the way. That makes the rest of the season seem much more intriguing with 22 more races until the Chase for the Sprint Cup begins in September.

Although Carl Edwards came within inches and just 0.010 seconds short of his first Sprint Cup win of the season, he made it clear in his post race comments that he was having fun racing Kevin Harvick to the Good Sam 500 checkered flag at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday afternoon – the closest finish ever at that track.  Continue reading →

Back to the Future of Racing and Football Venues

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Introducing our newest Fan4Racing writer, Bryan Law

As Tennessee faces Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 10 later this season, it could be one of the biggest games ever participated in by the SEC, if not all of college football. Estimated to fill ‘The Last Great Colosseum’ all the way to the full capacity of 160,000, if not more, it will go down as the largest college football game in history. Just a couple of years before, there was talk of Florida possibly playing a game at Daytona International Speedway after finishing their renovation project.

Believe it or not, Daytona had hosted four college football games before, all by Bethune-Cookman during the 1974 and 1975 season. There hasn’t been a college game at Daytona since then. Even with the downsizing to 101,000 seats, it would still be huge for the super speedway to host a football game once again. Daytona could host Miami, Florida or Florida State in any season. Who knows, down the road they could host their own bowl game. Of course, we’ll leave the bowl naming for the later possibility.
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Matt Kenseth Dominates at Richmond as Chase Field is Set

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Joe Gibbs Racing brought guns to a knife fight on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway.

But Joe Gibbs Racing’s Matt Kenseth did his teammates one better — he brought a howitzer.

Leading 352 of 400 laps in a race he owned from the outset, Kenseth pulled away from Kyle Busch after a restart with 18 laps left and won the Federated Auto Parts 400 by 0.951 seconds over his teammate.

Kenseth’s fourth victory of the season, tying him for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series lead with Jimmie Johnson and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, meant the 16 drivers who started the race in playoff-eligible positions stayed there. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing NASCAR Chase Talk on Saturday Night – November 8, 2014

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Join host Sharon Burton for NASCAR Chase Talk on Saturday Night 8:30 to 10:30 pm ET. The discussion centers on the Chase for the Sprint Cup as the Eliminator Round continues toward the championship race at Homestead Miami.

Tune in and join the conversation by calling 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast.

If you missed our live broadcast, you can still listen to the PODCAST right here…

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NASCAR Offers Perfect Chase Grid™Challenge for Fans

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PERFECT CHASE GRID™ CHALLENGE To Offer Fans First-Ever Opportunity To Predict The Perfect Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup Grid

CHASE GRID™ BATTLE Will Also Be Available On NASCAR.com 

Do you think you can predict the perfect Chase for the NASCAR Sprint CupTM grid? Beginning Sunday, September 7 on NASCAR.com, sports fans everywhere will have a chance to do just that: fill out a perfect Chase Grid™ – from the Challenger Round, which begins at Chicagoland Speedway®, to the Championship Round at Homestead-Miami SpeedwaySM – for a chance to win $100,000.  Continue reading →