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William Byron Gets First Truck Series Win in Wild Kansas Race

William Byron remembers watching NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races when he was six years old.

Now 18, Byron has a win in the series he watched as a child. But it took a strong truck and a stroke of good luck for Byron to win Friday night’s Toyota Tundra 250 and reach Victory Lane at Kansas Speedway for the first time in five series starts.

Driving the No. 9 Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports, Byron was third when frontrunner Johnny Sauter led Ben Rhodes into turn three on the last lap of overtime. Continue reading

#NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News and Notes – April 29, 2016

CWTS-NNNASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams head to Kansas Speedway next week for the Toyota Tundra 250. Competitors will race 167 laps for 250.5 miles of action on Friday, May 6th with television coverage on FOX Sports 1 beginning at 8 pm ET and a green flag around 8:30 pm ET. Radio coverage is on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

One More Weekend Until NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Returns

Kansas was a dramatic race last season. Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suárez all ran out of fuel while in the lead, and Matt Crafton saved enough in the tank to pass them for the victory.

Crafton is the only full-time Truck Series driver with a win at Kansas. Johnny Sauter (third), Timothy Peters (fourth), Cameron Hayley (fifth) and Daniel Hemric (tenth) all finished in the top-ten in last season’s race.  Continue reading

Sergio Pena Returns to VIR as K&N Pro Series East Defending Winner

Sergio Pena at 9 pm ET on Thursday, April 28, 2016. Photo - Getty Images
Sergio Pena at 9 pm ET on Thursday, April 28, 2016.
Photo – Getty Images

Sergio Pena is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 9 pm ET.  Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East teams return to VIRginia International Raceway this weekend for the Biscuitville 125 with some road course racing that will add some interest to their championship point standings. Intending to defend his victory last August with Rev Racing at the 17-turn, 2.250-mile track is Sergio Pena, this year with Sam Hunt Racing and making his K&N East 2016 season debut.

In three K&N East races at VIR, there have been three different winners and NASCAR Next Alum, Pena wants to become the first to earn a repeat victory at what he considers his home track. From Winchester, Virginia, 23-year-old Pena is one of two drivers calling Virginia their home state – the other driver is Brian Henderson.

In Pena’s two starts at VIR, he finished fourth in 2014 and first in August of 2015. In 59 series starts, Pena has earned five wins, ten top-fives and 28 top-tens and will be a formidable contender this weekend. Continue reading

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk with Hot Topic Sound Off Bristol Review – Monday, April 18, 2016

Guests include NASCAR K&N Pro Series East driver, Chad Finchum, with Martin McClure Racing talking about his first career victory this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Pro Truck and Late-Model Series driver, Hannah Newhouse, talks about her 2016 goals for this season!

Returning to complete his Thursday night segment is NASCAR XFINITY Series driver, Ross Chastain, with JD Motorsports. Then his XFINITY Series teammate, Garrett Smithley, joins in the conversation talking about his 2016 season and racing at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Join host Sharon Burton and guest co-host, James Bickford with NASCAR Next this 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!

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

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

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, April 18, 2016

As always…Thanks for listening!