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NASCAR is Making Historic Return to Road Course Racing in Daytona

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NASCAR is making a historic return to road course racing in Daytona. NASCAR founder, Bill France Sr raced the sandy Daytona road course.
Big” Bill France, Sr. (second from left) stands with drivers (L to R) Smokey Purser, Roy Hall and Sammy Packard before a stock car race on the Daytona beach-road course in 1940. Hall won the race with Big Bill finishing fourth, Purser fifth and Packard 19th. Big Bill would eventually give up driving and focus on promoting road course events at Daytona Beach as well as the creation of today’s NASCAR’s Cup Series. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
 

NASCAR is making a historic return to road course racing in Daytona. NASCAR founder, Bill France Sr raced the sandy Daytona road course.

As NASCAR’s three national series get ready to make their historic first attempts at the DAYTONA Road Course inside the Daytona International Speedway on Aug. 14-16, let’s take a look back at how road course racing began in Daytona Beach, “The Birthplace of Speed.”

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NASCAR Prepares for Daytona Road Course as Enthusiasm Builds

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NASCAR prepares for Daytona Road Course as enthusiasm continues to build for fans and drivers this weekend.

NASCAR prepares for Daytona Road Course as enthusiasm continues to build for fans and drivers this weekend.

The names read like a list of motorsports legends: Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Hurley Haywood, Scott Pruett, Scott Dixon. All these storied racing champions have won trophies for their work driving the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Phoenix NASCAR Race Review is presented by host Sharon Burton along with Hot Topics Sound Off and the Fan4Racing crew on Fan4Racing Radio!

Michigan, Road America NASCAR Race Review on Fan4Racing Radio

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Michigan, Road America NASCAR Race Review is presented by host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala. Join us for the smartest race talk around! Then stick around for Hot Topics Sound Off with co-host Andy Laskey and our Fan4Racing crew!

Our Guest in this episode is…

Blaine Perkins

ARCA Menards Series West driver with Sunrise Ford Racing at 8:40 pm ET.

This episode centers around Michigan International Speedway for the NASCAR Cup doubleheader, Gander RV & Outdoors Truck, and ARCA Menards Series, along with the Xfinity Series at Road America. We’ll also review the ARCA West doubleheader at Evergreen Speedway and Douglas County Speedway. We’ll also update the ARCA East with post-race audio as time allows.

  • First, we review the ARCA West double-header in Evergreen and Douglas County with our guest, Blaine Perkins joining the conversation after sweeping the weekend races. 
  • Then, we review the ARCA Menards Series and Truck Series at Michigan.
  • Then, we review the Xfinity Series at Road America and the Cup Series doubleheader at Michigan.
  • Next is Hot Topics Sound Off with our Fan4Racing Crew.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Harvick Sweeps Michigan Doubleheader as a Championship Favorite

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Harvick sweeps Michigan doubleheader in the NASCAR Cup Series, FireKeepers Casino 400/ Consumers Energy 400 to make history with back-to-back victories on consecutive days.

Kevin Harvick Wins FireKeepers Casino 400

BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 08: Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Busch Light Apple Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 08, 2020, in Brooklyn, Michigan. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Harvick sweeps Michigan doubleheader in the NASCAR Cup Series, FireKeepers Casino 400/ Consumers Energy 400 as a championship favorite with back-to-back victories on consecutive days.

With the regular season winding down, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Michigan for a double-header weekend. Multiple teams are currently sitting on the bubble and looking for an opportunity to race their way into the playoffs. Michigan International Speedway is most likely the best opportunity for these teams to take care of business. With high speeds and long sweeping corners, this track always hosts action-packed races.

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