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Fuel Shortage Puts Harvick in Dire Straits, Kenseth in Victory Lane

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Kevin Harvick clarified his championship status on Sunday—but not the way he had planned.

After dominating the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for most of the afternoon, Harvick ran out of fuel while leading on lap 298 of 300, handing the top spot and the victory to Matt Kenseth, who joined teammate Denny Hamlin as an automatic qualifier for the Contender Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Despite leading 216 laps on Sunday, Harvick, the defending series champion, heads to next Sunday’s Chase race at Dover almost certainly needing a victory at a track where he has never won, to escape the Challenger Round of the Chase and keep his title hopes alive.

Kenseth, who came to pit road for fuel and tires on lap 239, triumphed for the fifth time this season (tops in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series), for the second time at the Magic Mile and for the 36th time in his career. He finished 8.941 seconds ahead of Hamlin, who nursed his car to a runner-up finish despite a late-race issue with the right front wheel. Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Sylvania 300

The Place: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

The Date: Sunday, Sept. 27

The Time: 2 p.m. (ET)

TV: NBCSN, 1:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: PRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 317.14 miles (300 laps)

 

Gordon Set to Become NASCAR’s All-Time Consecutive Starts Leader

When Jeff Gordon starts his engine in Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he will pass Ricky Rudd as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series consecutive starts leader by beginning his 789th straight race.

NASCAR’s new Iron Man has not missed a start since making his series debut at Atlanta on Nov. 15, 1992 – a span of 22 years, 10 months and 12 days. Continue reading →

Austin Dillon Prevails as Truck Series Reaches Major Milestone

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The milestone 500th race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series produced important ‘firsts’ for two key figures on the winning team.

When Austin Dillon took the checkered flag in Saturday’s UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he delivered the first victory in the series to both team owner Maurice Gallagher of GMS Racing and to crew chief Shane Huffmann.

Dillon pulled away after a restart on lap 167 of 175, a resumption that followed the sixth caution of the race, for Tyler Reddick’s spin off turn two on lap 161. Dillon, who had stayed out on older tires while most other lead-lap trucks came to pit road under caution on lap 142, crossed the finish line 1.054 seconds ahead of two-time defending series champion Matt Crafton. Continue reading →

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Next Race: UNOH 175

The Place: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

The Date: Saturday, Sept. 26

The Time: 1 p.m. (ET)

TV: FS1, 12:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 185.15 miles (175 laps)

 

Truck Series Set to Run 500th Race

311888The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will run its 500th race this weekend – Saturday’s UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Camping World Truck Series began in 1995 and is in its 21st season of operation. Ron Hornaday Jr. has won the most Camping World Truck Series championships with four and 51 races. Mike Skinner earned the first series titles driving for legendary owner Richard Childress. Throughout its existence, many NASCAR stars have started their careers in the Camping World Truck Series, including Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Challengers Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Jamie McMurray and Brad Keselowski. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing with Catchfence NASCAR Chase Race Two Weekend Preview – Thursday, September 24, 2015

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Hey race fans, catch our NASCAR Chase Race Two Weekend Preview with host Sharon Burton from Fan4Racing, co-host Chris Knight from Catchfence. Joining us is Kyle Pokrefky, a writer at the Fourth Turn as our guest panel member.

We’re chatting about all the hottest topics and what fans can expect at the track over the upcoming weekend of racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway,for the second race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. as well as, the Camping World Truck Series.

As part of our preview we’ll also cover the XFINITY and ARCA Racing Series at Kentucky Speedway. The  K&N West teams return to action in October.

When possible, we’ll bring  guests from around the NASCAR world to give their perspective too.

This is an interactive show, so give us a call at 929-477-1790 to join the conversation or tweet us your questions/comments during the LIVE broadcast @Fan4RacingSite, @Knighter01 or @KPokrefky

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Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, September 24, 2015.

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