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NASCAR Announces 2017 Schedule for NASCAR K&N Pro Series

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27 Showcase Events Slated To Test Sport’s Top Young Talent

NASCAR fans have been thrilled in recent years by the achievements of the sport’s rising stars – from Joey Logano’s DAYTONA 500 win in 2015 to Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson joining him in the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Daniel Suarez won the NASCAR XFINITY Series championship this year and William Byron led the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in wins.

They all have one thing in common. They cut their teeth in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series before breaking into NASCAR’s national series.

With the announcement by NASCAR of the 2017 schedules for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West, fans across the United States will get to see up close the next wave of young drivers looking to make their impact. Continue reading →

Todd Gilliland Wraps Up Historic Season

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Todd Gilliland at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, October 17, 2016 Photo - Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

Todd Gilliland at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, October 17, 2016 Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

Todd Gilliland and Ryan Partridge are our guests on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, October 17, 2016 at 9:30 and 8:40 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Gilliland Becomes Youngest NASCAR Champ; Partridge Wins K&N West Finale

Todd Gilliland started the season with a historic winning streak. Wrapping it up Saturday night, an eighth-place finish was more than enough for the teenager to add to the record books. Continue reading →

Multicultural and Female Drivers Compete for a Spot in NASCAR Drive for Diversity Developmental Program

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Seventeen Drivers Invited to 13th Drive for Diversity Combine at New Smyrna Speedway

Seventeen drivers from across the country will compete for spots in the top driver development program in motorsports, NASCAR Drive for Diversity, during a national tryout at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway from Oct. 10-12.

The 13th annual NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine invites promising ethnically diverse and female drivers from across North and South America to test their skills over a three-day period as NASCAR evaluates talent for the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Class of 2017. Continue reading →

Zane Smith Bumps Up ARCA Debut; Slated for Salem Start

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Zane Smith at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, September 8, 2016 Photo - Courtesy VMS

Zane Smith at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, September 8, 2016 Photo – Courtesy VMS

Zane Smith is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview, Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Seventeen year-old Zane Smith will move up his earlier reported ARCA Racing Series debut and drive for Venturini Motorsports (VMS) in next week’s highly anticipated Fall Classic at Salem Speedway on Saturday, September 10.

Smith, already scheduled to make his Kentucky Speedway debut later this month, will drive VMS’ No.66 Icon Vehicle Dynamics Toyota at the famed Indiana half-mile short track. Continue reading →

Todd Gilliland Heads toward NASCAR K&N Pro Series History at Bristol Motor Speedway

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Todd Gilliland at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, April 11, 2016. Photo - Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

Todd Gilliland at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, April 11, 2016. Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

Todd Gilliland is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East teams head to Bristol Motor Speedway for their next event and topping the storylines of the weekend is 15-year-old Todd Gilliland with Bill McAnally Racing. A 2016 rookie of the year contender in the K&N West, Gilliland is on a unique historic journey to break a 50-year series record if he scores his fifth consecutive victory on Saturday, April 16th. Continue reading →