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Todd Gilliland Chasing #NASCAR History with Winning Ways

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Todd Gilliland (L) looks to make history by beating Dan Gurney's (R) record of winning four straight races. Photo - Getty Images

Todd Gilliland (L) looks to make history by beating Dan Gurney’s (R) record of winning four straight races. Photo – Getty Images

NASCAR K&N Pro Victory At Kern Would Match Gurney’s 50-Year-Old Mark

Todd Gilliland heads to Bakersfield, California, on the hottest winning streak in 50 years.

Even if he doesn’t equal the all-time NASCAR K&N Pro Series mark for consecutive victories to start in the series, the 15-year-old from Sherrill’s Ford, North Carolina, is in pretty exclusive company.

It’s a club that includes two drivers in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, the 2015 Daytona 500 winner and Gilliland. That’s it. In the 62-year history of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series – dating back to the West Series’ beginnings as the Pacific Coast Late Model Series – just four drivers in both the East and West have won the first two series races to start their career. Continue reading →

NASCAR K&N East Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 at Greenville Pickens Preview

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Spencer Davis, the current points leader, looks for a strong run at Greenville Pickens Speedway to establish himself as the driver to beat. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

Spencer Davis, the current points leader, looks for a strong run at Greenville Pickens Speedway to secure himself as the driver to beat. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

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NASCAR Weekend Preview – Greenville Pickens

 

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East competitors are heating up their battle for the championship title heading into their third race of the season, the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in South Carolina.  Competitors take to the track at 7 pm ET on Saturday, March 26th.

Spencer Davis and Tyler Dippel enter this weekend’s race with just one point difference. Davis, 17, from Dawsonville, Georgia, is at the top of the standings with 85 points after earning back-to-back runner-up finishes in the first two races of the season. In his six K&N East starts, Davis has finishes no lower than sixth place. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk with Hot Topic Sound Off – Monday, February 15, 2016

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Guests include, NASCAR K&N East driver, Todd Gilliland from Bill McAnally Racing chatting about his victory in their season opener, the Jet Tools 150 at New Smyrna Speedway this past weekend.

NASCAR XFINITY Series driver, Ryan Preece with JD Motorsports chatting about his 2016 XFINITY Series season and racing at New Smyrna Speedway in the K&N East season opener.

Brian Olsen, with the SRL Southwest Tour chats about the second annual Winter Showdown at Kern County Raceway coming up this month.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk! Joining us is Fan4Racing writer, Brian Eberly

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off is 10 to 10:30 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion with co-host Chris Knight for the fastest half-hour in motorsports!

We’re chatting about the hottest topics during the NASCAR Sprint Unlimited, with the Sprint Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway, the ARCA Racing Series’ season opener, the Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona and the K&N East season opener at New Smyrna Speedway. We’ll also chat about the latest news in the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series.

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 929-477-1790 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala @beberly18 or @Knighter01 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, February 15, 2016.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Todd Gilliland Wins K&N Pro Series East Opener at New Smyrna Speedway

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Todd Gilliland at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, February 15, 2016. Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Todd Gilliland at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, February 15, 2016. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Todd Gilliland is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, February 16, 2016 at 8:40 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

Todd Gilliland started his 2016 season in the same fashion he finished last year – with a win in a debut race.

Gilliland drove the No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry to Victory Lane at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida on Sunday night as he made his series debut in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season opener. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk with Hot Topic Sound Off – Monday, February 8, 2016

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Guests include, NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, Brittany Force, with John Force Racing to chat about her team and their 2016 season.

K&N Pro Series East & ARCA Racing Series driver, JA Junior aka Jairo Avila, with Rev Racing and Lira Motorsports, to chat about racing at New Smyrna Speedway, Daytona International Speedway this weekend and his 2016 season.

Lee Montgomery, Media Relations Manager at Geiger Media to chat about the NHRA opener at Auto Club Speedway this week and the rest of the 2016 season.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk! Joining us is Fan4Racing writer, Brian Eberly

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off is 10 to 10:30 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion with co-host Chris Knight for the fastest half-hour in motorsports!

We’re chatting about the hottest topics during the NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series, as well as K&N Pro Series and ARCA Racing Series pre-season!

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 929-477-1790 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala @beberly18 or @Knighter01 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, February 8, 2016.

As always….Thanks for listening!