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Josh Williams Scores First ARCA Victory at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

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Josh Williams at 8:45 pm ET on Monday, April 11, 2016. Photo - ARS

Josh Williams at 8:45 pm ET on Monday, April 11, 2016. Photo – ARS

Josh Williams is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 8:45 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

Driving away from the rest of the Music City 200 field, Josh Williams wheeled his No. 6 Musselman’s Applesauce car to his first ARCA Racing Series career victory on Saturday night at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

A pit strategy gamble and four fresh tires – when the front-runners took two – were the winning combination for Williams. On a lap 84 caution, the front-runners took two tires counting on another caution before the end of the event – that caution never came. The four tires Williams and his team took on that stop was the competitive advantage he needed to take his car to the finish line on the long green flag run. On lap 158, Williams passed the leader, rookie Brady Boswell, taking the top spot for the remaining 43 laps.

“The Musselman’s Apple Sauce Chevy has always been good in long runs,” Williams said. “It was all about strategy…it just worked out in our favor this time.”

Williams started the race from 13th and applauded his crew chief Danny Johnson for making the winning four-tire call.

“I can’t thank Danny enough…he made a great call. This is just incredible…it was a great race car when we unloaded, and it just got better as the night went on,” added the 22-year-old Williams.

This was Williams first ARCA victory but second at the famous short track as he won the Bandolero national championship in 2005 over Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney . There to celebrate the milestone as they were in 2005 were Williams’ parents, Kevin and Theresa.

The trophy is one of the best in racing as Williams took home a Music City 200 and ARCA Racing Series branded six-string acoustic guitar. Williams victory moves him up the series point standings to fourth-place.

Finishing in second-place is AJ Fike, followed by Brian Finney, John Wes Townley – the points leader – with Bret Holmes rounding out the top-five.  In sixth-place is Brandon Lynn – fifth in points – followed by Sheldon Creed, Christian Eckes, Chase Briscoe – second in points – with Bo LeMastus – third in points – rounding out the top-ten.

The ARCA Racing Series now heads to Salem Speedway next for the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 April 23-24, followed by the General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway Friday, April 29. Salem will air, tape-delayed, on American Sports Network and the race from Talladega is live on FOX Sports 1.

Chase Briscoe Ready to Race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway with Cunningham Motorsports

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Chase Briscoe on Fan4Racing Radio at 9 pm ET on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Photo - ARS

Chase Briscoe on Fan4Racing Radio at 9 pm ET on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Photo – ARS

Chase Briscoe is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

With nearly two months since Cunningham Motorsports’ two rookies hit the track at Daytona International Speedway in February, the team is ready to hit the track for their second race of the ARCA Racing Series season at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. In February Chase Briscoe finished fourth and Kevin Thomas, Jr. (KTJ) grabbed seventh in their first outing of the year at Daytona.  After their second ‘off season,’ the drivers are ready to get back in the swing of race season this weekend.

Briscoe looks forward to getting back to the track he considers the beginning of his journey with the Cunningham organization.  Continue reading →

Dalton Sargeant Joins Venturini Motorspsorts for 2016 ARCA Season

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Dalton Sargeant at 9 pm ET on Monday, February 22, 2016 Photo – Getty Images

Dalton Sargeant is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

Last week, Venturini Motorsports announced Dalton Sargeant is joining them for the 2016 season in the No. 55 Toyota Camry for a multi-race deal in the ARCA Racing Series. On Thursday, Sargeant, a Boca Raton, Florida native, announced with Venturini Motorsports on Toyota’s Pit Pass stage during Daytona Speedweeks, unveiling his No. 55 Toyota Camry.

The 17-year old, high school senior is competing in 15 of the 19 remaining events beginning at Salem Speedway on April 24. Sargeant is also driving his Toyota at Talladega, Toledo, New Jersey Motorsports Park, both Pocono dates, Michigan, Winchester, Iowa, Lucas Oil Raceway, Berlin, Salem, Chicago, Kentucky and the ARCA Series finale at Kansas. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk: The Chase Race One

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Guests include, ARCA Racing Series driver, Will Kimmel, with Kimmel Racing talking about his third-place finish at Salem Speedway this past weekend.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, John Hunter Nemechek, with NEMCO Motorsports, talks about his first series victory at Chicagoland Speedway this past weekend as a NASCAR Next member.

Lucas Oil Modifieds winner at Irwindale Speedway, Austin Barnes, talks about his victory and his 2015 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 Fan2Fan 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 and Fan4Racing writer Brian Eberly. We’re chatting about the hottest topics from the weekend of NASCAR racing with the first Chase race at Chicagoland Speedway, with the NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY, and Camping World Truck Series, and the ARCA Racing Series at Salem Speedway. The K&N West teams return to action in October.

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Will Kimmel Emerges as Family Leader in ARCA Racing Series at Salem Hometrack

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Will Kimmel at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, September 21, 2015 Photo - ARS

Will Kimmel at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, September 21, 2015 Photo – ARS

Will Kimmel is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, September 21, 2015 at 8:40 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @beberly 18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Heading to his home track at Salem Speedway with the ARCA Racing Series this weekend, Sellersburg, Indiana native, Will Kimmel joined his uncle Frank Kimmel and cousin, Frankie Kimmel II for the weekend event.  He led the Kimmel family with a third-place finish, followed by Frankie Kimmel II in tenth and Frank Kimmel in 23rd-place after a cut tire deflated his chances in the Federated Car Care Fall Classic 200 on Saturday night.

After qualifying to start the race from eighth-place, Kimmel finished two spots short of earning his first ever ARCA victory. This was his third top-five and fourth top-ten of the season, with Kimmel Racing in his No. 69 Ford. Leading the second-most laps at 67, Kimmel led the field twice around the 0.5-mile short track. Continue reading →