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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News & Notes – March 2016

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F4R-SCS-News-NotesThe NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will return to action next weekend for the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Teams will race 263 laps for 500 miles on Sunday, April 3rd. FOX Sports 1 will begin their pre-race show at 2 pm ET with the green flag at around 2:30 pm ET. Fans can also listen to the race on MRN or SiriusXM, channel 90.

Thrilling Competition Continues at Fontana with

Track-Record 51 Passes for the Lead

The high quality of racing produced in the first four races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season continued at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, where drivers tallied a total of 51 green flag passes for the lead, a high at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana since loop date began in 2005.

That marks the second time in the first five races this season for setting a new track record of green flag passes for the lead, as Atlanta had 44 green flag passes for the lead. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk – Monday, June 29, 2015

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Guests include, NASCAR K&N East driver, William Byron with HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks, talking about racing with the K&N West at Sonoma Raceway this past weekend.

ARCA Racing Series driver, Austin Wayne Self with Mason Mitchell Motorsports, talks about earning his first series’ victory at historic Winchester this past weekend.

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, Zach Roethlisberger.

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, Zach Roethlisberger. We’re chatting about the hottest topics from the weekend of racing at Sonoma Raceway with the Sprint Cup Series and the K&N West, as well as the ARCA Racing Series at Winchester Speedway.

The XFINITY Series returns to the track this coming weekend at Daytona International Speedway and the Camping World Truck Series returns to the track at Kentucky Speedway on July 9th.

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 714-202-9918 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala @Knighter01 or @ZRoethlisberger.

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Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, June 29, 2015.

As Always…Thanks for Listening!

William Byron Brings Home a Top-Five in First Road Course Start at Sonoma

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William Byron at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, June 29, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

William Byron is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, June 29, 2015 at 8:40 pm ET. Call 714-202-9918 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @ZRoethlisberger with any questions or comments during the LIVE broadcast.

With three K&N East victories so far this season and leading the series’ point standings, HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks driver, William Byron traveled to Sonoma Raceway for the K&N West Carneros 200 seeking road course racing experience, along with his teammates, Dalton Sargeant and JJ Haley. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Resurrects Season with Spectacular Victory at Sonoma

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Check the box. Kyle Busch has a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.

That simple statement hardly plumbs the depth of emotion Kyle Busch was feeling after winning Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.

In the first-ever 1-2 finish in the series by the Busch brothers, Kyle Busch beat Kurt Busch to the finish line by .532 seconds to win for the first time since returning from an 11-race absence because of a broken right leg and left foot sustained in a Feb. 21 accident at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series, Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Toyota/Save Mart 350

The Place: Sonoma Raceway

The Date: Sunday, June 28

The Time: 3 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX Sports 1, 2 p.m. (ET)

Radio: PRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 218.9 miles (110 laps)

Pattern Of Parity At Sonoma

No claims here as Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking; anyone watching has noticed the pattern of parity at Sonoma Raceway.

The last ten races at the road course have produced ten different winners. Two of those drivers – Tony Stewart in 2005 and Jimmie Johnson in 2010 – went on to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Continue reading →