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Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview: Kicking Off the 2016 Season – Thursday, February 11, 2016

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Guests include ARCA driver, Cole Powell, with Mason Mitchell Motorsports chatting about the ARCA Racing Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway this weekend.

Join host Sharon Burton and the Fan4Racing crew for NASCAR Weekend Preview as we kick-off the 2016 season! We’re previewing the upcoming weekend of racing with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Unlimited and the ARCA Racing Series season opener the Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona International Speedway. Also, the K&N Pro Series East season opener, the Jet Tools 100 at New Smyrna Speedway. If time allows, we’ll also chat about some XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series news.

Chris Knight, from Catchfence will call in from the track with the latest news.

PLUS, we have a Harvick Swag giveaway for one of our listeners, courtesy of Hunt Brothers Pizza Racing. Be sure to listen and find out how you can win!

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, February 11, 2016

As always…Thanks for listening!

NASCAR Implements Sprint Cup Series Team Owner Charter Agreement

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NASCAR Implements Team Owner Charter Agreement

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New Collaborative Business Model for Owners and Tracks Now in Place for 2016

During a historic event held today in Charlotte, N.C., NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France joined with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team owners to announce a landmark long-term agreement that provides teams with increased business certainty and the ability to work more closely with NASCAR to produce best-in-class racing.

In effect as the 2016 NASCAR season prepares to kick off this weekend, the new Charter system addresses three key areas – participation, governance and economics – to promote a more predictable, sustainable and valuable team business model. The agreement grants NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Charters to 36 teams, establishes a Team Owner Council that will have formal input into decisions, and provides Charter teams with new revenue opportunities including a greater interest in digital operations. Continue reading →

Joe Gibbs Racing Looks to Win their Third Straight Sprint Unlimited

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Photo – Getty Images

With the Sprint Unlimited – a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series non-points paying event – just days away at Daytona International Speedway, Joe Gibbs Racing could be picking up where they left off when Kyle Busch won his first Sprint Cup title last season at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

When Kyle Busch returned to racing after missing 11 races, because of injuries he sustained at Daytona in the XFINITY Series, JGR had won two Sprint Cup races at Martinsville Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. But upon’s Busch’s return at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, Carl Edwards started a string of 11 more JGR victory celebrations. By the end of the season, JGR had 13 wins for the season, including the first two Chase races and the finale at Homestead. Continue reading →

Five Potential Candidates to Fill in for Tony Stewart

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The farewell tour for three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart is not going the way anyone in the sport could have imagined.

Stewart, who suffered a burst fracture in his back while driving a dune buggy Sunday, January 31, will miss the beginning of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

The entry list shows Ricky Stenhouse Jr will race in lieu of the no. 14 for Stewart in the pre-season, non-points paying event, the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona on February 13th. Also racing in lieu of the no. 24 for the Jeff Gordon, who is now retired, is Casey Mears. Both drivers will continue racing with their existing teams for their season opener, the Daytona 500 on February 21st and beyond.

So now, the biggest question that remains is, who will fill in for Stewart beyond the Sprint Unlimited? There are many drivers without a full-time ride in Sprint Cup or without a ride in any NASCAR division and several candidates from the XFINITY or Camping World Truck Series. Here is a list of five candidates I feel have the best shot to get the ride for at least some of the races, that Stewart will miss.  Continue reading →