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Matt Crafton Takes the Win in Late Restart at Texas Motor Speedway

Matt Crafton insists he had ‘a blast’ racing Daniel Suarez Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway, including a pair of late-race restarts that secured victory in the 19th annual WinStar World Casino & Resort 400.

Crafton continued his recent domination of NASCAR’s intermediate racetracks, hammering out the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory over an aggressive Suarez. The two-time reigning series champion, Crafton recorded his eighth career victory by 0.569-seconds. Continue reading

Fan4Racing with Catchfence NASCAR Weekend Preview – Thursday, June 4, 2015

Hey race fans, catch our NASCAR Weekend Preview with host Sharon Burton from Fan4Racing, co-host Chris Knight from Catchfence, and Fan4Racing writer, Zach Roethlisberger.

We’re chatting about all the hottest topics and what fans can expect at the track over the upcoming weekend of racing at Texas Motor Speedway with the Camping World Truck Series and Pocono Raceway with the ARCA Racing Series and the Sprint Cup Series. When possible, we’ll bring  guests from around the NASCAR world to give their perspective too.

This is an interactive show, so give us a call at 714-202-9918 to join the conversation or tweet us your questions/comments during the LIVE broadcast @Fan4RacingSite @Knighter01  or @ZRoethlisberger.

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Our show starts at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, June 4, 2015.

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Young Erik Jones is Driving an Amazing Journey in NASCAR History

Photo - Sarah Glenn/Getty Images
Photo – Sarah Glenn/Getty Images

Setting Himself Apart, Teenage Prodigy Erik Jones Is Sports’ Latest Rising Star 

Young athletes have been the talk of the sports world the last week.

Notably, 21-year-old golf phenom Jordan Spieth won The Masters and 22-year-old NBA All Star Anthony Davis put his New Orleans Pelicans team in contention for a Western Conference Playoff berth. Even 23-year-old baseball player Mike Trout, already a three-time All Star and winner of the 2014 American League MVP award, kicked off his season in the sport in which he is widely recognized as the best player.

And who knows, once Erik Jones hits his early 20s, he might have that kind of stature in his sport.  Continue reading

Texas Tussle of Champions: Jimmie Johnson Outduels Kevin Harvick to Win Duck Commander 500

 

Jimmie Johnson continued his recent domination of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday night, rallying after a late pit stop for a victory in the 19th annual Duck Commander 500.

Johnson, the six-time Sprint Cup Series champion, took the lead on lap 321 of the scheduled 334 when he drove under and past Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick exiting the dogleg of Texas Motor Speedway’ high-banked, 1.5-mile quad-oval. The last 14 laps featured a battle between Johnson and Harvick, the reigning Sprint Cup Series champion, who finished second despite scraping the turn four wall on lap 331. Continue reading