Fan4Racing Reacts & Discusses Kevin Ward Jr and Tony Stewart – Monday, August 11, 2014

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The sport of racing is grieving this week after losing Sprint Car driver Kevin Ward Jr. in a Tragedy on the Track Involving NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver, Tony Stewart has put our racing community in a state of shock. We’ll discuss our reaction during the show.

Our guests include K&N East driver, Sergio Peña, from Rev Racing talking about his 2014 season and racing at his home state track Virgina International Raceway on August 16th.

SPEARS Southwest Tour Series co-owner, Brian Olsen talks about the series and some exciting upcoming events, including returning to Irwindale Speedway this weekend.

K&N East driver Scott Heckert from Turner Scott Motorsports talks about getting his first K&N Victory at Watkins Glen.

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Tragedy at the Track Involves NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver Tony Stewart

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International on August 8, 2014 Photo - Jerry Markland/Getty Images

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International on August 8, 2014 Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images

Every driver’s worst nightmare is now part of Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart’s real world after a fatal and tragic accident during a Sprint Car race on Saturday night. 

After an on-track fatal incident in a Sprint Car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in New York, word hit the social media circuit that the incident was between NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart and Sprint Car driver, Kevin Ward Jr. Stewart was inside his Sprint Car and hit Ward outside of his car on the track while expressing his dissatisfaction with Stewart’s actions leading to his car spinning into the outside wall in the previous lap. Continue reading

The Chase Countdown Challenge Continues for Sprint Cup Drivers

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Five races on five very different tracks give NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers a challenge as they countdown to the Chase. 

That’s what faces the Sprint Cup Series and the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. For 11 drivers, it’s all or nothing time. For those 11 drivers with wins – and a likely Chase spot – a victory means three more bonus points tacked on their total to start the Chase.

But, really, these next five races are all about those with no wins. There are some big names out there battling for their playoff hopes – Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle. If the Chase started today, only Biffle would make it among the three perennial Chasers.

So while this is not yet panic time, there’s a definite sense of urgency – with a big opportunity awaiting drivers on Sunday afternoon.  Continue reading

Sprint Cup Series John Wayne Walding 400 at Indianapolis Preview

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway: The Quiet Wild Card

At face value, this makes zero sense: Sunday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway might rank right up there with Sonoma, Daytona, Talladega and Watkins Glen as “wild-card” tracks in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season.

Anyone can win…and nab an all-but-guaranteed spot in Chase for the Sprint Cup. Continue reading

Dale Earnhardt Jr Scores First Pocono Win

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. took advantage of a Brad Keselowski fumble to grab his first Cup win at Pocono Raceway Sunday.

Earnhardt was running second when Keselowski went up behind a lapped car to get a piece of paper off his grill slowing the No. 2 car’s momentum down the Long Pond straightaway as Earnhardt drove on by for the lead. Continue reading