Tyler Dippel Looks for NASCAR K&N East Turning Point at Stafford Motor Speedway

Tyler Dippel on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Photo - Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Tyler Dippel on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 9 pm ET.
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Tyler Dippel is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Starting the season with an early NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory at Mobile International Speedway, Tyler Dippel at HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks is looking to get back on track after some challenges in the last few races. Recently becoming one of the newest NASCAR Next drivers, Dippel is racing his No. 38 in the Stafford 150 at Stafford Motor Speedway this weekend.
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Future Stars Unveiled During NASCAR Next Announcement

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Future Stars Unveiled During NASCAR Next Announcement

Three Different Countries Represented in 2016-17 Class

Two are following in the footsteps of their former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driving fathers. One is a long-time racer who competed on the reality television show “Survivor,” and later added a degree from Stanford University. Another is one of the fastest rising stock car drivers in the Midwest. There is even a pair of international phenoms.

From Charlotte to New York City, and from Quebec to Israel, the 11 drivers who were announced as the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class today are primed for a successful and impactful future in NASCAR. This is the sixth edition of NASCAR Next, an industry-wide initiative designed to spotlight to best and brightest rising young stars in racing. Continue reading

Sergio Pena Returns to VIR as K&N Pro Series East Defending Winner

Sergio Pena at 9 pm ET on Thursday, April 28, 2016. Photo - Getty Images

Sergio Pena at 9 pm ET on Thursday, April 28, 2016.
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Sergio Pena is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 9 pm ET.  Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East teams return to VIRginia International Raceway this weekend for the Biscuitville 125 with some road course racing that will add some interest to their championship point standings. Intending to defend his victory last August with Rev Racing at the 17-turn, 2.250-mile track is Sergio Pena, this year with Sam Hunt Racing and making his K&N East 2016 season debut.

In three K&N East races at VIR, there have been three different winners and NASCAR Next Alum, Pena wants to become the first to earn a repeat victory at what he considers his home track. From Winchester, Virginia, 23-year-old Pena is one of two drivers calling Virginia their home state – the other driver is Brian Henderson.

In Pena’s two starts at VIR, he finished fourth in 2014 and first in August of 2015. In 59 series starts, Pena has earned five wins, ten top-fives and 28 top-tens and will be a formidable contender this weekend. Continue reading

Justin Haley’s Patience Pays Off at Greenville Pickens Speedway

Justin Haley Photo - Grant Halverson/Getty Images

Justin Haley
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Justin Haley is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, March 28, 2016 at 9:05 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments. 

Patience all night at Greenville Pickens Speedway was Haley’s strategy – until it was go-time.

The 16-year-old from Winamac, Indiana, Justin Haley cleared the dominant car of Kyle Benjamin with seven laps to go and sailed to his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory.

It was Haley’s 23rd career K&N Pro Series start. He nearly picked up the win in Phoenix last fall in the K&N Pro West, but late contact while leading cut a tire and ended his night six laps short of the win.

Saturday on the flat half-mile in Greenville, Haley ran second most of the night before making his late move. Continue reading

NASCAR K&N East Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 at Greenville Pickens Preview

Spencer Davis, the current points leader, looks for a strong run at Greenville Pickens Speedway to establish himself as the driver to beat. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

Spencer Davis, the current points leader, looks for a strong run at Greenville Pickens Speedway to secure himself as the driver to beat. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

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NASCAR Weekend Preview – Greenville Pickens

 

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East competitors are heating up their battle for the championship title heading into their third race of the season, the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in South Carolina.  Competitors take to the track at 7 pm ET on Saturday, March 26th.

Spencer Davis and Tyler Dippel enter this weekend’s race with just one point difference. Davis, 17, from Dawsonville, Georgia, is at the top of the standings with 85 points after earning back-to-back runner-up finishes in the first two races of the season. In his six K&N East starts, Davis has finishes no lower than sixth place. Continue reading