NASCAR Wood Brothers Racing

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Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann on Fan4Racing Radio for the Richmond NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann on Fan4Racing Radio for the Richmond NASCAR Weekend Preview, and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

In this episode…

We’ll start with some Short Track news and upcoming races. We’ll also give some updates for the ARCA Menards, East, and West Series as they take a break this weekend. 

Then, we have some audio from Harrison Burton, driver of the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series.  Afterward, we preview the NASCAR Truck Series at Richmond Raceway.

Next, we offer some updates from the NASCAR Xfinity Series, as they take an off weekend. Then, it’s the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond preview.

Stay tuned in for our Hot Topics Sound-Off discussion with the Fan4Racing crew!

As Always…Thanks for listening!

DiBenedetto Looks to Build on 2020 Success

NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Wire Service Track News

DiBenedetto looks to build on his 2020 success starting at Daytona.

As one of NASCAR’s favorite sons, Matt DiBenedetto has fans cheering for his underdog stories and competitors respecting the highly-motivated march to a top-tier team. The 29-year old Californian has worked his way up the NASCAR Cup Series ranks and will drive the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford for the second consecutive season. He tied his career-best NASCAR Cup Series finish with runner-up showings at both Las Vegas races and a third-place finish at Kentucky last year. And he finished out 2020 with three straight top-ten runs – promising that a good conclusion to 2020 is a good omen to the start of 2021.

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Matt DiBenedetto is Set to Make his First Playoff Appearance

Michael Orzel NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series News & Views Track News
Matt DiBenedetto is set to make his first NASCAR Cup Series playoff appearance at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, September 6th.

Matt DiBenedetto is set to make his first NASCAR Cup Series playoff appearance at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, September 6th.

As the checkered flag was falling on the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway last Saturday night, one driver most certainly was breathing a huge sigh of relief.  Matt DiBenedetto, the driver of the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford is in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.  In his post-race interview, he talks about how mentally exhausting the pressure cooker of a race was for him.

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Part Four No. 48 Series: Matt DiBenedetto in Line for Chance of a Lifetime

Michael Orzel NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series News & Views
Part Four No. 48 Series pose answers to two questions, can Matt DiBenedetto get the opportunity of a lifetime? And, what are his chances of falling upward one more time?
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – JUNE 14: Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, stands on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on June 14, 2020 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Part Four No. 48 Series pose answers to two questions, can Matt DiBenedetto get the opportunity of a lifetime? And, what are his chances of falling upward one more time?

Read Parts One, Two, and Three

Matt DiBenedetto is arguably one of the biggest feel-good stories in recent NASCAR memory.  The former NASCAR-Next driver and Joe Gibbs Racing prospect has worked himself from the near bottom to the top of the sport. 

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