JJ Yeley Joins AM Racing for Daytona Truck Series Opener

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Officials from AM Racing (@AMRacingNASCAR) announced today that NASCAR veteran driver JJ Yeley will pilot the team’s No. 22 Toyota Tundra for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on Friday night, February 24th.
Yeley, a native of Phoenix, Ariz. will make his 23rd career NCWTS start and first since last March’s race at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway. In Yeley’s previous 22 starts, the two-time USAC Sprint Car champion has one start at the “World Center of Racing” in 2010 resulting in tenth place finish.

The partnership for now is a one-race agreement with industry veteran Rick Ren serving as crew chief.

Yeley’s efforts will be backed by Legrand and Superior Essex. Continue reading

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk: Pre-Season – Monday, February 13, 2017

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Guest include SRL Southwest Touring Series driver Derek Thorn, at Campbell Motorsports, the winner of the Third Annual Winter Showdown at Kern County Raceway this past weekend.

Series’ promoter, Brian Olsen from Kern County Raceway talks about their premier event this past weekend, the Third Annual Winter Showdown.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk!

This week we discuss the busy off-season for NASCAR Touring Series as they prepare for the K&N Pro Series season opener this weekend at New Smyrna Speedway.

We’re talking all the latest news in racing including Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, XFINITY, Camping World Truck, K&N Pro, ARCA Racing Series and more.  So buckle up and stay tuned in to Fan4Racing Radio throughout the 2017 season.

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Our 2017 pre-season continues at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, February 13, 2017

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Stages Announced for Daytona Races

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This year’s Daytona 500 (Feb. 26) will feature two 60-lap stages followed by a final 80-lap stage, with points available in all stages.

Under NASCAR’s 2017 race structure, the top-ten drivers in the first two stages will earn points, with the stage winners also earning one playoff point. The race winner gets 40 points, as well as five playoff points which can be carried forward until the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The PowerShares QQQ 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race will consistent of two 30-lap stages followed by a 60-lap final stage.

The NextEra Energy 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race (Feb. 24) will feature two stages of 20 laps each followed by a final stage of 60 laps.

A race will be considered official after the first two stages are complete. The season-opening Daytona 500, for example, will be official after 120 of 200 laps, not after the halfway point as in the past.

Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Pre-Season – Monday, February 6, 2017

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Guest include, Guest include, team owner Bill McAnally at Bill McAnally Racing with some news from his organization for the 2017 K&N Pro Series West season.

IMSA SportsCar driver, Jordan Taylor at Wayne Taylor Racing as we take a look back at their thrilling 2017 Rolex 24 victory at Daytona International Speedway.

Brian Olsen from the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour as he talks about their upcoming Third Annual Winter Showdown this weekend at Kern County Raceway.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk!

We’re talking all the latest news in racing including Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, XFINITY, Camping World Truck, K&N Pro, ARCA Racing Series and more.  So buckle up and stay tuned in to Fan4Racing Radio throughout the 2017 season.

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

Our 2017 pre-season continues at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, February 6, 2017

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Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk: Pre-Season – Monday, January 30, 2017

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In our Winner’s Circle is post race audio from Wayne Taylor Racing driversthe IMSA Series’ Rolex 24 Winners at Daytona International Speedway this weekend.

Guest include, K&N Pro Series driver, Rubén Garcia Jr as he talks about his career, NASCAR Next, Drive for Diversity and his 2017 goals with Rev Racing.

Kern County Raceway Director of race operations and marketing, Steve Hughes, talks their 2017 season including the upcoming Winter Showdown with the Southwest SRL Touring Series.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk!

We’re talking all the latest news in racing including Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, XFINITY, Camping World Truck, K&N Pro, ARCA Racing Series and more.  So buckle up and stay tuned in to Fan4Racing Radio throughout the 2017 season.

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

Our 2017 pre-season continues at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, January 30, 2017

As always…Thanks for listening!