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02/07/2014 |
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BROADCASTS ANNOUNCED FOR UNOH BATTLE AT THE BEACH
· FOX Sports 2, MRN
and SiriusXM To Carry Race Coverage
· FOX Sports 1 To Re-Air K&N Pro Series East and Whelen
Modified Tour
plus New Smyrna K&N Pro Series East Opener |
Last
year’s 2013 UNOH Battle At The Beach may have been
the most talked about short-track event of the
season. There was plenty of action and drama as
Daytona International Speedway hosted the inaugural
event on its backstretch.
The UNOH Battle At The Beach is back at “The World
Center of Racing” on Tuesday, Feb. 18 and again will
air live on television and radio. FOX Sports 2 will
broadcast live beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Motor Racing
Network (MRN) will go on the air at 6:45 p.m. with
its pre-show, and the broadcast will be streamed
live at MRN.com and simulcast by SiriusXM NASCAR
Radio Ch. 90.
The evening kicks off with the special non-points
combination event for the NASCAR Whelen Modified and
Whelen Southern Modified Tours. The NASCAR K&N Pro
Series East points race follows at approximately
8:45 p.m. Both races will be 150 laps on the
.37-mile oval.
Last year, popular veteran Steve Park used a little
“chrome horn” to pass nine-time champion Mike
Stefanik for the modified victory, while Cameron
Hayley picked up his first NASCAR win in the K&N Pro
Series race.
In addition to the live broadcast, the Whelen
Modified race re-airs the same day, at 11 p.m., on
FOX Sports 1. The K&N Pro Series East race re-airs
on FOX Sports 1 on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m.,
following live NASCAR Sprint Cup practice from
Daytona (4-5:30 p.m.) and leading into live NASCAR
Sprint Cup practice beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season starts the
season Sunday, Feb. 16 at New Smyrna (Fla.)
Speedway. FOX Sports 1 airs the race in a one-hour
format on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 9 a.m., leading into
Daytona 500 Final Practice at 10 a.m.
Hayley, Ben Rhodes and Gray Gaulding were all
involved in a wild scramble off Turn 4 of the final
lap of the 2013 UNOH Battle At The Beach, with
Hayley emerging with the K&N Pro Series victory. All
three will be back as the race will be the second
championship East points event of the season.
The field also includes Daniel Suàrez, who closed
last season with six top three finishes in the last
eight races, leading Rev Racing’s four-car team in
its pursuit of its second title in three years; Cole
Custer, who became the youngest race winner in
series history last year; Kenzie Ruston, the highest
finishing female in series history; and two-time
defending NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national
champion Lee Pulliam, who is making his move up the
NASCAR ladder.
Young star power will be in abundance in the
Modified Tour race, led by Ryan Preece, who became
the youngest champion in NASCAR Whelen Modified
history last season. Rising stock car star Kyle
Benjamin will jump in the No. 7NY Modified piloted
last year at Daytona by Kyle Larson. They’ll be
joined by young talent such as Tommy Barrett Jr.,
Timmy Solomito and Jimmy Zacharias.
In addition, past NASCAR modified champions Doug
Coby, Donny Lia, Burt Myers and Ron Silk are all
entered in the race. |
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Source: Jason Christley / NASCAR
Posted:
February 7, 2014 |
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