D.J. Wins at Phoenix Raceway – F-R Racing Insider

Phoenix Raceway

Yes, you heard correctly! D.J. wins at Phoenix Raceway! It’s his second win in the last three Indy Racing World Series Race and third podium in a row! The key to the success? Patience and not getting into battles too early. We discuss D.J.’s win, a top 5 from Erik at Kentucky Speedway, and finally break down his visit and somewhat viral video at the 2026 Daytona 500.

D.J. Wins at Phoenix Raceway, Daytona 500 Trip Stories, NASCAR Updates | Garage Talk

On this week’s F-R Racing’s Garage Talk, we jump right into our three race week on the iRacing platform, discuss Erik’s first trip to the Daytona 500 (and led to his first somewhat viral video), plus the topic of reading. 

First with Bottom Split Racing Series on Monday night at Talladega, Indy Racing World Series on Tuesday night at Phoenix Raceway (D.J. won!), and Wednesday Night Dash from Kentucky Speedway (Erik P4) all on @stadiumscene. D.J. shares the emotional roller coaster of how he had an ok start, thought he was going to finish 3rd or 4th, but inherit the lead after a crash, crash himself under caution, but still manage to come out in the lead and take the checkered flag. Next, we move on to finally recapping the Daytona 500 including Erik ending up with tickets to the race the morning of and his experiences.

We also move on and discuss Atlanta including the finishes to the races and SHELDON CREED finally winning an O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race. Finally, we get into a discuss about reading and D.J.’s trip to his kids school reading nights. Erik and D.J. discuss how they didn’t read while younger and some of the things they’re doing to make sure their kids enjoy reading.

D.J. Wins at Phoenix, Daytona 500 Trip Stories, NASCAR Updates F-R Racing's Garage Talk

On this week's F-R Racing's Garage Talk, we jump right into our three race week on the iRacing platform, discuss Erik's first trip to the Daytona 500 (and led to his first somewhat viral video), plus the topic of reading.First with Bottom Split Racing Series on Monday night at Talladega, Indy Racing World Series on Tuesday night at Phoenix Raceway (D.J. won!), and Wednesday Night Dash from Kentucky Speedway (Erik P4) all on @stadiumscene. D.J. shares the emotional roller coaster of how he had an ok start, thought he was going to finish 3rd or 4th, but inherit the lead after a crash, crash himself under caution, but still manage to come out in the lead and take the checkered flag.Next, we move on to finally recapping the Daytona 500 including Erik ending up with tickets to the race the morning of and his experiences. We also move on and discuss Atlanta including the finishes to the races and SHELDON CREED finally winning an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race.Finally, we get into a discuss about reading and D.J.'s trip to his kids school reading nights. Erik and D.J. discuss how they didn't read while younger and some of the things they're doing to make sure their kids enjoy reading.Bottom Split Racing Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ runs every other Monday at 10pm ET!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wednesday Night Dash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ runs Wednesdays at 10pm ET!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Indy Racing World Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ runs Tuesdays at 10pm ET!Affiliate Links:  Today's episode is powered by our friends at Apex Sim Racing! Check out the wide variety of sim racing equipment from your favorites such as Simagic, Extreme Simracing, Moza, Simcube, and Dbox! Save 5% with promo code frracingonline at checkout!

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  • D.J. Fluck

    D.J. is the co-founder of F-R Racing. In addition, he is the co-founder of StadiumScene.TV and is a rising star in the world of interviewing. He lives with his wife and twin daughters just outside of Phoenix, AZ.

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  • Erik Richardson

    Erik is the co-founder of F-R Racing. He has been coaching swimming for the past 13 years and is currently an Assistant Coach at Olivet College. He lives with his wife in Lansing, MI.

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