PHOENIX, Ariz. – In a wide-ranging hour-long question and answer session Friday morning at Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR President Steve Phelps and Chief Operating Officer Steve O’Donnell addressed the media, delivering an upbeat update on the state of the sport and addressing issues from scheduling, leadership, diversity and the status of the Next Gen car heading […]
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Looking Down The Road: NASCAR Leadership Optimistic About The Future Of The Sport
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The Second Coming: Ty Gibbs Arrives In Phoenix Apologetic, Focused On Winning Xfinity Series Title
November 3, 2022 by 12 Comments
PHOENIX, Ariz. – From the look on his face to his body language, Ty Gibbs knew that Thursday’s Championship 4 Media Day in Phoenix was going to be a test of resolve and contrition. And from the very first question from reporters to the very first answer he offered, Gibbs was resolute in his apology […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Phoenix Raceway – Three Champions To Be Crowned In The Desert
November 2, 2022 by 3 Comments
PHOENIX, AZ – Will lightning strike three times for Christopher Bell? Can Ross Chastain parlay his amazing Martinsville rim ride into a championship for upstart Trackhouse Racing? Will the NASCAR Cup Series feature more than one active multiple champion for the first time since Jimmie Johnson retired after the 2020 season? Those questions will be […]
Ty Gibbs Wrecks Teammate Brandon Jones For NASCAR Xfinity Series Win At Martinsville
October 29, 2022 by 16 Comments
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Ty Gibbs took no prisoners Saturday with a race-winning move that dramatically altered the composition of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 field. On the final lap of the third attempt at overtime, Gibbs rammed soon-to-be-ex-teammate Brandon Jones so hard the contact buckled the hood of Gibbs No. 54 Toyota. The contact […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Martinsville Speedway – Final Three Cup Series Title Race Berths On The Line
October 27, 2022 by Leave a Comment
To borrow a short phrase from Kenny Loggins, “This is it.” This is the last chance for seven NASCAR Cup Series drivers to qualify for the Nov. 6 Championship 4 event at Phoenix Raceway. With the same agenda—but with markedly different strategies for getting there—Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Christopher […]
Noah Gragson Punches Ticket To Championship 4 With Xfinity Series Win Homestead
October 22, 2022 by 1 Comment
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Noah Gragson has led plenty of laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway with three Top-10 finishes in his four starts before this weekend. And Saturday night – at long last – Gragson earned the Xfinity Series winner’s trophy to go with all his statistical success at the South Florida track. The 23-year-old Las Vegas […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Cup Series Round Of 8 Kicks Off In Sin City
October 14, 2022 by 1 Comment
LAS VEGAS – Following yet another dramatic round of NASCAR Cup Series Playoff action – including a “walk-off” home run of sorts last Sunday at the Charlotte ROVAL by Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell – the series begins the Round of 8 Playoff races that will ultimately set the Championship 4 Round lineup. There is […]
AJ Allmendinger Wins Fourth Consecutive Xfinity Series Event At Charlotte ROVAL
October 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
CONCORD, N.C. – It took a bit of thievery for AJ Allmendinger to preserve his perfect record at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. “We got that one—we stole that one,” shouted Allmendinger after spinning his car like a dervish during a celebratory burnout at the finish line of the 2.32-mile, 17-turn road course. Indeed, […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Charlotte Road Course – Chase Elliott Looking For Stress Free Day On Roval
October 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Though 10 NASCAR Cup Playoff drivers face widely different challenges this weekend, one driver—Chase Elliott—is firmly in the catbird seat entering Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (2 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). In the fifth postseason event of the 2022 season last Sunday […]
AJ Allmendinger Earns Superspeedway Win At Talladega, Advances In Xfinity Series Playoffs
October 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Three times A.J. Allmendinger has led the white flag lap on a superspeedway track and not been able to lead that next lap to earn the big trophy. On Saturday, the veteran waited and pulled ahead of the field in the final feet coming to the Sparks 300 checkered flag at Talladega […]
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