Nascar

Brad Keselowski said Phoenix isn’t the best track to make conclusions on the short-track package so it might take more than just this weekend to know the effectiveness of the new underbody. View the full article

Justin Allgaier appeared to have Saturday’s win well in hand with a more than two-second advantage over Smith when a flat left-front tire sent his No. 7 Chevrolet into the Turn wall with five laps remaining.The wreck and cleanup sent the race into a two-lap overtime, where Smith got a good run on the start and held off a fast-charging Jesse Love by 0.365 seconds to claim the surprise win. The ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the Xfinity highlights from the Call811.com Every Dig. Every Time. 200 from Phoenix, Arizona. View the full article

"Let's keep racking them up" – Chandler Smith spoke winning the Call811.com every dig. Every time. 200. View the full article

Check out the final laps of Chandler Smiths' victory at the Call811.com every dig. Every time. 200. View the full article

Chastain dominated last fall’s race at Phoenix, leading 157 of 312 laps, but had already been eliminated from the playoffs, which allowed runner-up finisher Ryan Blaney to claim the Cup Series title.Still, the victory, plus the strong start to the 2024 season by both he and the entire Trackhouse Racing organization, makes Sunday’s race a prime opportunity for a repeat performance.“It made a ...Keep readingView the full article

Josh Berry said he just clipped too much of the apron and the car took off on him in qualifying. The team is repairing the car. View the full article

Brad Keselowski said the appeal for the tire coming off the Chris Buescher car last week is designed to give RFK Racing time to get replacements ready. NASCAR, as it did in this case, will defer suspensions pending appeal. View the full article

Speaking before qualifying, Tyler Reddick explains what happened when trying to get to pit road and what he learned about the car in practice. View the full article

Hamlin ended up fastest in Round 1 of Saturday’s qualifying and repeated the effort in the final round, earning the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race with an average lap speed of 132.655 mph.Hamlin, who was second fastest in Friday’s practice, will be joined on the front row by his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs (132.227 mph).The Toyota front row ended a streak of Fords winning the pole ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and William Byron share their thoughts after practice with the new aero package. It sounds like they didn’t feel much of a difference. View the full article

Denny Hamlin said there is a difference with the heavy-duty lug nut gun that they learned in the Bubba Wallace situation last week when the lug was so tight that even the heavy duty gun couldn’t take off the lug nut. What it is and how they will fix it: View the full article

Rudy Fugle still has the beer can that was stuck in their air filter after a garbage bag covered the William Byron car at Las Vegas. Byron told me he hasn’t wanted to see the aftermath. View the full article

Kyle Busch explains his pit-road penalty for pitting outside the box, how he couldn’t see he was over the line and what would be expected from the pit crew in that situation. View the full article

During much of last season, Toyotas struggled on shorter tracks, with Hamlin scoring the manufacturer’s only victory on an asphalt track a mile in length or less (fall Bristol).The group, and Hamlin in particular, have had issues finding speed at Phoenix Raceway, which is especially important considering it’s the site of the annual series championship race.That’s why Hamlin – and ...Keep readingView the full article

Martin Truex Jr. said the car seemed pretty similar today as it did in the fall. He obviously would want it feel more of an ability to make a pass. View the full article

Daniel Hemric found the limit on the car with the new aero package as he backed the car into the wall. It will be repaired (he got back out late in the session). What he said: View the full article

Logano, in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford, topped the speed chart with an average lap speed of 131.166 mph with Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota just behind him at 131.080 mph.Fords have won the first three poles of the season with Logano claiming two of them – the Daytona 500 and last weekend at Las Vegas.Toyota driver Tyler Reddick ended up third quick (131.066 mph) but ended up spinning ...Keep readingView the full article

My first ideas for the top 10 female race and rally drivers of all time included entries from all over the world, maybe with one or two unsung heroines and some historical pioneers. However, looking at the cold, hard statistics of the best and fastest women of their day gave a different picture. Motorsport has had a far bigger share of female success than we think, and that’s even in the modern ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson held off a charging Tyler Reddick to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with Chevrolet winning all three races to start the new year. It was Larson's 24th career victory.Larson also won both stages in Vegas, and has taken over the championship standings as a result. He leads Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. in the Cup standings.William Byron, who is fourth in points, is the defending ...Keep readingView the full article