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Logano, the next to last driver to make a qualifying attempt in the final round of qualifying Saturday at Phoenix Raceway, posted an average lap speed of 134.389 mph to edge his Penske teammate Ryan Blaney (134.373 mph) for the pole in Sunday’s title race. Logano, Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell and Ross Chastain are competing for the 2022 driver’s title with the highest finisher among them ...Keep readingView the full article

Despite finishing as runner-up in the Truck Series title chase in both 2020 and 2021, Zane Smith did not have deal locked-in when the 2022 season concluded. Front Row owner Bob Jenkins ended up signing Smith to compete for its Truck Series team, which it only started up in 2020, but with the hope he could be a future star for the organization. That decision has certainly paid quick ...Keep readingView the full article

Since stepping away from NASCAR, the seven-time Cup Series champion has raced full-time in IndyCar, earned podiums in some of the most prestigious endurance races on the IMSA schedule, and even took part in the Goodwood Festival of Speed. One could hardly call it a retirement. He's no doubt been busy, and the 47-year-old has no plans of slowing down next year. He joins Petty GMS Motorsports as ...Keep readingView the full article

Zane Smith led 77 laps and his Front Row Motorsports truck was the dominant truck of the race. He emerged as the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series champion. View the full article

The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver has surprised many in how his wildly hot and cold playoff run ended in a shot at the championship. But, as impressive as he was inside the car, much of the credit should also go to the crew chief calling the shots. Adam Stevens brought Bell to pit road late in the race at the Charlotte Roval, and Bell made use of those four fresh tyres by charging to victory ...Keep readingView the full article

Zane Smith's full celebration after winning the Truck Series Championship View the full article

A late-race caution sent the race into a two-lap overtime with Ben Rhodes in the lead but he had taken just two new tires on his previous pit stops while his nearest competitors had taken four. On the restart, Smith took the field three-wide and cleared for the lead with one lap to go then held off Rhodes by 0.236 seconds to earn his fourth win of the season and his first series ...Keep readingView the full article

Zane Smith win the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship after holding off Ben Rhodes in wild final overtime finish. View the full article

Rajah Caruth gets turned by Layne Riggs resulting in big crash at Phoenix View the full article

Championship 4 contender Zane Smith wins Stage 1 at Phoenix Raceway. View the full article

Chastain, who finished runner-up to winner Chase Briscoe in the spring race at Phoenix, led the way in Friday’s 50-minute session with an average lap speed of 133.239 mph. The first-year driver for Trackhouse Racing earned his first two series victories this season and is looking for his first series title in Sunday’s race. “I have complete confidence that the speed in our car will be ...Keep readingView the full article

Jimmie Johnson and Maury Gallagher speak about Johnson likely having to qualify for the Daytona 500 in one of the four open spots since they don’t expect to have a charter for his car. View the full article

Jimmie Johnson describes how talks began with him and Petty GMS Racing and talks about the factors that will determine the select races he will enter. View the full article

Busch’s departure from Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the 2022 season necessitated changes to KBM, which has traditionally fielded Toyota truck teams and provided rides for some of Toyota’s development drivers. On Friday, Busch announced KBM will field two fulltime teams next year, with a multi-year deal with driver Chase Purdy in the No. 4 Chevrolet. The organization will ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR President Steve Phelps credited the sport’s stance on social justice and the addition of the Next Gen car in the Cup Series as major factors in the positive metrics seen throughout the 2022 season. “It was the events that happened in June of 2020 that I think set the course of NASCAR to change where the sport was from a reputation standpoint and from a relevance standpoint. That was ...Keep readingView the full article

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has invested in Petty GMS Racing and will run select races next season. View the full article

Johnson, who won all of his Cup titles with Hendrick Motorsports, has focused on IndyCar racing and selected outings in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the past two years since bringing his NASCAR career to a close in 2020. The 47-year-old announced in September that he would step back from full-time racing next year and would not return to IndyCar with Chip Ganassi Racing. He has ...Keep readingView the full article

The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) champion has entered an ownership agreement with Maury Gallagher and Chairman Richard Petty at the organization. The team currently fields the No. 43 Chevrolet of Erik Jones and the No. 42 Chevrolet of Ty Dillon. It was already announced that Dillon will be replaced by Noah Gragson for the 2023 season. The team will enter a third car in a ...Keep readingView the full article

Bell has surprised many in how his wildly hot and cold playoff run ended in a shot at the championship, and as impressive as he was inside the car, much of the credit should also go to the crew chief calling the shots. Adam Stevens brought Bell to pit road late in the race at the Charlotte Roval, and Bell made use of those four fresh tires by charging to the race win. Round of 12 elimination ...Keep readingView the full article

Speaking on media day ahead of the NASCAR finale in Phoenix this weekend, Trackhouse Racing’s Chastain said that watching the footage of him driving flat-out into the wall to gain the positions that he needed to make the championship four to fight for the title this weekend “didn’t feel like it was me in the car” and that he “still doesn’t know how it worked”. Chastain will race ...Keep readingView the full article