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All teams passed on the third attempt, so none will have to serve a pass-through penalty during the race on Sunday. The following teams failed inspection twice: The No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford, the No. 18 and No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas, the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford, the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, the No. 42 and No. 32 Petty GMS ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano was very nearly the first incident of the qualifying session, going for a big slide out of Turn 4 in the final round. He made slight contact with the outside wall, causing very minor damage to the right-rear of his No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Hendrick Motorsports' William Byron led the way halfway through the pole round of qualifying, but it would not last. Denny Hamlin eclipsed him ...Keep readingView the full article

Blaney previously won pole position at Phoenix in 2017 and 2019. Despite that, he has never won at the one-mile Arizona race track. Denny Hamlin, who will start alongside, has won twice at Phoenix in 2012 and later in 2019. The qualifying session went without incident. All drivers with the exception of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. set a time, who missed the session due to an engine change. Read ...Keep readingView the full article

Group A Austin Cindric topped the charts among both Group A drivers and overall at 131.09mph, but it was Hendrick Motorsports who really impressed. William Byron was second in fastest single lap times in Group A and fourth overall, but led the way in the five and ten-lap averages. They were followed by Chase Briscoe, Joey Logano and Chase Elliott. "Our goal here was that if we ...Keep readingView the full article

Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric led the way from Ryan Blaney and Tyler Reddick in practice at the one-mile Arizona race track. Blaney also ran the most laps at 39. However, it was Hendrick Motorsport drivers Kyle Larson and William Byron led the way in consecutive lap averages. Both Chase Briscoe and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. encountered mechanical issues during the session. The session ...Keep readingView the full article

Reddick, who drives the No. 8 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, was the first driver to report an unusual problem this season with one of his legs going numb in the car – an issue that first arose in the Feb 27 race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. The problem actually got worse in last weekend’s race at Las Vegas, where first one and then both of his legs eventually went numb ...Keep readingView the full article

How to watch NASCAR at Phoenix Raceway The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series head to Phoenix Raceway this weekend. The track has a certain significance early in the 2022 calendar as it will later play host to the championship title-decider in November. When NASCAR last visited Phoenix, Kyle Larson took the checkered flag over Martin Truex Jr. to claim the 2021 NCS title. The Xfinity Series race ...Keep readingView the full article

Alex Bowman and the No. 48 team gambled at the end in Vegas, and it paid off. Danica Patrick, Clint Bowyer and Mike Joy share their thoughts on Sunday's LVMS finish.‬ View the full article

Bob Pockrass sat down with Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, William Byron, Denny Hamlin and Alex Bowman to discuss why they will win the 2022 Cup Championship. View the full article

Granted, Gordon – who now serves as vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports – should be happy with the results as HMS drivers have won two of the Cup Series season’s first three races. Reigning series champion Kyle Larson won Feb. 27 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., and teammate Alex Bowman edged Larson in overtime last Sunday to win at Las Vegas. Regardless of the trophies ...Keep readingView the full article

Marques, who made 24 starts in F1 between 1996 and 2001, is due to make his race debut at Road America on 3 July. His Chicago-based team, owned by entrepreneur John Stange Jr, has mostly competed in the fourth-tier ARCA series of the NASCAR pyramid, and partnered with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports on an Indianapolis 500 entry for Oriol Servia in 2019. Marques will also be entered into ...Keep readingView the full article

Marques, who made 24 starts in F1 between 1996 and 2001, is due to make his race debut at Road America on 3 July. His Chicago-based team, owned by entrepreneur John Stange Jr, has mostly competed in the fourth-tier ARCA series of the NASCAR pyramid, and partnered with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports on an Indianapolis 500 entry for Oriol Servia in 2019. Marques will also be entered into ...Keep readingView the full article

Almirola, who decided he will retire from fulltime NASCAR competition at the conclusion of the 2022 season, is the only series driver to have finished in the top-10 in each of the season’s first three races. He opened the year with a fifth in the Daytona 500, was sixth at Fontana, Calif., and fought back from numerous issues Sunday for another sixth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With his ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. were battling back-and-forth for the win when a caution for a wreck with two laps remaining sent the race into overtime, opening up the chance for Bowman to strike. All the lead-lap cars pitted but three Hendrick Motorsports drivers – Kyle Larson, Bowman and William Byron – only took two tyres and lined up in the top three spots on the restart, while Kyle ...Keep readingView the full article

Trackhouse left Auto Club Speedway wondering what could have been after Daniel Suarez nearly captured the checkered flag after taking the lead on the final restart. Suarez promised that Trackhouse would win "a few races" this year, and just one week later, they were contenders yet again. Following Suarez's top-five finish in California, it was Chastain's turn in Las Vegas. He led a race-high 83 ...Keep readingView the full article

Busch wrecked in Saturday’s practice and his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team was forced to move to a backup car – but their backup was basically a “parts car” which didn’t even have an engine in it. After eight hours of work involving members from all four JGR teams, Busch’s team got his backup ready for Sunday’s race but he had to start from the rear of the field. The race ...Keep readingView the full article

Full highlights from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that ended in a wild OT finish between teammates. View the full article

Alex Bowman prevailed over teammate Kyle Larson in a two-lap overtime shootout, winning for the seventh time in his NASCAR Cup Series career. Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. battled back-and-forth for the race lead for most of the final run, only for a caution to change the entire picture. Hendrick Motorsports opted to have three of their drivers pit for two fresh tires instead of four ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. were battling back-and-forth for the win when a caution for a wreck with two laps remaining sent the race into overtime. All the lead-lap cars pit but three Hendrick Motorsports drivers – Kyle Larson, Bowman and William Byron – took only two tires and lined up in the top three spots on the restart. Busch, who restarted fourth, was the first car on four new ...Keep readingView the full article

Alex Bowman pulls off last corner pass on Kyle Larson to win in wild overtime finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. View the full article