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The RaceHub crew chat with Joey Logano about his preparation leading up to the Championship 4 race. View the full article

The RaceHub crew chat with Denny Hamlin about his preparation leading up to the Championship 4 race. View the full article

Smith, 21, has the opportunity Friday night at Phoenix Raceway to become just the second rookie in series history (outside of the series’ first year) to become the champion. Current Cup Series drive Erik Jones accomplished the feat in 2015. Smith, a native of Huntington Beach, Calif., has won two races and collected six top-five and 12 top-10 finishes. He entered the playoffs as the second ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin has had several opportunities over the years, he even finished third in the series standings in his rookie year back in 2006. He’ll get one more on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, when he competes against Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Chase Elliott for the 2020 season title. Hamlin and Kevin Harvick dominated the 2020 season with 16 wins (seven for Harvick) between them yet when it ...Keep reading View the full article

Coming off a subpar finish at Texas Motor Speedway the previous weekend, Harvick entered last Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway with a 42-point cushion over the cut-off to advance to the title race. After a myriad of problems during the race, Harvick's title hopes came down to the final of 500 laps, but his efforts to turn Kyle Busch and pick up another spot in the running order didn't ...Keep reading View the full article

Kevin Harvick's career-best NASCAR Cup season still has one more race, but it won't include a chance at a second championship having been knocked out of title contention at Martinsville View the full article

Penske drivers Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski own two of the four spots in the Championship 4 in Sunday’s title race at Phoenix Raceway. Logano and Keselowski have had similar seasons and have proven very strong on many of the same types of tracks. Logano enters with three wins, including one earlier this year at Phoenix; Keselowski has four. Logano earned 21 playoff points during the year; ...Keep reading View the full article

Elliott is the first Chevrolet driver and first for Hendrick Motorsports to reach the Championship 4 in the season finale since 2016. While his journey through the NASCAR playoffs to this point may be surprising, one would be hard-pressed to name him an underdog in Sunday’s title race at Phoenix. Elliott, 24, has three or more wins in three consecutive seasons now and has advanced to the ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin, 39, has made the Championship 4 for the third time since 2014 when the current format was introduced. It was no easy task despite entering this race with a 27pt cushion and seven wins this season. As the laps ticked away, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver faded and suddenly found himself on the edge of elimination. Brad Keselowski marched forward, moving ahead of Hamlin in the ...Keep reading View the full article

Coming off a subpar finish at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend, Harvick entered Sunday’s race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway with a 42-point cushion over the cut off to advance to the title race. After a myriad of problems during the race, Harvick’s title hopes came down to the final of 500 laps. He basically needed one more position on the track to advance on points. But much like the ...Keep reading View the full article

Elliott will be joined in the Phoenix finale by 2018 champion Joey Logano, 2012 title-winner Brad Keselowski and 2010 runner-up and triple Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin. A William Byron spin on Lap 450 of 500 around the 0.526-mile Martinsville track bunched the field together, as Harvick, Hamlin and Keselowski all sought a transition spot to Phoenix next Sunday after various calamities ...Keep reading View the full article

Chase Elliott booked his place in the NASCAR Cup playoffs final with victory at Phoenix, as regular season champion Kevin Harvick was eliminated in a thrilling conclusion to the race View the full article

Elliott, who for all practical purposes needed a win to advance to the title race next weekend at Phoenix, came up with his best performance at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on Sunday, leading 236 of 500 laps and easily held off Ryan Blaney at the finish to clinch the victory. With the win, Elliott will join Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski as the four drivers who will compete for ...Keep reading View the full article

After avoiding disaster in the final stage with a mistake on pit road, Chase Elliott passed Martin Truex Jr with 40 laps to go and never looked back as he secured his spot in the Championship 4 after a dominate performance. View the full article

Regular season champion Kevin Harvick ended his title hopes in a dramatic last-lap crash at Martinsville Speedway. Martin Truex Jr., Alex Bowman and Kurt Busch were also eliminated. Here's a look at the four title contenders: Driver Team Manufacturer Wins Best Result Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7 2nd (2010) Brad ...Keep reading View the full article

Burton, who was eliminated from title contention early in the playoffs, held off a spirited challenge from Justin Allgaier to win Saturday’s race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, the first series race at the short track since 2006. Burton led five times for a race-high 81 laps and spent the final 30 laps being chased by playoff drivers trying to win their way into next weekend’s title race ...Keep reading View the full article

Ross Chastain, Noah Gragson, Brandon Jones and Ryan Sieg have been eliminated from the 2020 playoffs. Harrison Burton claimed the race win at the Virginia short track. Here's a look at the four title contenders: Driver Team Manufacturer 2020 Wins Best Points Result Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9 5th ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin’s partnership with NBA legend Michael Jordan in NASCAR, called 23XI Racing, took a more concrete form this week with the official announcement the team will have support from Toyota and a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. The team, which will field the No. 23 Toyota next year for driver Bubba Wallace, also has a temporary home – taking over Germain Racing’s former shop in ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin says he will be a "hands on" NASCAR team owner in his new venture with NBA legend Michael Jordan, taking inspiration from veteran owner Joe Gibbs View the full article

Enfinger held off a wild charge from his ThorSport Racing teammate Ben Rhodes in a two-lap dash to the finish to win Friday night’s NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Entering this race, Enfinger had led seven laps in seven career Martinsville starts but led five times for 49 laps, including the final two, in his win Friday. With the victory Enfinger will ...Keep reading View the full article