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After dominating much of Sunday’s Bluegreen Vacations 500 at ISM Raceway at Phoenix, Hamlin survived a 3-lap shootout to pick up his sixth NASCAR Cup Series win of the season. On the final restart on Lap 310 of 312, Hamlin led the way after taking only two new tires but got off to a good restart as Kyle Busch tried feverishly to hold off a wild charge from Ryan Blaney. Busch finally ...Keep reading View the full article

Driver Team Manufacturer Wins Best Points Finish Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7 1st (2017) Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 1st (2015) Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6 2nd (2010) Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 4 1st ...Keep readingView the full article

The round started off with a wreck at Talladega, but that can be expected at the unpredictable superspeedway. But a race-ending crash on Lap 10 the following week at Texas Motor Speedway was not so expected. The finishes of 36th and 32nd put Elliott in a must-win situation this weekend at ISM Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona. With that in mind, the No. 9 charged to the front Sunday and got as high ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin races way into championship field with Phoenix win View the full article

Chase Elliott's championship chances ended with a crash in the final stage at ISM Raceway View the full article

Logano grabbed the lead early in the second stage and was able to remain out front but Denny Hamlin and Elliott raced feverishly over the final five laps with Hamlin coming out on top. Elliott finished third, Kyle Busch fourth and Ryan Blaney completed the top-five. Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, most of the lead-lap cars remained on the track with Hamlin still in the ...Keep reading View the full article

On a restart with three to go, Hamlin lined up fourth but grabbed the lead from Brad Keselowski a lap later and held off Chase Elliott for the stage victory. Hamlin began the race fifth in the NASCAR Cup Series standings and in danger of missing a chance to compete for the series championship next weekend at Homestead, Fla. Kyle Busch finished third, Joey Logano fourth and Kyle Larson ...Keep reading View the full article

The identity of the four drivers who will fight for the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series title will be settled at Phoenix on Sunday, with an early favourite in jeopardy View the full article

Allgaier grabbed the lead from Chase Briscoe on Lap 135 of 200 and held on the final 66 laps to win the Desert Diamond Casino 200 at ISM Raceway near Phoenix. The win is Allgaier’s first since September last season at Indianapolis and ensures he’s one of the four drivers who will compete for the series championship next weekend at Homestead. It’s also the 11th win of Allgaier’s ...Keep reading View the full article

Driver Team Manufacturer Wins Best Points Finish Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8 4th (2018) Cole Custer Stewart Haas Racing Ford 7 2nd (2018) Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5 1st (2018) Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1 3rd (2011, 2016 ...Keep readingView the full article

Penske Perfect: Indianapolis Motor Speedway goes to right man View the full article

It’s been a whirlwind several weeks for Hamlin, who after earning his fifth win of the season at Kansas appeared set up for a semifinal round in which he looked like he should have little problem advancing to the Championship 4. After finishing fourth at Martinsville – where Hamlin hoped for a win – he ran into big trouble last weekend at Texas, wrecking early in the race and ending up ...Keep reading View the full article

With an average lap speed of 140.116 mph, Busch withstood a late challenge from Joey Logano to win the pole for Sunday’s Bluegreen Vacations 500 at ISM Raceway near Phoenix. While Busch is in good position to advance to the Championship 4 on points, the pole at Phoenix puts him in an excellent position to win his way to the finale. Busch has won the last two Phoenix races. The pole is the ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Busch wins pole for NASCAR playoff race at Phoenix View the full article

Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR driver Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace Jr has been penalised after admitting that he intentionally caused a caution period in last weekend's race at Texas View the full article

Wallace was fined $50,000 and docked 50 driver points on Saturday for intentionally causing a caution which in turn manipulated the outcome of a race. His penalty came after he admitted the infraction – which had been debated by fans and drivers since last Sunday – in an interview Friday at ISM Raceway near Phoenix with NBC Sports' Dustin Long: Fellow Cup series driver Kyle Larson ...Keep reading View the full article

Bubba Wallace fined $50,000 by NASCAR for causing caution last week at Texas that affected race for at least one playoff driver View the full article

Friesen was black-flagged for jumping the start of the race but bounced back to grab the lead late in Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150. He then held off a furious challenge from Brandon Jones to pick up the win at ISM Raceway near Phoenix to lock himself into the Championship 4 next weekend at Homestead. Joining Friesen in competing for the 2019 series title next weekend at Brett Moffitt ...Keep reading View the full article

Driver Team Manufacturer Wins Best Points Finish Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 4 1st (2018) Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 3 17th (2012) Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 2 7th (2018) Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 0 1st (2013 ...Keep readingView the full article

Elliott posted an average lap speed of 138.627 mph early in the final 50-minute session of the day which ended up topping the leaderboard. “As a team, we know the position we’re in right now and it kind of is what it is at this point. We’ll either run good this weekend or we don’t,” Elliott said. “If we do, we have a chance next week. If we don’t, we’ll go to Homestead and ...Keep reading View the full article