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Hendrick Motorsports will have a driver in the final four, but it won't be either of their champions as both Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott were eliminated Sunday. Denny Hamlin's title hopes also came to end, leaving the seasoned veteran Cup-less in his 19-year quest for the biggest prize in NASCAR.All three faced unique challenges at Martinsville, and each one came agonizingly close to the ...Keep readingView the full article

It's no secret that OEM-aligned teams work together in modern NASCAR, but did Sunday's finish cross the line into race manipulation? Hall of Fame driver Jeff Gordon, who now serves as the Vice Chairman at Hendrick Motorsports, saw nothing wrong with what unfolded in the closing laps.Speaking in a Monday media availability, Gordon said: "One thing that we do all year long ... this is something that ...Keep readingView the full article

As Martin Truex Jr. embarks on retirement following Sunday's season finale at Phoenix, the former Cup champion reflects on his career. View the full article

Who will be crowned champion in all three of NASCAR’s national series at Phoenix? Bob Pockrass make his picks. View the full article

Kevin Harvick discussed with co-hosts Kaitlyn Vincie and Mamba Smith his suggestion for new playoff format for the NASCAR Cup Series. View the full article

The World Rally Championship is set to drop hybrid power from its Rally1 cars, beginning from next season.The future of hybrid power in the WRC’s top class has proved to be a long-running saga this year with the debate re-ignited following a mid-season change to the hybrid unit user guide from control supplier Compact Dynamics.Prior to last month’s Central European Rally, the future of hybrid ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR has announced that it intends to review the radio communications from the closing laps of Sunday's race at Martinsville, which decided the final spots in the Championship 4.While Ryan Blaney drove off with the race win to book his place alongside Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick, strange things were happening throughout the field involving Chevrolet and Toyota teams seeking to ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR has yet to review the radio communications from the closing laps of Sunday's race (they intend to do so in the week ahead). And while Ryan Blaney drove off with the race win, strange things were happening throughout the field as Chevy and Toyota grappled for the final spot in the Championship 4. If we break down the communications ourselves though, it's clear that manufacturer loyalty ...Keep readingView the full article

Making a case for — and against — Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, William Byron and Tyler Reddick winning the Cup Series championship at Phoenix. View the full article

NASCAR has pledged to review radio communications between several teams in the closing laps of Sunday's controversial penultimate Cup race of 2024 at Martinsville, which decided the Championship 4 protagonists.Victory for Ryan Blaney secured his place along with Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick, but race control elected to remove Christopher Bell from next week's title decider in Phoenix after the ...Keep readingView the full article

Christopher Bell reacted to getting disqualified from the cup championship for a safety violation. View the full article

Tyler Reddick will carry the banner for dirt late model racers as he races for the Cup title. View the full article

In a stunning turn of events, Christopher Bell's Championship 4 spot was revoked and awarded to William Byron after the end of Sunday's race. View the full article

NASCAR senior Vice President of competition Elton Sawyer visited the Media Center at Martinsville to clear the air over their decision to remove Christopher Bell from the Championship 4. Bell appeared to ride the wall, which was banned following Ross Chastain's dramatic wall-ride into the Championship 4 during the 2022 season.Bell didn't only ended up in the wall partway through the corner after ...Keep readingView the full article

While Ryan Blaney won his way into the finale, chaos was unfolding behind him in the fight for the fourth and final transfer spot.Questionable radio comms, manufacturer loyalty on full display and a surprise wallride defined the final race to make the Championship 4. After lengthy deliberations and tense scenes on pit road, NASCAR finally made a decision.Christopher Bell, who had beat William ...Keep readingView the full article

Ryan Blaney and William Byron will join Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick in the Championship 4 that will contest the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series in Phoenix next weekend after a breathtaking showdown at Martinsville.Team Penske Ford driver Blaney, the defending Cup Series champion, prevailed in a three-way fight for the win in the closing laps with Hendrick Chevrolet Motorsport team-mates Kyle Larson ...Keep readingView the full article

In the closing laps, while Ryan Blaney won his way into the finale, chaos was unfolding behind him.William Byron had two fellow Chevrolets side-by-side behind him with Austin Dillon and Ross Chastain. Radio communication from the the No. 3 of Dillon talked about 'knowing the deal' and then someone asked: "Does the 1 [Chastain] crew chief know the deal." Neither driver ever passed the No. 24, who ...Keep readingView the full article

In the closing laps of the race, it became a three-way fight for the win between Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and Ryan Blaney.Larson was in control, but Elliott and Blaney had 30-lap fresher tires to decide who would be part of the Championship 4.With 25 laps remaining, Elliott finally made his way around Larson. Blaney then traded blows with Larson before getting by as well. With 14 to go, he ...Keep readingView the full article

Aric Almirola held off all challengers to win the pivotal cutoff race, denying Sammy Smith in second and Chandler Smith in third as they were attempting to win their way into the title-decider.Almirola, who competes part-time in the Xfinity Series with Joe Gibbs Racing, now has three wins this year and seven in his career. S. Smith was within half a second of him at the very end, but just could ...Keep readingView the full article

Martin Truex Jr. was the last driver on track in the pole round of qualifying, rocketing to the top of the charts with a 19.686s lap that denied Hendrick Motorsports a front row lockout."I felt great about our car on stickers," said Truex, who also led the way in Cup practice. "You know, you never want to get too optimistic but it fired off really good in practice -- especially that second run ...Keep readingView the full article

After setting the fastest time early in practice, things went very wrong for Denny Hamlin. The car fired off into Turn 3 as a high rate of speed, spinning sideways and backing into the outside wall."Stuck throttle! F****** stuck throttle!" exclaimed Hamlin the radio. There was significant damage to the rear clip of the car. Hamlin drove the wounded No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota back to the ...Keep readingView the full article

I truly believe Christian Eckes made a miscalculation during Friday night's Martinsville cutoff race, and I'm not talking about the morality of the bump-and-run for the win, but the logic in it.He may have just chosen a race win over a championship when we end up looking back on this season:"My kingdom for a 'clock'," to use the words of doomed king Richard III. Eckes went home with a Martinsville ...Keep readingView the full article

Christian Eckes was a dominant force in Saturday's NASCAR Truck race at Martinsville, but a rash of late yellows completely changed the complexion of the finish. Several drivers chose to pit for fresh tires, rapidly cutting through the field and one of them had his sights set on the Championship 4.Taylor Gray drove all the way to the back bumper of Eckes and powered into the race lead. Moments ...Keep readingView the full article

The Round of 8 cutoff race has historically been the wildest in all of the playoffs -- even more so than the title-decider. Drivers are willing to do just about anything to advance and we've seen it all over the past decade. Some prevailed, others did not, but each solidified their place in playoff history with their daring attempts to bend the odds to their will. For this piece, we're focusing ...Keep readingView the full article

It’s no secret that the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing pit crew of Denny Hamlin’s car this season is in a slump. This was a crew leading the charts in individual and average pit stop time for the first quarter of the 2024 season. But as the playoffs approached, things seemingly started to fall apart, leaving the fate of Hamlin’s appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 round at Phoenix in ...Keep readingView the full article