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Joey Logano on the passing of Coy Gibbs
Joey Logano, whose NASCAR career began at Joe Gibbs Racing, learned prior to the race that Coy Gibbs had died. Logano: “I don’t know what to say. Just really sad.” View the full article
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An emotional Kyle Busch on his final race with Joe Gibbs Racing and what he will remember about Coy Gibbs
An emotional Kyle Busch on his final race with Joe Gibbs Racing and what he will remember about Coy Gibbs View the full article
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Joey Logano wins second NASCAR Cup Series title
Joey Logano dominated the championship race Sunday as he led 187 of the 312 laps on his way to the victory at Phoenix Raceway. View the full article
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[motorsport] Bell: Competing in Phoenix season finale "extremely tough"
Hours before the start of Sunday’s race, in which Bell was one of four drivers competing for the 2022 Cup series championship, he and his fellow Joe Gibbs Racing drivers were informed of the death of team vice chairman Coy Gibbs. Coy, the father of 2022 Xfinity Series champion Ty Gibbs, and son of team owner Joe Gibbs, died early Sunday morning. He was 49. The news sent a shockwave through ...Keep readingView the full article
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Bell, Chastain, Elliott disappointed after coming up short in Championship battle
Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, and Chase Elliott disappointed after coming up short in Championship battle to Joey Logano at Phoenix Raceway. View the full article
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Fast Thoughts with Bob Pockrass: Why Joey Logano and his team were spraying champagne as Cup champions at Phoenix.
NASCAR on FOX insider Bob Pockrass breaks down why Joey Logano and his team were spraying champagne as Cup champions at Phoenix Raceway. View the full article
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[motorsport] "Heck of a drive" leaves Chastain as Cup title runner-up
Chastain started deepest in the field (25th) among the four title contenders on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway but had made his way into the top-10 by the start of Stage 2. By the end of the race, his No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet was the fastest car on the track and was closing on leader Joey Logano in the final laps. Chastain ended up finishing third in the race, 1.2 seconds behind ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Elliott "looking forward to the off-season" after finale crash
Elliott was hoping to become a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, a title that would ultimately go to Joey Logano. It all went wrong for the Hendrick Motorsports driver on a Lap 200 restart. He cut down through the dogleg, as many do, but title rival Ross Chastain had the same idea. The two made contact and Elliott spun, slamming the inside wall. He continued on and finished the race ...Keep readingView the full article
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Joey Logano accepts the Bill France Cup Championship Trophy
Joey Logano accepts the Bill France Cup Championship Trophy from NASCAR President Steve Phelps. View the full article
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[motorsport] Joey Logano beats Chastain to win 2022 NASCAR Cup title
Logano ran down Chase Briscoe and passed him for the lead with 29 of 312 laps remaining and then had to hold off his Penske teammate Ryan Blaney by 0.301 seconds to win the race and his second Cup Series title. “Hell yeah, guys. Good job. Thank you, thank you, thank you!” Logano said over his team radio after taking the checkered flag. In September, Will Power gave Penske its ...Keep readingView the full article
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2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship | NASCAR ON FOX HIGHLIGHTS
Full highlights from Sunday's 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship from Phoenix Raceway. View the full article
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Joey Logano wins 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship; top moments
Joey Logano won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship on Sunday with a dominating performance. Here are the top moments! View the full article
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Joey Logano wins the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Joey Logano dominates to win the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway. View the full article
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Coy Gibbs, father of Ty Gibbs and son of Joe Gibbs, dies at 49
Coy Gibbs died in his sleep Saturday night. Gibbs was the chief operating officer and vice chairman of the race team owned by his father, Joe. View the full article
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[motorsport] Joe Gibbs Racing vice chairman Coy Gibbs dies at age 49
At about 3 p.m. ET, JGR released the following statement: “It is with great sorrow that Joe Gibbs Racing confirms that Coy Gibbs (co-owner) went to be with the Lord in his sleep last night. The family appreciates all the thoughts and prayers and asks for privacy at this time.” Both Coy’s father, JGR owner Joe Gibbs, and his son, Ty, returned to North Carolina prior to the start of ...Keep readingView the full article
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2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship top moments, live updates
The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs come to a close Sunday with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship. Here are the top moments! View the full article
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[motorsport] Daniel Hemric to drive No. 23 in Cup finale, subbing for Ty Gibbs
The newly crowned NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) champion qualified tenth for the Cup finale, but Gibbs will skip the race due to an unspecified family emergency. From 23XI Racing: "Due to a family emergency, Ty Gibbs will not be racing in the No. 23 Monster Energy Toyota Camry TRD today at Phoenix Raceway. In his place, Daniel Hemric will be competing in the No. 23 car today." The team had to ...Keep readingView the full article
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Ty Gibbs takes Xfinity Series season finale, but it wasn't easy
Gibbs won for the seventh time this season, his first full year in the series. Here are some takeaways from the Xfinity championship race. View the full article
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[motorsport] Gragson: "I drove my ass off" trying to catch Gibbs for title
After JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier lost the lead, it was all on Gragson to pursue Ty Gibbs in the closing laps. But even with a little help from another teammate (Sam Mayer) while he was being lapped, Gragson couldn't quite get there. Afterwards, he went up and shook hands with Gibbs. When asked why, he simply replied: "Because they did a good job. They beat us." Read ...Keep readingView the full article
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Ty Gibbs reacts to winning NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship as he is boo'd on front stretch
Ty Gibbs reacts to winning NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship as he is boo'd on front stretch from the fans. View the full article
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[motorsport] Ty Gibbs wins NASCAR Xfinity title in tense Phoenix finale
While he led the most laps, Gibbs had to fight through a wild three-wide battle with fellow championship contenders Noah Gragson and Justin Allgaier in the final 25 laps. Gibbs finally cleared Allgaier for the lead for the final time with 20 of 200 laps remaining and held off Gragson by 0.397 seconds to earn the win and the series title. Just a week ago, Gibbs received nearly universal ...Keep readingView the full article
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Noah Gragson reflects on championship, responds to Gibbs
Noah Gragson comes up short in the championship to Ty Gibbs Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway. View the full article
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Ty Gibbs holds off Noah Gragson to win the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship
Ty Gibbs holds off Noah Gragson to win the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway. View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR Cup Phoenix: Logano takes pole for crucial deciding race
The Team Penske Ford driver posted an average lap speed of 134.389mph to edge his team-mate Ryan Blaney (134.373 mph) for the top spot in Sunday’s title race. Logano's fourth pole of the 2022 season will give him the edge as he seeks to beat Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet), Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) and Ross Chastain (Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet) ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Title threat Joey Logano takes Phoenix pole in all-Penske front row
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