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Logano’s victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 16 locked himself and his No. 22 Team Penske Ford into the Championship 4, giving them two weeks to focus on the title race without having to worry about weekly performance. It’s a similar scenario as Logano experienced in his first championship season in 2018, when he won the first race of the semifinal round – then at Martinsville – ...Keep readingView the full article

While he climbs his way up the NASCAR ladder system, Smith realizes his time may be running short in terms of capturing that seemingly elusive Truck Series championship. Smith made his Cup debut earlier this year and looks to expand on that with more starts in 2023, including the Daytona 500. He'll also be full-time in the Truck Series again next season. As a competitor in the Truck Series ...Keep readingView the full article

Rick Hendrick has confidence in Chase Elliott despite not having the most consistent season. As far as Elliott blaming himself for some of the performance, Hendrick: “He just feels like he can carry it. If he doesn’t, he’s failed. I admire that about him to a certain point.” View the full article

Elliott, looking for his second series championship in three seasons this weekend at Phoenix Raceway, had a first-hand view of Chastain’s move, which he says raises many questions. Desperate to make up positions on the final lap of last Sunday’s race at Martinsville, Chastain entered Turn 3 full-throttle and deliberately drove into the SAFER barrier to rim-ride Turns 3 and 4, letting go of ...Keep readingView the full article

Chase Elliott says he feels him and his team have as good an opportunity as any of the contenders even though they haven’t been at their best in the playoffs compared to their regular season. View the full article

Gibbs faced the media and the ribbing of some fellow competitors during his appearance Thursday as part of NASCAR Championship 4 Media Day at the Phoenix Convention Center. On the final lap of the third overtime in Saturday’s race at Martinsville, Gibbs – who was already locked in as one of the Championship 4 – wrecked then-leader Brandon Jones entering Turn 1 as he passed him for the ...Keep readingView the full article

The NASCAR world has been electrified by a thrilling end to the Round of 8 at Martinsville Speedway. While Christopher Bell won his way into the Championship 4, something none watching could believe was happening behind him. Denny Hamlin entered the final corner two points to the good over Ross Chastain, but Chastain would not go down without a fight. He put the car up against the outside wall ...Keep readingView the full article

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With the title on the line between Chastain, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott and Joey Logano, Knaus was asked to reflect on what happened on Sunday on FOX’s RaceHub show on Wednesday evening. “Clearly premeditated, I have to think,” said Knaus, who is also vice president of competition at Hendrick Motorsports. “I was sitting on top of the 5 car’s pitbox right in the middle between ...Keep readingView the full article

Joe Gibbs on why he signed Christopher Bell to a long-term contract extension in the spring: View the full article

Christopher Bell, after his win at Charlotte, thought back to early in the season and the rumors of him getting fired: View the full article

Raikkonen made his Cup Series debut in Trackhouse’s #91 entry at Watkins Glen earlier this year, creating a huge buzz as the former F1 star made his return to NASCAR after making previous starts in the lower-tier Xfinity and Truck series. The Finn ran has high as eighth position in the pitstop cycle until he crashed out following a restart, injuring his wrist after a collision sent his car ...Keep readingView the full article

Raikkonen made his Cup Series debut in Trackhouse’s #91 entry at Watkins Glen earlier this year, creating a huge buzz as the former F1 champion made his return to NASCAR after making previous starts in the lower-tier Xfinity and Truck series. The Finn ran has high as eighth position in the pitstop cycle until he crashed out following a restart, injuring his wrist after a collision sent his ...Keep readingView the full article

While Chase Elliott goes after the NASCAR Cup Series drivers' title, Kyle Larson will be hunting the owners' title for Hendrick Motorsports. Neither driver is racing the other, but both must beat Joey Logano (Team Penske), Ross Chastain (Trackhouse Racing), and Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing) in order to win their respective championships. It's a situation that has never played out before ...Keep readingView the full article

Fourmaux was originally entered to pilot one of three M-Sport Ford Pumas at the asphalt event, alongside regulars Craig Breen and Gus Greensmith. However, a week before the trip to Japan, it has been confirmed that the Frenchman and co-driver Alexandre Coria now won’t be competing. It is not the first time the team has chosen to withdraw Fourmaux’s car from WRC events after a difficult ...Keep readingView the full article

The third-year Cup driver at Joe Gibbs Racing had started the season getting caught up in a wreck in the Daytona 500 and a week later retired before half-distance at Fontana with an engine failure. After a 10th-place finish at Las Vegas – on a weekend where the Toyota driver did win the pole – he spun out at Phoenix and finished a disappointing 26th. That left the 27-year-old languishing ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano won the NASCAR Cup Series title in 2018. He'll compete for another one Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. View the full article

Chastain became an instant Cup Series cult hero when he deliberately drove his car flat-out into the Martinsville wall at the final turns, to ‘video game’ his way to the transfer spot that he required to challenge for the title at Phoenix this Sunday. His wall-riding exploit has since gone viral on social media, as well as being played on news shows around the world. Marks, who founded ...Keep readingView the full article

Chastain became an instant Cup Series cult hero when he deliberately drove his car flat-out into the Martinsville wall at the final turns, to ‘video game’ his way to the transfer spot that he required to challenge for the title at Phoenix this Sunday. His wall-riding exploit has since gone viral on social media, as well as being played on news shows around the world. Marks, who founded ...Keep readingView the full article

First of all, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will run a No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Late Model at Florence Motor Speedway later this month. The gold paint scheme is a throwback to what the late great Dale Earnhardt Sr. (his father) drove in the 1998 All-Star Race. Earnhardt will be making his second Late Model start of the year, having also ran a CARS Tour event at the recently revived North Wilksboro Speedway ...Keep readingView the full article

On the final lap of the third overtime in Saturday’s race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Ty Gibbs knocked then-leader Brandon Jones out of the way and into the wall entering Turn 1. NASCAR almost immediately displayed a caution for the wreck but since Jones had taken the white flag, the field was frozen with Gibbs as the leader and he claimed the win, his sixth of the season. Earlier in ...Keep readingView the full article

Trackhouse owner Justin Marks said after Martinsville that Ross Chastain never gives up. Marks: “That’s just somebody who wants it more than anybody else.” View the full article

Joey Logano said he was happy his pit crew had a good day on pit road at Martinsville to get ready for Phoenix. Graham Stoddard, who was on Ryan Blaney’s car before the wheel came off at Bristol, joined Logano’s team as jackman for Martinsville: View the full article

After his win at Las Vegas made him championship-round eligible, Joey Logano said the playoff format brings the best out of a driver. View the full article