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Christopher Bell reacts to his win to advance to the Round of 8 View the full article

The only way Bell was going to advance to the next round of playoffs was with a win, but that possibility didn’t seem likely until a pair of late-race cautions turned Sunday’s race upside down. During a caution for debris on Lap 105 of the scheduled 109-lap race, Bell’s No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team made the decision to pit for new tires. On the ensuing restart, A.J. Allmendinger got ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2022 NASCAR Playoffs Round of 12 concluded Sunday with Christopher Bell winning the Roval 400. Here are the top moments! View the full article

Christopher Bell won the race, escaping elimination while Chase Briscoe just narrowly outscored Larson to transfer into the next round. Below is the reset points standings: Pos. Driver Team Manufacturer Points 1 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4046 2 Joey Logano Team ...Keep readingView the full article

Christopher Bell wins in a wild overtime walk-off victory at Charlotte Roval as Kyle Larson is eliminated from the post-season. View the full article

The 2022 NASCAR Playoffs Round of 12 concludes Sunday with the Bank of America Roval 400. Here are the top moments! View the full article

Hemric, who won his first series race in the championship finale last year at Phoenix, was one of four drivers eliminated from the 2022 playoffs following an eventful cutoff race Saturday at the Charlotte Roval. Hemric entered Saturday’s race in a difficult position, sitting six points below the transfer line to advance to the semifinal round. He started third in the race but fell into ...Keep readingView the full article

Ty Gibbs appeared on his way to the victory in Saturday’s race until a wreck and caution with one of 67 laps remaining sent the race into a two-lap overtime. On the restart, Allmendinger ran Gibbs hard into Turn 1 and was able to clear him for the lead off Turn 2. Another caution for a wreck sent the race into a second overtime. On the next restart, Allmendinger was able to hold off Gibbs ...Keep readingView the full article

AJ Allmendinger reacts to winning Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Roval View the full article

AJ Allmendinger passes Ty Gibbs late to win at the Charlotte Roval in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. View the full article

With many concerned about injuries and the safety of the Next Gen car, NASCAR drivers met with executives and engineers Saturday, Bob Pockrass reports. View the full article

Kyle Larson said the data they saw from the crash test would indicate improvements when it comes to rear impacts but not to the level of where they were with the previous car. View the full article

Logano’s average speed of 103.424 mph in the final round ended up the fastest lap of the day and earned him his third pole of the 2022 season and 25th of his career. “The lap was OK. I felt like I screwed up the final chicane here. I screwed up the first run and I screwed up half as bad the second time trying to adjust without over-adjusting,” Logano said. “My car has some speed in ...Keep readingView the full article

Allmendinger posted an average lap speed of 102.187 mph early in the second 20-minute session. Austin Cindric, who needs a strong finish or a win to advance in the series playoffs, ended up second-fastest (102.105 mph). William Byron was third, Joey Logano was fourth and Daniel Suarez ended up fifth. Group B Allmendinger quickly set the fastest speed of the day early in the second ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR and the Teams Negotiating Committee are "very far apart" on a new revenue deal, Bob Pockrass reports. View the full article

In a meeting with a group of reporters Friday in downtown Charlotte, N.C., four members of the team, which was created earlier this year, outlined its efforts to present NASCAR with changes to its business model. The four team members were Jeff Gordon, vice chairman and co-owner at Hendrick Motorsports; Steve Newmark, president of Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing; Dave Alpern, president of ...Keep readingView the full article

The No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang of Kevin Harvick was docked 100 driver and owner points, while crew chief Rodney Childers was fined $100,000 and suspended for four of the last five races on the 2022 schedule. NASCAR's reason for the penalty is because SHR is believed to have modified a spec part supplied to the teams, which was later understood to be the deck lid. The ...Keep readingView the full article

The No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang of Kevin Harvick was docked 100 driver and owner points, while crew chief Rodney Childers was fined $100,000 and suspended for four of the last five races on the 2022 schedule. The penalty nearly guarantees that the driver and team, who were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, will finish 16th (last) in playoff standings. NASCAR's ...Keep readingView the full article

The Statesville, N.C.-based team said it also plans to compete in the ARCA Menards Series in 2023. “AM Racing is proud and excited about our next chapter,” said team president Wade Moore. “Adding the NASCAR Xfinity Series to our program is going to allow us to further grow and become a team where we are focused on showcasing drivers, marketing partners and personnel for years to ...Keep readingView the full article

An appeals panel has reinstated the 25 points William Byron had been docked by NASCAR for deliberately spinning Denny Hamlin. View the full article

Byron, the driver of Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 24 Chevrolet, had originally been fined $50,000 and docked 25 driver and owner points for retaliating against Denny Hamlin under caution in the Sept. 25 race at Texas Motor Speedway. After a hearing on Thursday afternoon, the panel – which consisted of Hunter Nickell, Dale Pinilis and Kevin Whitaker – elected to double Byron’s fine to ...Keep readingView the full article

Chase Elliott emerged victorious at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, denying Ryan Blaney a chance of becoming the 20th different winner of the 2022 season by 0.046s. After the race, these drivers found themselves below the cut line: Austin Cindric, William Byron, Christopher Bell, and Alex Bowman. Chase Briscoe is tied with Cindric and sits just above the cut ...Keep readingView the full article

Christopher Bell showed this season that he'll be a contender to be reckoned with, but heading to Charlotte he needs a win. View the full article

Trackhouse, started in 2021 by co-owners Justin Marks and Grammy Award-winner rapper Pitbull, only became a two-car operation this season but with one race remaining in the second round of the 2022 series playoffs, it is positioned well to advance. The final race of the second round is Sunday at the Charlotte Roval and both of Trackhouse’s drivers – Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez – are ...Keep readingView the full article

Solberg, the son of 2003 world champion Petter, started his association with Hyundai in 2021 when he initially signed a two-year deal, with the Swede set to contest a full WRC2 programme. However, Solberg was unexpectedly offered a full WRC debut behind the wheel of the I20 WRC at Arctic Rally Finland, which resulted in a seventh-place finish. Outings in Kenya, Spain and the season-ending Rally ...Keep readingView the full article