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After stumbling through the playoffs, Busch saved his best for last, winning Sunday’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway which handed him his second career Cup Series championship. The title is the second of Busch’s career. His previous title came in 2015, which started a run of five consecutive seasons of making the Championship 4. “Great job guys!” Busch yelled over his team ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Larson finished third, Martin Truex Jr. fourth and Denny Hamlin fifth as all four title contenders remained in the top-five. Rounding out the top-10 were Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Erik Jones, Jimmie Johnson and Clint Bowyer. Read Also: Martin Truex Jr. dominates first stage at Homestead Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, all of the lead-lap cars elected to ...Keep reading View the full article

Truex led 59 of the 90 laps and took the checkered flag more than 3 seconds ahead of Kyle Larson. Kyle Busch finished third, Kevin Harvick was fourth and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top-five. Completing the top-10 were Ryan Blaney, Clint Bowyer, William Byron, Jimmie Johnson and Austin Dillon. Hamlin started on the pole after NASCAR decided to cancel qualifying on Saturday but Harvick ...Keep reading View the full article

Phelps said NASCAR has already seen improvement in the quality of the racing product this season – particularly at intermediate tracks and superspeedways – and improved ratings and social media engagement. The Cup Series schedule will see some changes, including a new championship race site, next season and NASCAR remains on schedule to introduce its next generation car for the 2021 ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Busch has won his second NASCAR Cup Series championship, giving team owner Joe Gibbs his fifth title View the full article

Kyle Busch leads Gibbs trio to win 2nd NASCAR championship View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series championship will be decided at Homestead-Miami Speedway View the full article

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In a playoff system that has required both winning and consistency for success, that’s a remarkable statement for one driver and team. The frustrating part for Kyle Busch is the fact only once has he been able to actually come away with ultimate prize, the series title. Most would agree it’s harder than ever to get in position to be one of the four drivers eligible for the series ...Keep reading View the full article

The 2019 NASCAR Cup championship will be fought out between Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr and Kyle Busch at Homestead later on Sunday View the full article

After a furious back-and-forth battle with Cole Custer in the final 20 laps, Reddick emerged the winner of Saturday’s Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, giving him his second consecutive series championship. Reddick becomes the first driver in series history to win consecutive championships with two different teams. He drove for JR Motorsports last season and moved to Richard Childress ...Keep reading View the full article

Reddick wins 2nd consecutive Xfinity Series championship View the full article

Toyota on a tear entering NASCAR’s Cup Series championship race View the full article

Consistency had propelled Crafton through much of the season and into the playoffs, but he still rose to the occasion on Friday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway with perhaps his best performance of the year. He still didn’t win – finishing second to eventual race winner Austin Hill – but he out-ran the other three drivers in contention for the championship, and that’s all that’s ...Keep reading View the full article

Rain washed out both of Friday’s practice sessions and instead of qualifying on Saturday, NASCAR gave Cup teams one 50-minute practice session. Busch’s lap at 168.966 mph was fastest among single-car runs. He was followed close behind by his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Martin Truex Jr. (168.460 mph) and Denny Hamlin (168.277 mph). Busch said the chance to win a second Cup championship ...Keep reading View the full article

Joe Gibbs Racing’s championship push comes tinged with sadness, with title run dedicated to late son View the full article

Never has this knockout-style playoff format produced a multi-time champion since its introduction in 2014, but Martin Truex Jr. is a driver that has come very close. After winning the title in 2017, he was just one position shy of going back-to-back last year. Now he has the opportunity to do it again. After moving over to Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2019 season, Truex and crew chief Cole Pearn ...Keep reading View the full article

Qualifying for the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series title decider at Homestead has been cancelled and the four championship contenders handed the first two rows of the grid View the full article

Homestead-Miami Speedway is hosting its final “championship weekend,” the last hurrah for the South Florida track View the full article

Rookie crew chief Gabehart has Hamlin on verge of 1st title View the full article

Austin Hill, who was eliminated from title contention last weekend at Phoenix, held off Crafton by 1.569 seconds to win Friday night’s Ford 200 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Crafton, however, was the highest finisher among the four title contenders, giving him the 2019 championship and third of his career (2013 and 2014 were the others). Crafton becomes the first NASCAR ...Keep reading View the full article

Initially, there were two practice sessions scheduled Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Cup Series teams, but they ended up with no time on track due to inclement weather. NASCAR has since made the unique decision to cancel qualifying, which was scheduled for Saturday afternoon, and replace it with a 50-minute practice session. The starting lineup will be set by owner points with ...Keep reading View the full article

Kevin Harvick details his preparation for Championship Sunday, and talks about the bet which led him to carry Kyle Busch's shoes. View the full article

Tony Stewart still has the drive to win a NASCAR championship View the full article

Those plans including promoting Cole Custer, son of SHR executive Joe Custer, to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2020 to drive the Haas-sponsored No. 41 Ford, replacing Suarez. In an interview Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Daniel Suarez said that he had been told he needed to find “a big amount of money” (in sponsorship) to keep his ride next season. “A lot of people have worked very ...Keep reading View the full article