Category: NASCAR

Bobby Allison, founding member of NASCAR‘s legendary “Alabama Gang,” the 1983 premier-series champion and winner of 85 races, died Saturday. He was 86 years old. Allison gained fame and fortune during a racing career that lasted nearly three decades and earned the Florida native practically every racing accolade imaginable. But it was a career that […]

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Retiring veteran Martin Truex Jr. claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for his last race as a full-time competitor, besting the field in qualifying for Sunday‘s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Peacock). The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs […]

AVONDALE, Ariz. — A hectic week for the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team culminates Sunday in a repeat appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4. The Round of 8 finale at Martinsville Speedway one week ago left the 26-year-old leaning on his Chevrolet in agonizing anticipation, awaiting a review of the legality of Christopher […]

The Xfinity Series will crown its 2024 champion after the Cup Series sets the starting lineup for its title race.

Watch the best moments from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway.

Ty Majeski gives ThorSport Racing its third title in the past four years.

Ryan Blaney had the fastest average over one lap, along with five, 10 and 15 consecutive laps.

Reigning NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney paced the first practice session at Phoenix Raceway, where he is among four drivers who will race for the title Sunday. Blaney in a Ford for Team Penske topped the leaderboard in Friday's 50-minute practice session. A victory by Blaney or teammate Joey Logano would give team owner Roger Penske three consecutive Cup titles.

NASCAR President Steve Phelps defended the four drivers racing for the Cup Series championship this weekend — even though others had better statistics than the finalists — as well as the playoff system itself in Friday’s annual State of the Sport address. Reigning champion Ryan Blaney, Team Penske teammate Joey Logano, Daytona 500 winner William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports and regular-season champion Tyler Reddick of 23XI Racing will race for the title Sunday in the winner-take-all-finale at Phoenix Raceway.

A NASCAR executive used blunt language to describe what series officials thought about how teams tried to manipulate the end of the Martinsville race.

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Justin Allgaier and Aric Almirola crashed moments into NASCAR Xfinity Series practice Friday ahead of Saturday’s championship decider at Phoenix Raceway. A broken transmission from Brennan Poole’s No. 44 Chevrolet laid oil upon the race track entering Turn 1. Allgaier slid through the fluid and into the outside retaining SAFER barrier with […]

We‘re bringing you live updates leading up to Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App, Peacock). Bookmark this page and check back often as we chronicle the action from the 1-mile track in the desert. Overview: The 1-mile Phoenix Raceway hosts the 312-lap […]

A federal judge on Friday denied a motion by two NASCAR teams — one of them owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan — to be recognized as chartered teams as they proceed with their antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France. The motion was signed by federal Judge Frank Whitney of the U.S. District Court of Western North Carolina in Charlotte at the exact same time NASCAR executives were giving their annual “State of the Sport” address at Phoenix Raceway. NASCAR President Steve Phelps opened the address by noting that series officials have not publicly discussed negotiations over charters in the more than two-year process and would not start now.

“There is — as we know it — no Xfinity Series without Wayne Auton.” — Kyle Petty “Wayne’s been a staple of this sport for so many years.” — Justin Allgaier “He’s like, one of my favorite people that works at NASCAR.” — Austin Cindric Not often do people agree unanimously on anything, a statement […]

AJ Allmendinger, Austin Hill, Cole Custer and Justin Allgaier will race for the title.