Category: Motor Sports

AVONDALE, Ariz. — In one of the most remarkable comebacks in recent memory, longtime fan favorite Justin Allgaier, at last, claimed the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship trophy Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway — coming from a lap-down mid-race in a back-up car to hoist the shiny hardware. Stewart-Haas Racing‘s Riley Herbst‘s No. 98 Ford passed […]

After 471 races and 14 full-time seasons in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Justin Allgaier can finally call himself champion. The 38-year-old Allgaier and No. 7 JR Motorsports driver was first to the start/finish line on Saturday evening in the Xfinity Series finale, prevailing for the title over fellow Championship 4 drivers AJ Allmendinger, Cole Custer […]

Christopher Bell was candid in his frustration with Chevrolet teams at the end of last weekend's Martinsville race.

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 […]