Category: Motor Sports

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.

NASCAR remains dedicated to racing again in Southern California, but it's unclear when a planned, reconfigured race track in Fontana will be ready.

Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick and William Byron are left to race for a Cup championship Sunday on NBC and Peacock.

Throughout the 2024 NASCAR season, Ken Martin, director of historical content for the sanctioning body, will offer his suggestions on which historical races fans should watch from the NASCAR Classics library in preparation for each upcoming race weekend. Martin has worked exclusively for NASCAR since 2008 but has been involved with the sport since 1982, overseeing various […]

Relive the best radio sound from the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, presented by Toyota.

Its officiating has been under months-long scrutiny, and this week it issued a wave of hefty fines for alleged race manipulation in the final playoff qualifier. Three champions will be crowned starting Friday at Phoenix Raceway. The four drivers who are competing in Sunday's winner-take-all finale have tuned out the distractions, starting with Tyler Reddick, who made the final four for the first time in his career and is trying to give Jordan his first championship since Jordan became a team owner in 2021.

Michael Jordan's passion for racing came from his father.