Category Archives: NASCAR

Take 5: Samuel Stubbs’ NASCAR storylines to follow this offseason

Take 5: Samuel Stubbs’ NASCAR storylines to follow this offseason

The 2024 NASCAR season is in the books and the clock already is ticking on one of the shortest offseasons in sports. With less than 12 weeks until Bowman Gray Stadium hosts the Busch Clash on Feb. 2, here are the storylines you need to know going into the 2025 season. New Faces in New…MORE

Report: NASCAR considering playoff format changes

Report: NASCAR considering playoff format changes

NASCAR is reviewing its playoff format and is considering making changes as soon as next year, the Sports Business Journal reported Tuesday. Because the season gets underway in February, the short turnaround time means a more extensive overhaul would have to wait until 2026, per the report. Joey Logano was crowned the 2024 Cup Series…MORE

Joey Logano wins third Cup Series Championship at Phoenix

Joey Logano wins third Cup Series Championship at Phoenix

Joey Logano completed his Cinderella story Sunday afternoon by holding off teammate Ryan Blaney and winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway and his third career title in Avondale, Arizona. After passing William Byron by going from fifth to first in one lap following a restart with 54 laps to go, Logano…MORE

NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison dies at 86

NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison dies at 86

NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison, the founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang,” died on Saturday. He was 86. Allison has his name littered throughout the record books, ranking fourth all time in NASCAR premier series wins (85), second in top-five finishes (336) and 14th in starts (718). Those were among the accomplishments that landed Allison…MORE

Martin Truex Jr. earns season-finale pole at Phoenix Raceway

Martin Truex Jr. earns season-finale pole at Phoenix Raceway

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Retiring veteran Martin Truex Jr. claimed the pole for his last race as a full-time competitor, besting the field in qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota will start on the front row alongside Team Penske’s…MORE

Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team denied injunction for chartered status

Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team denied injunction for chartered status

A federal judge denied Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing team and one other team a preliminary injunction in their antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR on Friday. 23XI and Front Row Motorsports asked to continue to be recognized as chartered teams while they pursue legal action against NASCAR. The two racing teams refused to sign a take-it-or-leave-it charter…MORE

Dramatic prelude builds excitement for NASCAR’s Phoenix finale

Dramatic prelude builds excitement for NASCAR’s Phoenix finale

The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway — it doesn’t need a sponsor’s name and the number of laps or miles involved. This race is bigger than that and officially will wrap up the 2024 season on Sunday in Avondale, Ariz. But how did we get here? With so much at stake last…MORE

Stubbs: Keys to victory for Championship 4 drivers

Stubbs: Keys to victory for Championship 4 drivers

When the checkered flag flies at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series will crown its 2024 champion. Here’s how the Championship 4 drivers — Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and William Byron — stack up against each other: Ryan Blaney: The defending champion will try to take home the title for…MORE

Stubbs: NASCAR fails to address root problem of race manipulation

Stubbs: NASCAR fails to address root problem of race manipulation

If you want to eliminate a problem in any facet of life, starting at the source is the correct course of action. If you’re trying to put out a fire, aiming for the base of the fire rather than the flames is usually a good idea. So it was confusing when NASCAR handed down penalties…MORE

NASCAR levies severe penalties following Martinsville

NASCAR levies severe penalties following Martinsville

Bubba Wallace, Austin Dillon and Ross Chastain were each fined $100,000 and docked 50 driver points by NASCAR on Tuesday for violating member conduct policies in Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway. NASCAR conducted an investigation from the final laps and came to the conclusion that those three drivers violated sections 4.4.B&D: NASCAR Member Conduct of…MORE