Blaney, the 29-year-old third generation driver, earned his first championship in NASCAR’s elite division on Sunday in his first career appearance in the Championship 4.To win the title, Blaney ran down and bested two of the top drivers in the series this season – Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron, who ledContinue Reading
The historic .625-mile short track received rave reviews after hosting NASCAR competition in May for the first time since 1996 with a Truck Series race and the NASCAR All-Star Race.It was the culmination of a long and difficult process that required much convincing of state and local government officials byContinue Reading
Phoenix winner Ross Chastain talks about how 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney got upset with him over how they were racing each other in the title race. SourceContinue Reading
Even so, a victory in the 2023 season finale at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday did not appear out of the realm of possibility.Harvick was fastest in the first round of qualifying on Saturday and eventually qualified third for the race and he remained competitive throughout the 312-lap event, dueling withContinue Reading
In fact, the odds were not in Ford’s favor.In each of the three season finales – in Trucks, Xfinity and Cup – Ford had just one driver eligible to win the championship in each series.And yet, when Sunday’s Cup finale had ended, Ford had completed an unlikely sweep of allContinue Reading
Blaney was leading all title contenders, but became agitated with Chastain as they battled for the race lead.He did not need to win in order to be crowned champion, but felt that he needed to get out front to protect himself from the chasing Hendrick Motorsports duo of Kyle Larson andContinue Reading
Ryan Blaney responds to Ross Chastain, who accused the driver of the No. 12 of aggressive racing at Phoenix Raceway. SourceContinue Reading
Byron, the youngest of the Championship 4 drivers at 25 years old and with his first opportunity to win a title, won the pole for Sunday’s season finale in Saturday’s qualifying session at Phoenix Raceway.That alone appeared to be a good sign. In the three previous seasons the championship raceContinue Reading
Larson’s pit crew catapulted him into contention during the final stop of the race, leaving pitroad just ahead of his title rivals.On the ensuing restart, he went three-wide for the lead with Denny Hamlin and Ross Chastain. He managed to clear Hamlin, who had only taken two tires, but notContinue Reading
Championship 4 contender talks about the respect he has for 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney and the whole Blaney family. SourceContinue Reading