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Sunday, September 14, 2025

NASCAR / ARCA Race Recap (Bristol, All American Speedway)

#NASCAR / #ARCA Race Recap (Bristol, All American Speedway)

Winners: Christopher Bell (Cup); Aric Almirola (Xfinity); Layne Riggs (Trucks) plus Brent Crews (ARCA East) and Robbie Kennealy (ARCA West)

Winners: ChristopherBell (Cup); Aric Almirola (Xfinity); Layne Riggs (Trucks) plus Brent Crews (ARCA East)
Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR Graphics

 

 

NASCAR Cup

Christopher Bell Completes JGR Round of 16 sweep, Wins Bristol Night Race

Christopher Bell Completes JGR Round of 16 sweep, Wins Bristol Night Race

 

With a charge to the lead from fifth place with four laps left in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell kept Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota perfect in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

 

Bell survived a hard, square shot to his rear bumper from Brad Keselowski in the final corner and steered straight to the finish line, 0.343 seconds ahead of the Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing co-owner and driver.

 

Joining JGR teammates Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin as winners in the Round of 16, Bell advanced to the Round of 12, which begins Sept. 21 at one of his best tracks, New Hampshire Motor Speedway (2 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App).

 

“Well, I’ll tell you what, I was nervous on the two (tires),” Bell said. “I didn’t know if I wanted to be on the bottom or the top, and whenever Brad picked the top (lane) didn’t really give me an option. I had to pick the bottom.

 

“All night long, I don’t know, old tires just really, really pushed up in the middle of the corners, so I was hoping that those guys (starting ahead of him) on old tires would push up, and they did. They did, and I was able to get by or get underneath them.

 

“It wasn’t pretty there at the end, but we got her done.”

 

Brad Keselowski finished second; Zane Smith placed third; Ryan Blaney came in fourth and Joey Logano completed the top five.

 






Pole: AJ Allmendinger



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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET for the ‘Mobil 1 301’ at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.


NASCAR Xfinity

Aric Almirola Holds Off Sheldon Creed in Thrilling Xfinity Series Finish

Aric Almirola Holds Off Sheldon Creed in Thrilling Xfinity Series Finish

 

Benefitting from a split-second late-race strategy decision, veteran Aric Almirola held off a mightily motivated field to claim the win in Friday night’s Food City 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs opener at Bristol Motor Speedway.

 

While running second to the series’ championship leader, Connor Zilisch, when a caution flag flew with 36 laps remaining, Almirola watched Zilisch pull onto pit road for fresh tires, and instead of following him into the pits as his crew expected, Almirola abruptly pulled his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota back on track at the last moment.

 

“Just tired of getting beat by those guys, I figured I’d try my chances with the lead,” Almirola said of his race-winning pit strategy decision. “They’ve been so fast and they fire off so fast on new tires and I just didn’t think I could beat them straight up on new tires. It took me about 20 laps to get going, so I thought my best chance was to stay out on old tires.

 

“We watched the last two or three races here and saw how the nine-car with [driver] Noah Gragson win with like a 100 laps on his tires,” added Almirola, whose No. 19 JGR Toyota is racing for the owner’s championship. “So, I decided to stay out when they said pit.”

 

Sheldon Creed finished second; Sam Mayer placed third; Carson Kvapil came in fourth and Connor Zilisch completed the top five.

 






Pole: Justin Allgaier



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Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 4:00 pm ET for the ‘Kansas Lottery 300’ at Kansas Speedway.




NASCAR Trucks

From Spin to Win: Layne Riggs Rebounds for Truck Series Playoffs Victory

From Spin to Win: Layne Riggs Rebounds for Truck Series Playoffs Victory

 

Layne Riggs recovered from a first-lap spin at Bristol Motor Speedway and rallied to win Thursday night’s UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics, the second race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs.

 

Grabbing the lead after a restart on Lap 142 of 250, Riggs held off a determined charge by two-time Truck Series champion Ben Rhodes to win his third race of the 2025 season, second at Bristol and fifth of his career.

 

“You don’t get two mulligans in the playoffs, and I got two,” said Riggs, who salvaged a 17th-place finish after slamming the outside wall in the first playoff race Aug. 30 at Darlington. “The first lap of the race to spin out, it’s a blow to your confidence, for sure, but I’ve got faith in this team, and I’ve got faith in everybody here …”

 

“I think this shows that we’re right there, we’re in contention, we can do it,” said Riggs, who ran the final 109 green-flag laps with scuffed qualifying tires on his No. 34 Ford, having used a set of stickers after the spin on Lap 1. “That’s three in a row at Bristol for Front Row Motorsports. It’s a big testament to all these guys. We’ve got a really good package here.

 

“Man, I’m excited for New Hampshire. I’ve never even been there and I already love that race track.”

 

Ben Rhodes finished second; Corey Heim placed third; Ty Majeski came in fourth and Daniel Hemri completed the top five.

 






Pole: Jake Garcia



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Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 12:00 pm ET for the ‘EJP 175’ at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.




ARCA East

Brent Crews Secures Another East Series Owner’s Title for Joe Gibbs Racing With a Dominant Bristol Win

Brent Crews Secures Another East Series Owner’s Title for Joe Gibbs Racing With a Dominant Bristol Win

 

Although Joe Gibbs Racing was unable to celebrate another driver’s championship in the ARCA Menards Series East for 2025, they departed Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday victorious in multiple regards.

 

Brent Crews delivered a stellar, wire-to-wire performance to secure his third East Series victory on the season and fifth overall on the ARCA Menards Series platform. The dominant performance also enabled Crews to give the No. 18 Toyota its fourth consecutive East Series owner’s title.

 

While Crews obtained a win and an owner’s championship, Isaac Kitzmiller locked up the East Series driver’s championship by tallying an eighth-place finish.

 

“There’s been a lot of success with the Joe Gibbs Racing team from Cup all the way down to ARCA,” Crews said. “I was just trying to fill the shoes. Growing up watching Kyle Busch dominate with JGR, watching William [Sawalich] have strong runs and with Sammy [Smith] being able to win too, I came here with what I needed in my head.”

 

Tristan McKee finished second; Brenden Queen placed third; Leland Honeyman came in fourth and Thomas Annunziata completed the top five.

 






Pole: Brent Crews



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Next Race: The ARCA Menard Series will return on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 8:10 p.m. ET for the ‘Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200’ at Salem Speedway.



ARCA West

Robbie Kennealy Scores Emotional First West Series Victory at All American Speedway

Robbie Kennealy Scores Emotional First West Series Victory at All American Speedway

 

The ARCA Menards Series West’s visit to All American Speedway was always going to be emotional for Robbie Kennealy. 

 

Every race on the calendar inches closer to the one-year anniversary of when Kennealy’s father Gary suddenly passed away due to a heart attack. Gary’s death was a devastating loss for the entire Kennealy family, but both of his sons, Robbie and Joey, have done everything possible to continue competing in honor of their father.

 

On Saturday evening, Gary’s eldest son Robbie put together the best race of his young career by earning the General Tire Pole Award and fending off West Series points leader Trevor Huddleston to score his maiden West Series victory. Kennealy could not help but be tearful as he climbed out of his No. 1 Jan’s Towing Ford, knowing his dad was with him in spirit through all 150 laps.

 

“[It was] one year ago during this exact race [at All American] when my dad suddenly passed away,” Kennealy said. “One year later, we win one of the biggest races ever. That’s for you dad.”

 

Trevor Huddleston finished second; Andrew Chapman placed third; Joey Iest came in fourth and Eric Johnson Jr. completed the top five.

 






Pole: Robbie Kennealy



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Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. for the ‘Madera 150 presented by Madera Ford and the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame’ at Madera Speedway.



 

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Monday, May 19, 2025

NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (North Wilkesboro Speedway and Flat Rock Speedway)

#NASCAR / #ARCA Race Weekend Recap (North Wilkesboro Speedway and Flat Rock Speedway)

Winners: Christopher Bell (Cup);Chandler Smith (Trucks); Max Reaves (ARCA East); Kaden Honeycutt (zMAX CARS Tour PLM); ); Landen Lewis (zMAX CARS Tour LMS);

Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR Graphics

 


NASCAR Cup

Christopher Bell wins #NASCAR All-Star Race after Contact-Filled Battle

Christopher Bell wins #NASCAR All-Star Race after Contact-Filled Battle

 

Fireworks lit up the sky, and smoke billowed from the tires of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota as Christopher Bell celebrated his first victory in the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. 

 

In the final NASCAR Cup race on FOX this year, Bell claimed the checkered flag and a $1 million dollar prize. This is Bell's first win in his fifth appearance in the All-Star Race, having placed no higher than tenth before this.

 

"North Wilkesboro, how about that one?" smiled Bell. "That right there is absolutely incredible. North Wilkesboro, best short track on the schedule!"

 

"These boys right here, Adam Stevens [crew chief] on the pit box, all the mechanics, all the engineers that put this thing together, they're the big picture. I'm the guy that gets to sit up here and talk to you and take pictures, but without them, I'm nobody. I owe it all to these guys."

 

The starting lineup for the 2025 NASCAR All-Star race was determined by the results of Saturday's heat races. Heat 1 results determined the inside row to start Sunday's race, while Heat 2 results determined the outside row

 

  1. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford ... Fastest in qualifying
  2. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota ... Heat Race No. 2 winner
  3. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet ... Heat Race No. 1 2nd place
  4. (22) Joey Logano, Ford ... Heat Race No. 2 2nd place
  5. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet ... Heat Race No. 1 3rd place
  6. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet ... Heat Race No. 2 3rd place
  7. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford ... Heat Race No. 1 4th place
  8. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet ... Heat Race No. 2 4th place
  9. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet ... Heat Race No. 1 5th place
  10. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford ... Heat Race No. 2 5th place
  11. (21) Josh Berry, Ford ... Heat Race No. 1 6th place
  12. (99) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet ... Heat Race No. 2 6th place
  13. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota ... Heat Race No. 1 7th place
  14. (19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota ... Heat Race No. 2 7th place
  15. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet ... Heat Race No. 1 8th place
  16. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford ... Heat Race No. 2 8th place
  17. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet ... Heat Race No. 1 9th place
  18. (51) Harrison Burton, Ford ... Heat Race No. 2 9th place
  19. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet ... Heat Race No. 1 10th place
  20. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota ... Heat Race No. 2 10th place
  21. (77) Carson Hocevar … All-Star Open winner
  22. (42) John H Nemechek … All-Star Open 2nd place
  23. (4) Noah Gragson … Fan vote winner




Chevrolet also won the Manufacturer Showdown, which is a new award for the All-Star Race in 2025.

 






Pole: Brad Keselowski



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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 6:00 pm ET for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.


NASCAR Xfinity

NASCAR Xfinity Series Off Until May 24th









Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 4:30 pm ET for the BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.




NASCAR Trucks


Chandler Smith Prevails in Overtime to Win North Wilkesboro Truck Race

 

Chandler Smith owes Front Row Motorsports teammate Layne Riggs a vote of thanks after Saturday’s Window World 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

 

After Riggs’ Ford slid up into the No. 11 Toyota of Corey Heim in Turn 2 of the final lap, Smith took the lead and held on for the win, his first at the 0.625-mile short track and his second of the season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

 

“I feel like this place… tires kind of mattered, but they also kind of didn’t,” said Smith, who started from the rear of the field after unapproved adjustments to fix a brake issue in his No. 38 Ford. “I didn’t think we were as good as the 11 — obviously we had a tire advantage on him there.

 

“That last restart, I did everything but the right thing. My teammate, Layne Riggs, executed perfectly, and we came out on the right end of the stick.”

 






Pole: Corey Heim



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Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Friday, May 23, 2025 at 8:30 pm ET for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.




ARCA East

Max Reaves Adds His Name to the History Books with a Victory at Flat Rock Speedway

Max Reaves Adds His Name to the History Books with a Victory at Flat Rock Speedway

 

Max Reaves etched his name into the history books Saturday night at Michigan’s Flat Rock Speedway.

 

Reaves, just 15, secured his third ARCA Menards Series East win in as many starts when he took the checkered flag in the Dutch Boy 150. He joins Will Rodgers as the only two drivers to win their first three East Series starts.

 

With wins at Five Flags Speedway, Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and now Flat Rock under his belt, Reaves will aim to become the first driver in East Series history to win his first four series starts.

 

He has every reason to believe he can do it, and why shouldn’t he? After all, no one has been able to stop him yet.

 

“I’m going to be the first one to win four,” said Reaves. “I’m confident with that and confident in my team.”

 






Pole: Max Reaves



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Next Race: The ARCA Menards Series will return on Friday, May 23, 2025 at 6:00 pm ET for the General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.





Next Race: The ARCA Series West will return on Saturday May 24, 2025 for the Colorado 150 at Colorado National Speedway.



zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model

Honeycutt Wins The Reverend Sour Mash Whiskey 75 zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model Race

Honeycutt Wins The Reverend Sour Mash Whiskey 75 zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model Race

 

Kaden Honeycutt dominated The Reverend Sour Mash Whiskey 75 zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model race Thursday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway after starting from the pole. The Bridge City, Texas, native claimed the checkered flag, holding off a hard-charging Dawson Sutton and Keelan Harvick, who finished second and third respectively.

 

“Now we’re one for three, we’ve got two more to go,” said Honeycutt in Victory Lane. “Big picture this weekend, we’re just trying to get confidence back and know that I can still do it. The last couple of weeks have been kind of rough, so we’re just looking to bounce back for Niece Motorsports this weekend.

 






Pole: Kaden Honeycutt



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zMAX CARS Tour LMSC

Lewis Dominates Window World 100, Takes zMAX CARS Tour LMSC Points Lead

Lewis Dominates Window World 100, Takes zMAX CARS Tour LMSC Points Lead

 

Landen Lewis turned his pole position into a dominant win Friday night, celebrating in Victory Lane with Window World CEO Tammy Whitworth after the Window World 100.

 

Landen Lewis was as close to perfect as a driver could be in Friday night’s Window World 100 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

 

Lewis started on the pole and led all 100 laps of the zMAX CARS Tour’s action-packed return to North Wilkesboro, beating Tristan McKee to the finish line by 0.918 seconds. The driver of the No. 29 Kevin Harvick Incorporated entry collected the trophy after holding off the field on a Lap 74 restart that gave Lewis’ closest pursuers hope of overtaking him, but whatever optimism they had was short-lived.

 

Lewis needed only half a lap to clear McKee for the final time and pull away from the field for an emotional victory.

 

“Speechless, that’s what I am right now,” said Lewis. “This one hits hard. These guys have worked their butts off. I’m with them every weekend, grinding with them, trying to make this race car better.”

 

Mini Tyrrell followed Lewis and McKee home in third, with Kaden Honeycutt and Carson Loftin completing the top five.

 

Lewis’ third career zMAX CARS Tour LMSC triumph moved the 19-year-old driver into the series points lead after Connor Hall, who entered Friday’s race in the top spot, ended up 10th at the finish.

 






Pole: Landen Lewis



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Monday, March 10, 2025

NASCAR and ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Phoenix Raceway)

#NASCAR and #ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Phoenix Raceway)

Winners: Christopher Bell (Cup); Aric Almirola (Xfinity); plus Brent Crews (ARCA West)

Phoenix Winners (RTR Graphics)
Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR Graphics

 

NASCAR Cup

Christopher Bell Gets Third Consecutive #Win

 

Christopher Bell prevailed in a dramatic side-by-side finish with his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin – the second-closest finish in Phoenix Raceway history – to earn Bell his third consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory this season, a record in the sport’s Next Gen Car era.

 

Bell’s No. 20 JGR Toyota went high alongside Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota as the two cars dueled it out in the final two corners of a two-lap shootout on the one-mile speedway. The 30-year-old Oklahoman claimed the historic win by a mere 0.049 seconds, marking his second straight victory in this spring race at Phoenix.

 

“How about that one, race fans? Oh my gosh!” a jubilant Bell shouted to the Phoenix crowd after collecting the winner’s checkered flag at the start-finish line.

 

“Whenever you’re sitting there dreaming it up, that’s about as ugly as it gets. You put the red [option] tires on, and you’re like, all right, what I don’t want to happen is go 20, 30 laps, get a yellow. That happened. Then we went 10 more laps, had another yellow.

 

“It was all about who could get clear on the restart. Neither of us could. We were racing really hard coming to the line. JGR ran 1-2 — how about that?”

 

Post-race inspection was completed without issue in the Cup Series garage, confirming Christopher Bell as the winner.

 

Bell now heads to the 1.5-mile Las Vegas high banks next week, hoping to match a milestone set by NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, who is the only driver to win four of a season’s first five races, doing so in 1992.

 






Pole: William Byron



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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 3:30 pm ET for the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.


NASCAR Xfinity

Aric Almirola Wins in Overtime Thriller

 

Aric Almirola made a dramatic last-lap pass in overtime to claim the win in Saturday’s GOVX 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway, making door-to-door contact with Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman in the final two turns. The 0.045-second margin of victory was the second-closest finish in the track’s history.

 

Almirola led 25 laps on the afternoon, but his last-lap move to the checkered flag was the only one he led in the final 50 laps of the 208-lap event. His No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota emerged from a four-wide battle for the lead on the final restart with two laps remaining, then finally overtook Bowman less than 200 feet from the finish line.

 

“I just knew I needed to get from there to here first,” Almirola said, standing by his car at the start-finish line. “I knew I was going to use him up a little bit, but was trying to win the race. I feel like it was warranted. I didn’t feel like I did anything overly egregious. I just throttled up, and it was a drag race to the start-finish line.”

 





Pole: Alex Bowman



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Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 4:30 pm ET for the The LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.




NASCAR Trucks

NASCAR CRAFTMAN Truck Series – Off-Track this Weekend







Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 9:00 pm ET for the Ecosave 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.




ARCA

Last-Lap Heroics Propel Brent Crews to His First ARCA Menards Series Pavement Win

 

Coming to the white flag in Friday’s General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway, it appeared Brent Crews would settle for a strong-but-disappointing second in his first outing with Joe Gibbs Racing.

 

Instead, Crews found himself celebrating his first pavement victory in the ARCA Menards Series. A second attempt at a one-lap shootout provided Crews an opportunity to chase down the dominant driver of the night in Brenden Queen, who he edged to the finish line after muscling his rival out of the way in Turn 3.

 

Long familiar with the efficiency Queen has displayed at short tracks in the southeast, Crews knew a perfect restart was imperative to overtake him on the final lap. Besting Queen on the ARCA Menards Series platform was something Crews took pride in as he celebrated his victory.

 

“I raced Brenden [Queen] the whole year last year,” Crews said. “We raced him for CARS Tour wins, and then coming here to the ARCA Menards Series at a track like Phoenix to race for the win was really special. A great job to [Pinnacle Racing Group]. They had a winning car today, so I’m grateful for the caution at the end.”

 






Pole: Brent Crews (Practice and Qualifying Canceled Due to Weather)



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Next Race: The ARCA Series West will return on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the an event on the 0.375-mile paved oval at Tucson Speedway.



 

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Sunday, March 9, 2025

Phoenix Raceway Cup Fast Facts

Phoenix Raceway Cup Fast Facts

Phoenix Begins Stretch of Traditional Tracks

Phoenix Raceway #NASCAR Cup Fast Facts

 

Fast Facts

  • Track: Phoenix Raceway
  • Location: Avondale, Arizona
  • Track length: 1 mile
  • When: Sunday, 3: 30 p.m. ET
  • Where to tune in: FS1, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • Race purse: $11,055,250
  • Race distance: 312 laps | 312 miles
  • Stages: 60 | 185 | 312
  • Defending winner: Christopher Bell, March 2024
  • Starting lineup: William Byron wins Busch Light Pole

History tells us…

Team Penske will be the trio to beat Sunday. Since the debut of the Next Gen car in the 2022 season, no driver has led more laps at Phoenix than reigning (and three-time) Cup champ Joey Logano, who’s paced the field for a combined 298 laps in those six races. Next in line? His teammate at Team Penske, Ryan Blaney. The duo has won each of the last three Cup titles, with Logano claiming the 2022 and 2024 titles and Blaney in 2023, all at Phoenix in the November finale. Logano starts second Sunday, and Blaney 12th. Blaney has still yet to find Victory Lane at Phoenix, but that could change in a hurry.

 

He may not be the favorite to win, but watch out for …

 

ROSS CHASTAIN - The Trackhouse Racing driver won the season finale in 2023 at Phoenix, preventing Blaney from winning the race but not the championship. Chastain is averaging a 9.2 finish in his last six Phoenix starts, with three top fives in that span. He finished runner-up to Chase Briscoe in the spring Phoenix event in 2022 and may be in contention to score a second Arizona win on Sunday.

 

Three-in-a-Row Bid at Phoenix

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell — the defending Phoenix spring race winner — is attempting to make history this weekend by claiming a third consecutive win early in the season. It would be the 29th time a driver has done that in the NASCAR Cup Series’ modern era (post-1972) although no driver has ever won three straight with the Next Gen car that debuted in 2022.

 





Most recently among current full-time drivers, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch earned three straight trophies in 2015. Brad Keselowski and Busch won three races in a row in 2018. Kyle Larson is the last to accomplish the feat — doing it twice in his 2021 championship-winning season. Eleven times the driver who has won three straight has gone on to win the title that same year.

 

Lineup for Shriners Children's 500

  • (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
  • (22) Joey Logano, Ford
  • (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
  • (21) Josh Berry, Ford
  • (43) Erik Jones, Toyota
  • (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
  • (71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
  • (7) Justin Haley, Chevrolet
  • (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
  • (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
  • (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
  • (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
  • (17) Chris Buescher, Ford
  • (2) Austin Cindric, Ford
  • (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
  • (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
  • (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
  • (35) Riley Herbst, Toyota
  • (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
  • (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
  • (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
  • (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
  • (41) Cole Custer, Ford
  • (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
  • (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
  • (38) Zane Smith, Ford
  • (34) Todd Gilliland, Ford
  • (60) Ryan Preece, Ford
  • (88) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet
  • (19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota
  • (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
  • (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
  • (4) Noah Gragson, Ford
  • (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota
  • (51) Cody Ware, Ford
  • (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
  • (78) Katherine Legge, Chevrolet
    •         (Car Number in Parentheses)



     

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    Monday, September 16, 2024

    NASCAR Cup Playoff Standings after The Glen

    NASCAR Cup Playoff Driver Standings after The Glen
    After NASCAR Cup Non-Playoff contender, Chris Buescher wins Sunday's ‘Go Bowling at The Glen’, Christopher Bell finds himself atop the championship standings as he sits 46 points above the Playoff cutline.

    Bell's 14th Place Finish was good enough to put him first in the Playoffs. #NASCAR
    Bell's 14th Place Finish was good enough to put him first in the Playoffs

     

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    Playoff Standings after the Glen
    Race Two of Three in Round of 16


    Rank

    Driver

       Points

    +/- Cutline

    Playoff Pts

    1

    Christopher Bell

    2089

    +46

    32

    2

    Austin Cindric

    2086

    +43

    8

    3

    Joey Logano

    2084

        LOCKED IN

    12

    4

    Alex Bowman

    2084

    +41

    5

    5

    Daniel Suarez

    2079

    +36

    6

    6

    Tyler Reddick

    2073

    +30

    28

    7

    Chase Elliott

    2073

    +30

    14

    8

    Ryan Blaney

    2072

    +29

    19

    9

    Kyle Larson

    2069

    +26

    40

    10

    William Byron

    2068

    +25

    22

    11

    Chase Briscoe

    2049

    +6

    5

    12

    Ty Gibbs

    2049

    +6

    4

    *Cutline*

    13

    Denny Hamlin

    2043

    -6

    15

    14

    Brad Keselowski

    2037

    -12

    8

    15

    Martin Truex Jr.

    2035

    -14

    5

    16

    Harrison Burton

    2029

    -20

    5





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    Monday, September 2, 2024

    NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Darlington & DuQuoin State Fairgrounds)

    #NASCAR / #ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Darlington & DuQuoin State Fairgrounds)

    Winners: Chase Briscoe (Cup); Christopher Bell (Xfinity); Brent Crews (ARCA)


    NASCAR Cup

    Chase Briscoe Stuns with Southern 500 Win, Claims Playoff Spot

    Chase Briscoe Stuns with Southern 500 Win

     

    Chase Briscoe fended off a fierce charge from Kyle Busch over the final 17 laps to win the Cook Out Southern 500 Sunday night at Darlington Raceway. 

     

    The victory, second of Briscoe’s career, propels the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs in the regular-season finale. Busch, winless and out of the postseason, fell 0.361 seconds short of triumph. Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain completed the top five.

     

    “It’s pretty crazy how God works, right?” Briscoe said with his son next to him. “We come here (in 2020) two days after having a miscarriage, are able to win and beat Kyle Busch. Then four years removed, I win here again beating Kyle Busch, but now I have my son with me. Marissa is here, pregnant with twins that could literally come at any point.”

     

    “For all 320 employees, everybody, to be able to race for a championship in their final year, man, unbelievable,” Briscoe said. “This group, the day that we found out that the team wasn’t going to exist anymore, we went over to the shop floor, we all looked at each other and said, ‘We’re in this till the end. We’re not going to give this up.’

     

    “We kept saying all week we got one bullet left in the chamber. That bullet hit.”

     





    Pole: Bubba Wallace

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    Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday September 8, 2024 at 3:00 pm ET for the Quaker State 400 available at Walmart at Atlanta Motor Speedway.


     

    NASCAR Xfinity

    Christopher Bell survives NASCAR Overtime to win Xfinity Series Race at Darlington

     

    Despite making contact with Cole Custer on the penultimate lap of NASCAR Overtime, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell survived to win the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

     

    The driver of the No. 20 Toyota was dominant in South Carolina, after leading 108 of 150 laps to finish ahead of runner-up finisher Custer.

     

    Sheldon Creed, Chase Elliott and Sammy Smith rounded out the top five.

     

    “That was wild, for sure,” said Bell, who started from the pole and led 108 laps. “I thought I was headed nose-first into the inside wall… It’s a tough race track, and off of (Turn) 2, whether you’re on the bottom of the top, it flushes you to the wall, and then you kind of get a little bit of a wiggle coming down.

     

    “Once again, I feel terrible for Sheldon, to essentially win the race on the long run there and then lose it on pit road. It’s a big bummer… It seemed like our car was really good on the short runs. Obviously, the 18, Sheldon, was really good on the long runs.

     

    “Unfortunately for him, the race played out differently, and fortunately for us, we got another shot at it.”

     





    Pole: Christopher Bell

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    Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday September 7, 2024 at 3:00 pm ET for the Focused Health 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.


     

    NASCAR Trucks

    NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Off Week





    Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Thursday September 19, 2024 8:00 pm ET for the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway.


     

    ARCA

    Brent Crews Survives Overtime Restart for Wire-to-Wire DuQuoin Win


    Brent Crews Survives Overtime Restart for Wire-to-Wire DuQuoin Win


    Faced with an overtime restart, Brent Crews did not disappoint. He led all 102 laps to win the ARCA Menards Series race at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.

     

    Crews picked up his second career ARCA win, earning his first in 2023 at another dirt track: Illinois State Fairgrounds.

     

    “A good spotter is crucial [when it comes] to telling me where everyone is at and coaching me through lap times,” Crews said. “Growing up on the dirt path was a big part [of this win] as well, being able to race midgets and stuff like that. It helped a lot, and I’m just grateful to be here.”

     

    Following Crews and second place William Sawalich in third was Andres Perez, with Kris Wright and dirt veteran Kelly Kovski completing the top five. The rest of the top 10 finishers consisted of Lavar Scott, Taylor Reimer, Christian Rose, Toni Breidinger and Tim Monroe.

     





    Pole: William Sawalich

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    Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on Friday, September 13, 2024 at 5:23 p.m.ET for the General Tire 100 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International.

     

    source: NASCAR / ARCA Media
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