Heim time finally struck title o’clock, and it’s about time. The Toyota man has been deserving of a title for a while now and even of a Cup Series seat.
After a hard-fought second-place finish in Saturday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, Aric Almirola leaned against the No.
The NASCAR Cup Series finale at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday is perhaps the most important race of Denny Hamlin’s long career. The Joe Gibbs Racing veteran has a golden opportunity to win the title and end a curse he has been enduring since the beginning of his career.
19-year-old Connor Zilisch rounded off an incredible Xfinity Series season with a valiant effort to win the championship at the Phoenix Raceway on Saturday.
NASCAR is expected to announce changes in the playoff format soon after the 2025 season finale at the Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. While there is no clarity as to how exhaustive the changes would be, comparisons are bound to happen, and talks have already begun.
On the last day before the finale race at Phoenix Raceway, the garage might be alive with precision and purpose, but the drivers themselves are taking a different approach.
Joey Logano has long stood behind NASCAR’s winner-take-all playoff system. But with the sport considering multiple races for the Championship 4 round and rotating venues for the finale each season, the system that fueled Team Penske’s three-year streak of dominance may soon be a thing of the past.
In a bizarre turn of events, Alpha Prime Racing team owner Tommy Joe Martins got into a physical fight with his own crew chief and a crew member. Alpha Prime is a small team that gets by with what it can.
For Jesse Love, elation. For Connor Zilisch, heartbreak. The NASCAR Xfinity Series championship slipped through his fingers. After a historic season, 10 wins, the pole awards, laps led, top-fives, and everything in between – sadness.
Denny Hamlin, a driver who’s as polarizing as he is skilled, has spent more than two decades carving his way into the hearts of NASCAR fans. He’s known for speaking his mind without sugarcoating and has embraced the persona of a man whom the crowd loves to boo.
When Stewart-Haas Racing closed its doors last year, its drivers found new homes in no time. Josh Berry, Noah Gragson, and Chase Briscoe landed on their feet.
Even though Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin have had a frenemy relationship on the track in recent years, the friend part is still there. So, it’s not a shock that Larson has nothing but good things to say about his NASCAR rival ahead of tomorrow’s Championship 4 race.
Kyle Larson has successfully achieved his spot in the Championship-4 to fight for the coveted Cup Series title win at Phoenix in 2025. The HMS star is already a one-time champion heading into the title battle this year.