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I am the owner and webmaster of The MotorSportsNews.Net(work). I have been involved in motorsports websites for over 20 years, and can remember the days "before" Jayski.

Goodyear Racing Notes – Phoenix Raceway

by Mike

NASCAR Goodyear TiresNASCAR Cup Series teams will run a familiar Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup at this weekend’s Championship Race, though it will mark the first time these tires have run at Phoenix Raceway.

After racing the prime and option tire setups at Phoenix in March, the Cup Series returns to a single tire specification for the season finale on the 1-mile dogleg oval. This tire setup has previously been used at several short tracks this year, most recently at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in September. The right-side tire also ran last weekend at Martinsville Speedway, paired with a new left-side tire.

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William Byron Makes Championship Field With 11th-Hour Win At Martinsville

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William Byron wins Martinsville
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MARTINSVILLE, Va.—With a heroic, gloves-off drive on Sunday in the crucible that is Martinsville Speedway, William Byron earned a shot at the NASCAR Cup Series title and simultaneously saved the rest of the Championship 4 field from its worst nightmare.

Byron led three times for 304 laps—a career best for a single race—and beat Ryan Blaney to the finish line by 0.717 seconds after a restart with 11 laps left to win the Xfinity 500 elimination race under most exigent circumstances.

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Martinsville Drama Sets Up Heavyweight Matchup Between Hendrick And Gibbs In Championship

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NASCAR Cup Series ChampionshipA pair of Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas and a pair of Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets will vie for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship next Sunday at Phoenix Raceway – the four-team title card settled in Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway which certainly delivered the drama – again – in deciding which four drivers earned the chance to race for the big trophy.

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Sam Hunt Racing Expands; Thompson and Burton Named Full-Time Drivers for 2026 Season

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Sam Hunt RacingMOORESVILLE, N.C. (October 25,2025) – Sam Hunt Racing (SHR) announces today that the organization will expand to two full-time entries in 2026, both with full-time drivers. Dean Thompson, who broke multiple organizational records in his rookie NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Season, will return to the No. 26 GR Supra. Harrison Burton, a NASCAR Cup Series winner and 2025 NXS playoff driver, will pilot the No. 24 GR Supra full-time.

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2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Schedule Revealed

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NASCAR Whelen Modified TourDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR today revealed the 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule, a 16-race slate that blends tradition, competition and fan-favorite venues.

The new season marks the highly anticipated return of Stafford Speedway and Oxford Plains Speedway, while the championship finale moves back to its storied home at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.

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Christopher Bell/Kyle Larson Matchup Is A Primary Focus At Martinsville

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Martinsville Speedway, Xfinity 500, NASCAR Cup Series raceFor years, those following the careers of Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell have anticipated a head-to-head matchup between the two drivers—on asphalt.

With two berths in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 Race on the line, it’s a given that the two stars will pay close attention to each other in Sunday’s high-stakes Xfinity 500 (2 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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JR Motorsports Teammates In Close Battle For Final NASCAR Xfinity Playoff Berth

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IAA & Ritchie Bros. 250, NASCAR Xfinity race at Martinsville SpeedwayTwo JR Motorsports drivers—prolific rookie Connor Zilisch and defending NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier—already have qualified for the Championship 4 Race on points.

Two other JRM drivers are locked in a close battle for the final Championship 4 berth as the series moves to Martinsville Speedway for Saturday’s IAA & Ritchie Bros. 250 (7:30 p.m. ET on CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Features Frantic Race For Playoff Berths

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Slim Jim 200, Martinsville, NASCAR Craftsman Truck raceWith one notable exception, the elimination race in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series features the closest competition among the three national touring series.

With three spots left in the Championship 4, five drivers are within 15 points of each other entering Friday night’s Slim Jim 200 at Martinsville Speedway (6 p.m. ET on FS1, NRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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