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NASCAR – National Association for Stock Car Racing, based in Daytona Beach, Florida.

10 Seasons, 10 Moments: NASCAR On NBC Celebrates Decade Anniversary

by Mike
10 Seasons, 10 Moments: NASCAR On NBC Celebrates Decade Anniversary
10 of the Top Moments From Past 10 Years of NBC Sports’ NASCAR Coverage
Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney and William Byron to Race for 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship This Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock
Pre-Race Coverage Begins with Countdown to Green at 2 p.m. ET
STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 5, 2024 – NBC Sports will crown the NASCAR Cup Series champion for the 10th consecutive season this Sunday at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Sunday’s Championship Race punctuates 10 years of NBC Sports’ most-recent media rights agreement with NASCAR, which began in the summer of 2015.

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How Did New England-Connected NASCAR Drivers Do At Martinsville?

by Lou Modestino
How Did New England-Connected NASCAR Drivers Do At Martinsville?
Ryan Blaney won the Cup race while Joey Logano of Middletown, CT came in tenth with Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT finishing 14th while Boston’s Kaz Grala had to settle for 27th.  Then it was Corey LaJoie that placed 35th.  Corey LaJoie is the son of Two-Time Xfinity Champion Randy Lajoie who grew up in Norwalk, CT before he decided to head for Charlotte, NC in order to be closer to the top NASCAR action.
Aric Almirola took the checked flag first in the Xfinity race with seventh place going to Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT while Parker Kligerman of Weston, CT came in eighth.  Blaine Perkins finished 19th with Long Island’s Patrick Emerling caming home in 23rd.  Alfredo and Perkins both drive Team Cars for Cape Cod’s Chris Our and his daughter Mary who reside in Chatham, MA.
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NASCAR Cup Series Champion To Be Crowned At Phoenix Raceway This Sunday, Nov. 10, AT 3 P.M. ET On NBC And PEACOCK

by Mike
NASCAR Cup Series Champion To Be Crowned At Phoenix Raceway This Sunday, Nov. 10, AT 3 P.M. ET On NBC And PEACOCK
Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney and William Byron to Race for 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock; Pre-Race Coverage Begins at 2 p.m. ET
Practice and Qualifying Coverage on USA Network this Friday and Saturday
NBCSports.com’s Dustin Long Surrounds Championship Weekend with Comprehensive Coverage and Tim Layden Narrates Essay on Michael Jordan’s Quest for a NASCAR Championship
STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 4, 2024 – NBC Sports presents the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship from Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., this Sunday, Nov. 10, at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock with a special edition of Countdown to Green beginning at 2 p.m. ET. Below are the Championship 4 drivers vying for the Cup Series title:

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NASCAR Weekend Preview: Martinsville Speedway

by Mike
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Martinsville Speedway

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

Race for the final two NASCAR Cup Championship 4 spots is wide open

In a tripleheader weekend that will decide the Championship 4 contenders in each of NASCAR’s top three national series, the marquee event is Sunday’s Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway (2 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Two-time champion Joey Logano and this season’s Regular Season Champion Tyler Reddick already have qualified for the Nov. 10 Championship 4 event at Phoenix Raceway by virtue of their respective victories at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway in the first two races of the Round of 8.

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Former NASCAR Driver Austin Theriault to Face Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd District

by Lou Modestino
Former NASCAR Driver Austin Theriault to Face Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd District
Maine Public | By Kevin Miller
Former NASCAR driver Austin Theriault won the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s closely watched 2nd Congressional District.
The Associated Press called the race for Theriault about an hour after the polls closed in Maine. Early returns showed the 30-year-old Fort Kent, ME native with a large lead over his primary opponent, Mike Soboleski of Phillips.

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Whelen Engineering and Richard Childress Racing Extend Partnership in 2025

by Mike
Whelen Engineering and Richard Childress Racing Extend Partnership in 2025

WELCOME, N.C. (October 31, 2024) – Whelen Engineering, a global leader in the emergency warning industry for over 70 years, will continue their partnership with Richard Childress Racing in 2025 as anchor sponsor on the No. 2 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Jesse Love, current Sunoco Rookie of the Year points leader, will return to the organization to pilot the race-winning entry.

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