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Time Is Now: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Four to Vie for the Bill France Performance Cup in Phoenix

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024

For four drivers – Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick and William Byron – an entire season’s worth of work will come down to this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway this Sunday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

Outperforming the rest of the Playoff field through the previous nine weeks of the postseason, has landed these four elite competitors into the series’ Championship 4 Round vying for the title this weekend.

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One Race To Go For The Championship! Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett, Steve Letarte, And Brad Daugherty Preview NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race This Sunday, Nov. 10, At 3 P.M. Et On NBC And PEACOCK

November 7, 2024

“It has given us some of the most crazy, exciting, chaotic races and finishes that we’ll remember forever, so if something bizarre or historic happens on Championship Weekend, I won’t be surprised.” – Leigh Diffey on the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs

“This was probably the best Round of 8, so you knew going forward that whatever four came out of this were going to be an outstanding Championship 4, and that’s exactly what we have.” – Dale Jarrett on the Championship 4 drivers

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 6, 2024 – With the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship race from Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., this Sunday, Nov. 10, at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, it’s time to check in with our NBC Sports NASCAR commentators to hear what storylines and moments they’re most excited for this weekend.

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Statistical Advance: Analyzing the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race

November 6, 2024November 6, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 5, 2024) – Below is a look at the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Championship 4 contenders at Phoenix Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona leading into the Championship Race on November 10 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

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FuelFest brought to you by NOCO Gears Up For their 3nd Annual Arizona show at Westworld of Scottsdale on December 9, 2023

November 28, 2023

SCOTTSDALE, AZ –– Following record-setting shows in Los Angeles, West Palm Beach and Dallas-Fort Worth and new shows in New Jersey and Las Vegas, FuelFest brought to you by NOCO is set to open gates for their 3^rd year in Arizona, FuelFest Arizona at the Westworld of Scottsdale on Saturday, December 9^th from 1:00 – 8:00pm, located 16601 N. Pima Rd, Scottsdale, AZ. Admission tickets start at $35 per person/Kids 12 and under are FREE.

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Ryan Blaney Masters Martinsville

October 30, 2023November 2, 2023

And then there were four.

Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and William Byron.

No Denny Hamlin or Martin Truex, Jr. No Kevin Harvick, who is heading to the broadcast booth in 2024. No Chase Elliott, Joey Logano or Kyle Busch.

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Eli Tomac First Repeat Winner of 2022 at Supercross Triple Crown in Arizona

February 7, 2022

Glendale, Ariz., (February 6, 2022) Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha’s Eli Tomac took the Monster Energy AMA Supercross overall win in front of 54,781 screaming fans inside State Farm Stadium at the first Triple Crown race of the season.

The unique three-race format combines results to award single-event championship points. Tomac’s victory made him the season’s first repeat winner in an intensely close title battle. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Malcolm Stewart took home second place. It marked his first podium of 2022 and also his career-first Triple Crown podium finish. Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton earned third overall in his first 450SX Class Triple Crown event thanks to a win in the final race. In the Western Regional 250SX Class, Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence took his first win of the season with consistent 2-1-2 finishes inside the first football stadium venue of 2022.

When the 450SX Class dropped the gate on the ninth-ever Triple Crown format race, Tomac shot out of the gate and holeshot the field in Race 1. From there he built over a three second lead that held to the checkers. Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen held second early but had Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson and Malcolm Stewart on his tail. Two minutes into the 12-minute plus one lap race, Stewart pushed past Anderson for third. Further back, round three winner Chase Sexton was in the mix but two tip overs relegated him to an eleventh place finish. With less than three minutes on the race clock Anderson, then back in third, pushed cleanly past Roczen. Stewart moved around the Honda rider soon after to wrap the top five in Race 1 as Tomac, Anderson, Stewart, Roczen, and Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin.

Eli Tomac repeated his holeshot in 450SX Class Race 2. The Yamaha rider led with Anderson, Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb, Musquin, and Sexton on his rear fender. In the early laps Stewart took over third place while defending champion Webb dropped back steadily, eventually finishing in eighth. Tomac rode perfectly and quickly distanced himself from any pressure for the lead spot. Just before the race’s midpoint Jason Anderson got slightly off-line on a launch and jumped off the track in a long rhythm section. He twisted his bike’s levers and got it hung up on a Tuffblox. It dropped Anderson outside of the top ten. Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha’s Dylan Ferrandis was the rider on the move late in the race, reaching fifth by the end, displacing Roczen to sixth. Anderson climbed back to twelfth by the finish.

In the final race of the night, Sexton rocketed out to the holeshot and quickly built a lead just out of reach of the battles behind him. Stewart sat second with Tomac in third, in position to take his fifth Triple Crown overall win if things held where they were. Anderson was the rider on the move early, pushing past other racers until he forced a three-rider battle for second place. With just over five minutes left on the clock Tomac pushed into second, but Anderson charged past both Stewart and Tomac to take over the spot and set his sights on Sexton, who was 4.2 seconds ahead on the track. Anderson wasn’t able to track down the Honda rider, costing him a podium finish. It was Anderson’s first Triple Crown event in which he did not leave with podium-position points.

The Western Regional 250SX Class racing was equally intense. Hunter Lawrence grabbed his first win of the year after landing on the podium at each prior round. He earned the top spot in Glendale through similar consistency with 2-1-2 finishes in each of the 10-minute plus one lap races. Points leader Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha’s Christian Craig won races 1 and 3 nearly unchallenged from start to finish, but his second race was a wild one. After Craig took over the lead on the opening lap, Smartop Bullfrog Spas MotoConcepts Honda’s Vince Friese collided with him in the sand section. The impact sent Craig sailing off the track and into the stadium’s field barriers. Craig’s charge to fourth in that race, salvaging an overall podium finish. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Jo Shimoda rounded out the night’s top three with 5-3-3 finishes. It was Shimoda’s first podium finish of the year.

The series heads back into California for Round 6 and Anaheim 3, the last round of the initial West Coast swing. It will also mark the final Western Regional 250SX Class series event before that class takes a five week break for the Eastern Regional 250SX Class series to kick off. Tickets are available for the most exciting racing on the planet as it continues its 17-round sweep across the United States. For information on upcoming venues, ticket purchases, and to get the airtimes of each event on Peacock, NBC, CNBC and USA Network, please visit SupercrossLIVE.com.

450SX Class Results

1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha

2. Malcolm Stewart, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna

3. Chase Sexton, Clermont, Fla., Honda

4. Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.Mex., Kawasaki

5. Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Honda

6. Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS

7. Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM

8. Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM

9. Dean Wilson, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna

10. Shane McElrath, Oakland, Fla., KTM

450SX Class Championship Standings

1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha (111)

2. Chase Sexton, Clermont, Fla., Honda (100)

3. Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.Mex., Kawasaki (96)

4. Malcolm Stewart, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna (93)

5. Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS (89)

6. Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM (88)

7. Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Honda (80)

8. Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM (80)

9. Dylan Ferrandis, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha (75)

10. Aaron Plessinger, Leesburg, Fla., KTM (67)

Western Regional 250SX Class Results

1. Hunter Lawrence, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Honda

2. Christian Craig, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha

3. Jo Shimoda, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki

4. Garrett Marchbanks, Coalville, Utah, Yamaha

5. Vince Friese, Menifee, Calif., Honda

6. Jalek Swoll, Clermont, Fla., Husqvarna

7. Nate Thrasher, Livingston, Tenn., Yamaha

8. Carson Brown, Ravensdale, Wash., KTM

9. Michael Mosiman, Minneaola, Fla., GASGAS

10. Robbie Wageman, Newhall, Calif., Yamaha

Western Regional 250SX Class Championship Standings

1. Christian Craig, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha (122)

2. Hunter Lawrence, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Honda (114)

3. Michael Mosiman, Minneaola, Fla., GASGAS (99)

4. Jo Shimoda, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki (87)

5. Nate Thrasher, Livingston, Tenn., Yamaha (79)

6. Vince Friese, Menifee, Calif., Honda (76)

7. Robbie Wageman, Newhall, Calif., Yamaha (64)

8. Carson Brown, Ravensdale, Wash., KTM (55)

9. Carson Mumford, Simi Valley, Calif., Suzuki (55)

10. Garrett Marchbanks, Coalville, Utah, Yamaha (54)

NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Darlington Raceway

May 6, 2021

The Next Gen car is a collaboration of the brightest engineering minds in racing, with contributions coming from all sides of the NASCAR and automotive industries. The design of the Next Gen car gives the drivers greater control while putting an emphasis back on race strategies, team personnel and vehicle setups. While wind tunnels and computer simulations play an important role in racing, we want the competition to remain focused on the racetrack. (more…)

Special Edition NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Phoenix Raceway

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

It was announced back in March of 2019, that the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Weekend would be held at Phoenix Raceway in 2020. After a long, unpredictable, and unprecedented season the series has arrived, and four drivers and teams are ready give it their all and decide who will be crowned the 2020 champion. (more…)