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All Eyes On Phoenix Raceway for NASCAR Cup Championship Weekend

by MikeNovember 3, 2022November 7, 2022

The anticipation and intensity that has been building over the last 35 races of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season will culminate this Sunday (Nov. 6) in the Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Four drivers have earned their way into the series’ Championship 4 Round. Two are former Cup champions – Joey Logano (2018) and Chase Elliott (2020) – and the other two – Christopher Bell and Ross Chastain – are hoping to etch their name on the NASCAR Cup Series champions list for the first time.

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series To Name a Champion in Phoenix

by MikeNovember 3, 2022

After a week to get their trucks ready for Championship Weekend, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers are gearing up for the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway on Friday, Nov. 4 at 10 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio to decide who of the Championship 4 contenders – Ty Majeski, Zane Smith, Ben Rhodes and Chandler Smith – will finish the highest this weekend and win the 2022 title.

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3 reasons why Joey Logano will be the NASCAR Cup Series champion

by Lou ModestinoNovember 3, 2022

Joey Logano is one of four playoff contenders who will compete for the NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway this weekend. Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, and Christopher Bell will join him.

However, let’s dive into three reasons why Logano, of Middletown, CT, will be the 2022 Cup Series champion.

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Historic Martinsville Speedway Ready to Finalize NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4

by MikeOctober 27, 2022October 31, 2022

Known as one of the best tracks to settle a score or decide who gets to advance on for a championship in an elimination race, the historic 0.526-mile Martinsville Speedway will once again play host to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 elimination race, the Xfinity 500 on Sunday, October 30 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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For the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, The Stage Is Set: Phoenix Raceway Up Next for the Championship 4 Round

by MikeOctober 27, 2022

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series concluded the Playoffs Round of 8 at Homestead-Miami Speedway last weekend, locking in the four drivers that will compete to take home the title and be named the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion.

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Homecoming Beckons for ERC Champion Efrén Llarena

by MikeOctober 17, 2022

FIA European Rally Champion Efrén Llarena is ready to put on a show for his home fans at the RallyRACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada finale this week (20 – 22 October).

Llarena and co-driver Sara Fernández were crowned the champions of Europe ahead of last month’s Barum Rally, while their Team MRF Tyres squad also sealed the respective teams’ title at the Czech event.

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Thompson Crowned 2022 Carrera Cup North America Champion at Road Atlanta

by Lou ModestinoOctober 3, 2022

“I’m so proud of this JDX Racing team! All season long we battled, and usually from behind. We worked, we studied, and we never quit. That takes great leadership. Jeremy and JoAnne Dale along with Harrison Brix aren’t just the letters in JDX, they are the reason I have a career in Motorsports and a Championship today.

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Race Of Champions Modified Series Set To Crown Champion With 34th Annual US Open At Lancaster Motorplex

by MikeSeptember 28, 2022

Lancaster N.Y. – (September 27, 2022) – The Race of Champions Modified Series will make its final visit of the year to Lancaster Motorplex this coming Saturday, October 1, 2022. It will be the final event of the 2022 season. (more…)

Daniel Harding Makes History As Wiscasset Speedway’s Youngest Division Champion To Date

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 27, 2022September 27, 2022

It may be hard to believe but the 2022 race season is already coming to a close at Wiscasset Speedway. The Group #1 divisions kicked off this season’s sendoff as they crowned their newest champions on Saturday night. (more…)

Canadian Rising Star Mac Clark Crowned Champion At Inaugural USF Juniors Presented By Cooper Tires Season

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 23, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas (September 22, 2022) − After a dramatic weekend at the Circuit of the Americas for the USF Juniors Presented by Cooper Tires season finale, where DEForce Racing #17 Mac Clark, arrived with a 30-point lead in the Driver Championship standings, the 18-year old from Milton, Ont., Canada, managed to clinch the title that awarded him a scholarship valued at more than $221,000 to graduate into the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, in 2023. (more…)