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NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 Contenders Are Locked-In, Time to Decide a Champion

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here – Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series wrapped up the Round of 8 last weekend at Martinsville Speedway and will now head to Phoenix Raceway to crown a new NASCAR Xfinity Series champion. Four drivers – Austin Hill, A.J. Allmendinger, Cole Custer and Justin Allgaier – will vie for the title on Saturday, November 9 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race at 7:30 p.m. ET on The CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

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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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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Approaching Miami: Playoffs Contender’s Career Performances

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series competitors have one more week to prepare before heading to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the second race of the Round of 8 on Saturday, October 26 at 12 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio.

As Homestead-Miami Speedway looms closer, the pressure to advance to the coveted Championship 4 Round increases. A win at the 1.5-mile oval by a Playoff contender would guarantee their spot in the next round.

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NASCAR Cup Playoff Contenders Face Round of 16 Elimination Race at Bristol

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

Tensions are high, the point standings are tight, and once the stadium lights illuminate the ‘World’s Fastest Half-Mile’ expect nothing less than a spectacular showdown amongst the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ 16 in Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway (Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

With this weekend’s highly anticipated event serving as the elimination race for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 16, a lot is on the line for the postseason contenders. Team Penske’s Joey Logano is the only driver that has locked himself into the Round of 12 by virtue of his Atlanta win leaving 11 spots still up for grabs on Saturday.

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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks Playoffs’ 10 Contenders – Series Is Off Until Sept. 19

September 12, 2024

Drivers are listed below by seeding heading into Bristol Motor Speedway – Playoff Race 2 of 7:

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Ben Rhodes Readies Sneak Attack On Other Truck Series Contenders

August 21, 2024August 21, 2024

Defending champion Ben Rhodes is the stealth bomber of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.

In 2021, Rhodes passed Zane Smith with eight laps left in the title race at Phoenix and finished third to Smith’s fifth to secure his first series championship.

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Championship Contenders, ASA Regional Champions Among Early Nashville Entries

October 20, 2023

Entries for the Curb Records/Big Machine Vodka SPIKED Coolers All American 400 Presented by US Tank and Cryogenics at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway are starting to roll in. The inaugural ASA STARS National Tour champion will be crowned on the weekend of November 3-5. (more…)

NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Contenders Face Round of 16 Elimination Race at Bristol

September 14, 2023September 15, 2023

At a track as unpredictable as Bristol, the only thing guaranteed this weekend is four drivers will be eliminated from the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Tensions are high, the point standings are tight, and once the stadium lights illuminate the ‘World’s Fastest Half-Mile’ expect nothing less than the greatest stock car drivers in the universe to battle it out in spectacular fashion in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, this Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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Bonato Is Best on Friday at Rally Islas Canarias

May 5, 2023

Yoann Bonato underlined his status as an asphalt ace during an action-packed opening leg of Rally Islas Canarias, the second FIA European Rally Championship round of the season.

The flying Frenchman, armed with a Michelin-equipped Citroën C3 Rally2, was sensational throughout Friday’s six sealed-surface stages that totalled 88.72 kilometres and proved a tough task for the ERC regulars and their Spanish championship counterparts.

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Charlotte Road Course Elimination Race to Challenge NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff Contenders

October 6, 2022

The NASCAR Xfinity Series will be crossing its last road course of the season off the 2022 schedule this weekend as they head to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course for the Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina on Saturday, October 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR radio.

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