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Tyler Reddick Is Focused On The Championship Race In First Attempt At Cup Title
If the spring event at Phoenix Raceway is an indication, Tyler Reddick has cause for optimism entering Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at the one-mile track (3 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
William Byron Is Ignoring ‘Outside Noise’ as Title Race Approaches
William Byron stood anxiously next to his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet last Sunday on Martinsville (Va.) Speedway’s pit lane as NASCAR officials settled a points tiebreaker between Byron and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell—the winner receiving a ticket to the Championship Four, the other forced to wait until next year for a title opportunity.
Ryan Blaney Hopes Championship Race Is Just As Sweet The Second Time Around
AVONDALE, Ariz.— Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney smiled and acknowledged that having won a title in NASCAR’s premier series last year helped prepare him for his second shot this weekend.
Time Is Now: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Four to Vie for the Bill France Performance Cup in Phoenix
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.
NASCAR Penalizes Bubba Wallace, Ross Chastain, Austin Dillon For Martinsville Race Manipulation
NASCAR has handed out penalties to Ross Chastain, Austin Dillon, Bubba Wallace and their teams for actions on the track at Martinsville Speedway.
All three drivers were penalized for race manipulation in the Martinsville NASCAR race on Sunday, NASCAR announced Tuesday. (more…)
1970 Plymouth Superbird Owned by Richard Petty Is Up for Sale
Introduced in 1969 for NASCAR homologation, the Dodge Charger Daytona saw daylight in 503 units. The following year, Plymouth introduced a largely identical Superbird. However, because NASCAR changed homologation requirements, Plymouth had to produce nearly 2,000 examples. (more…)
Penultimate NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race From Martinsville Speedway This Sunday, Nov. 3, At 2 P.M. ET On NBC
Live Pre-Race Coverage of Final NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 Playoff Race from Martinsville Speedway Begins Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC
Tyler Reddick and Joey Logano Have Clinched Berths in Championship 4
With Only Two Spots Remaining, Christopher Bell and William Byron Round out Top Four in Final Race Before Next Weekend’s Cup Series Championship
Last Week’s Race from Homestead-Miami Speedway Averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 2.4 Million Viewers, Up 4% vs. 2023
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 31, 2024 – It’s an elimination race! With Tyler Reddick and Joey Logano’s Championship appearances already clinched, the final two drivers that will compete for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship will be determined this weekend during NBC Sports’ coverage of the Xfinity 500 from Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., this Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. ET on NBC. A 30-minute Countdown to Green Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC leads into live race coverage. Martinsville is the fifth of six consecutive Cup Series playoff races to be presented live on NBC, culminating in the Cup Series Championship next weekend on Nov. 10.
Penultimate Cup Series Playoff Race at Martinsville to Finalize Championship Four
Time has come to decide who will make-up the Championship 4 Round this season, and 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, November 3 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
After a dazzling display of talent in the closing laps of the Homestead-Miami Speedway Playoff race, which saw 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick now joins Team Penske’s Joey Logano as the only two drivers locked into the next round. With two spots still available, at least one will be filled by a driver that earns their position in the Championship 4 Round on points.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Xfinity 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 29, 2024) – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, going into the Xfinity 500 on Sunday, November 3 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90). (more…)