William Byron Is Ignoring ‘Outside Noise’ as Title Race Approaches

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.

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

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.

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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

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

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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Penultimate NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race From Martinsville Speedway This Sunday, Nov. 3, At 2 P.M. ET On NBC

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.

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Penultimate Cup Series Playoff Race at Martinsville to Finalize Championship Four

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.

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