Winners and losers from a consequential NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Just one race remains in the 2025 NASCAR Cup season, and the Championship 4 drivers have now been confirmed Motorsport · Oct 27, 2025
2025 NASCAR Cup official Championship 4 playoff grid Byron led 304 of 500 laps, ensuring Hendrick will have two shots at the NASCAR Cup title next weekend Motorsport · Oct 26, 2025
Winners and losers from a thrilling NASCAR Cup race at Talladega A nail-biting finish ended with Briscoe punching his ticket to the championship finale, while his rivals will be left to sweat in the days leading up to the Round of 8 elimination race Motorsport · Oct 20, 2025
Blaney: A second Cup title "would mean more than the first" No driver has won back-to-back Cup titles since the end of Jimmie Johnson's unprecedented five-year run in 2010, and it's never been done in this volatile knockout format. What would it mean to Ryan Blaney to accomplish such a feat? According to the Team Penske driver, it would be even… Motorsport · Nov 9, 2024
Ty Majeski is the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Ty Majeski was simply not going to be denied Friday night at Phoenix Raceway. He was the the last driver to transfer into the Championship 4, but he made the most of it in the title-deciding race. He crossed the line over four seconds clear of his nearest rival, taking… Motorsport · Nov 9, 2024
Byron has "blocked out a ton of the noise" after Martinsville controversy The driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet is making his second consecutive appearance in the Championship 4 — but he'd rather not repeat his 2023 performance. Motorsport · Nov 8, 2024
What the unusual radio messages reveal about contentious Martinsville finish NASCAR has announced that it intends to review the radio communications from the closing laps of Sunday's race at Martinsville, which decided the final spots in the Championship 4. Autosport · Nov 4, 2024
What the unusual radio comms reveal about contentious Martinsville finish NASCAR has yet to review the radio communications from the closing laps of Sunday's race (they intend to do so in the week ahead). And while Ryan Blaney drove off with the race win, strange things were happening throughout the field as Chevy and Toyota grappled for the final spot… Motorsport · Nov 4, 2024
NASCAR will "look at" radio chatter from closing laps of Martinsville race NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Elton Sawyer visited the Media Center at Martinsville to clear the air over their decision to remove Christopher Bell from the Championship 4. Bell appeared to ride the wall, which was banned following Ross Chastain's dramatic wall-ride into the Championship 4 during the 2022… Motorsport · Nov 4, 2024
Blaney wins his way into the Championship 4 with shadow over race finish In the closing laps of the race, it became a three-way fight for the win between Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and Ryan Blaney. Motorsport · Nov 3, 2024
Eckes and Gray clash for the win and at Victory Lane in wild NASCAR Truck finish Christian Eckes was a dominant force in Saturday's NASCAR Truck race at Martinsville, but a rash of late yellows completely changed the complexion of the finish. Several drivers chose to pit for fresh tires, rapidly cutting through the field and one of them had his sights set on the Championship… Motorsport · Nov 2, 2024
No job and nothing to lose, Chandler Smith looks to secure Xfinity title shot The Martinsville cut-off race almost always ends in drama as drivers fight tooth and nail for the final spots in the Championship 4 across all three national divisions of the sport -- but it's simply at another level in the NASCAR Xfinity Series where rising stars are still learning the… Motorsport · Oct 30, 2024
Blaney in disbelief after Reddick's mad charge to the win The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, Ryan Blaney, was seconds away from securing his place in the Championship 4 when 'The Beast', Tyler Reddick, ripped around the outside of his No. 12 Team Penske Ford — taking the win and leaving Blaney to deal with his bitter emotions from such a brutal… Motorsport · Oct 28, 2024
Tyler Reddick wins his way into championship race with wild last-lap pass Despite a few extra laps on his tires, Tyler Reddick charged forward to pass both Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney on the final lap to win his way into the Championship 4 for the very first time in his career. Motorsport · Oct 27, 2024
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 5, 2023 NASCAR Cup Series championship start time and starting lineup for Phoenix See the full starting lineup for Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series season finale.
Motorsport · Oct 31, 2023 Ryan Blaney's path to the Championship 4 a familiar one Blaney won relatively early this season at Charlotte and qualified for the playoffs, but he and his No. 12 Penske Ford team struggled with performance during the summer.
Motorsport · Oct 21, 2023 Hocevar rallies late to win Homestead Truck race In a daring strategy call, Rhodes was the first playoff contender to make his final pit stop – just on the edge of a fuel run – and moved into the lead when the remainder of the field cycled through a round of green flag stops.