Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion, heads into the penultimate NASCAR Sprint Cup series race of the season firmly on the edge of making the Championship Four next weekend in Homestead. Logano spoke about what it will take and his mindset heading into the weekend.
ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media Friday at Phoenix International Raceway. He discussed his role driving the No. 88 Chevrolet SS, his future plans in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and other topics.
NASCAR fans, raise your glasses. Coors Light, the “Official Beer of NASCAR®,” will set sail on the first-ever NASCAR-themed cruise in January. Through a partnership between Entertainment Cruise Productions and MillerCoors, NASCAR: The Cruise Presented by Coors Light, will bring an entirely new level of excitement, adventure and refreshments to NASCAR’s only themed vacation.
Shell, Pennzoil and Team Penske will add a special section to the “mosaic” paint scheme on Joey Logano’s No. 22 Ford Fusion for the Can-Am 500 race at Phoenix International Speedway (PIR) this weekend in honor of Veteran’s Da
“Phoenix is one of those tracks where we always feel like we almost have a handle on the setup on the car, but something always seems to come along , whether it be weather, late race caution or whatever that bites us. We almost had a Top 10 there a few races back, came home 11th. We’re really hoping that this time, we’ll have it worked out and, God willing, we’ll score a good finish.”
Grammy Award-winning artist Sting will perform at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards on Friday, Dec. 2, at Wynn Las Vegas. The finale of NASCAR Champion’s Week festivities, the annual awards show brings together some of the greatest names in sports and entertainment to celebrate the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, team owner and 16 Chase drivers.
Richard Petty Motorsports and Brian Scott today announced Scott, driver of the No. 44 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford, will retire from full-time competition in NASCAR at the end of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Scott has made the personal decision to focus on his young and growing family and also the next phase of his career.
“I like the Phoenix track,” Preece said. “We had a pretty good car there in the first race of the year, and I’m looking forward to going back. We want to close out the year strong.”
“We’re bringing a good car to Phoenix,” Smithley said. “We’re definitely looking for better results this go-round. The track is smooth and fast – a really fun track to race.”
The 2022 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led the final 25 of 505 over-scheduled laps and utilized a late strategic call to assume the lead with worn tires to beat Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson through two restarts, including an overtime shootout, to become the 207th competitor to win in NASCAR's premier series.
Ty Gibbs earned his first NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway, holding off his competitors in a dramatic two-lap overtime shootout.
Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 7 NationsGuard Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports, fought hard all day despite handling issues and earned a 12th-place finish in Sunday's 503-lap race at Bristol
RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Discount Tire Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “Before the last yellow I was side-by-side for the lead and I slipped into three and that kind of cost us a shot to get it before that last yellow."
