After a controversial race last week at Phoenix, Jeff Gordon stretched his fuel mileage and won Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This was Gordon’s second win of the season and the 87th of his career.
When the NASCAR Nationwide Series chose to go to Montreal, everybody knew of the city and believed in the decision. However, when it came to NASCAR choosing Canadian Tire Motorsports Park for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, many questions began to enter the minds of fans.
In just his third full-time season, Brad Keselowski is crowned champion. The road to the championship hasn’t been easy but Keselowski has gone down the path and conquered the end result.
What an incredible 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. A season that started off with a Monday night under the lights Daytona 500 all the way to a riveting championship battle all the way to the final few laps at Homestead.
The 2012 season has been one crazy ride, from two brand new champions to one back-to-back champion. From AJ Allmendinger being suspended, to Dale Earnhardt Jr. sitting out for two weeks with a concussion. It has been a season of ups and downs within all three series of NASCAR competition.
For the sixth time in series history, the NASCAR Nationwide Series has a back-to-back champion as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was able to secure his second championship in a row on Saturday night.
Johnson was leading the race and the championship until lap 213 during a schedules green flag pit stop. The pit crew left off a rear lug nut and Johnson had to come back in to pit again. Johnson lost a lap and the title started fading at that point. Then on lap 226 Johnson slowed and went to the pits for repairs……the championship was over for Johnson and the No.48 team.
It has been quite a season for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and now he can celebrate with his second consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) championship. This championship proved that he is a true champion and all he endured throughout the season set him up for this great championship run.
A new face will be behind the wheel of the No. 62 Gracie Foundation Chevrolet for Beard Motorsports for Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
NASCAR’s Cup and O’Reilly Series head to the heart of Alabama and Talladega Superspeedway for the first of two visits in 2026. The two series will be joined by the ARCA Menards Series for a weekend packed of high-stakes, superspeedway racing.
Multi-time NASCAR race winner Shane van Gisbergen eyes a return to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) with Niece Motorsports at Watkins Glen International.
JR Motorsports has competed at Talladega Superspeedway a combined 82 times in the NOAPS. In those starts at the 2.66-mile superspeedway, the organization has recorded four wins, 22 top-fives and 37 top-10s.
