In the first race of the 10-race Chase to the championship here is what was surprising and not surprising from 15th Annual myAFibRisk.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
On Saturday night at Kawartha Speedway, Jason Hathaway did everything that he needed to do, leading the most laps en route to scoring the victory in the Pinty’s 250 at Kawartha Speedway. In the end, though, it wouldn’t be enough as Scott Steckly would claim his fourth career NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Championship with a runner-up finish.
On September 8 while playing basketball, Denny Hamlin suffered a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee. Despite the injury, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has committed to running the rest of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series schedule as he is one of the 16 drivers that will be chasing after the championship.
Over the course of the last 11 races, eight of them have been won by Joe Gibbs Racing drivers, with Kyle Busch snagging four wins, Matt Kenseth winning three races and Carl Edwards scoring a single win. With all four drivers within the organization qualified for the Chase for the Championship, it would look as though the chance are in their favor for success. There are even some predictors that have placed more than one of the four drivers in the final round at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November.
When Jimmie Johnson takes the checkered flag at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22nd, it will be the end of fourteen straight seasons with Chad Knaus on top the pitbox of the #48 Chevrolet. The results of the partnership have been legendary so far. 72 wins. Six Sprint Cup championships, including five in a row from 2006-2010. The 2013 Daytona 500. Four Coca-Cola 600 victories, along with wins in the Southern 500 and Brickyard 400.
When the season started and Jason Hathaway took a look at the situation before him, the plan didn't include running the full NASCAR Canadian Tire Series schedule.
Following a season that has been highlighted by three trips to victory lane - including a sweep of both east coast events - Scott Steckly now heads into the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season finale, the Pinty's 250 at Kawartha Speedway, with a nine point advantage over Jason Hathaway and Andrew Ranger.
In the last race of the regular season and the one to set the Chase contenders here is what was surprising and not surprising from the 48th annual Federated Auto Parts 500 at Richmond International Raceway.
Matt Kenseth won the Federated Auto Parts 400 in a dominant fashion on Saturday night. Kenseth led 352 laps and skated to a clean victory ahead of Kyle Busch in second and pole-sitter Joey Logano.
Last weekend's race at Darlington used the low downforce package used at Kentucky in July, along with a softer tire compound. On Friday at Richmond, many in the NASCAR community, from the drivers to fans, seemed to be in support of the program.
The 29-year-old Jones from Atlanta, Georgia, will return for his 13th consecutive full-time campaign in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series division and eighth with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2027.
Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport returns to Daytona Beach, Florida to conclude the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regular season schedule with the running of the Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola.
Snap-on Incorporated, Wisconsin State Fair Park and INDYCAR announced Aug. 27 that Snap-on will continue as title sponsor of the Snap-on INDYCAR Weekend at the Milwaukee Mile for multiple years.
