NASCAR Cup PR

It’s Championship 4 weekend for NASCAR’s three national series as the sport returns to the desert and Phoenix Raceway to conclude the 2025 season.

NASCAR is rooted in family values, so when you look at the sport’s storied history, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that some of the most successful drivers share the same last name.

In 25 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Phoenix Raceway, Spire Motorsports has logged one top-15 and three top-20 finishes.

Raja, a 7-year-old Sumatran tiger, is wild about William Byron’s NASCAR Cup Series championship chances.

John Hunter Nemechek has six NASCAR Cup Series starts at Phoenix, with his highest finish of 14th coming from the 2025 spring race.

Ford Racing will be going for its fourth straight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver’s championship this weekend at Phoenix Raceway with ThorSport Racing’s Ty Majeski.

Kids continue to yell “6-7” despite it having no meaning and no context. Christopher Bell, however, could yell “11-2” and receive a tip of the cap, for it holds serious meaning and strong context for the driver of the No. 20 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry XSE.

With the exception of the four NASCAR Cup Series drivers vying for a championship Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, the season-ending race at the 1-mile oval allows everyone else the opportunity to end their year on a high note while simultaneously preparing for 2026.

A caution with 19 laps to go set up one final round of pit stops with the 12 team getting Blaney off pit road second prior to the final restart with 11 laps left, but he was unable to regain the lead in the closing laps, culminating in a second-place effort.

The Haas Factory Team brought competitive cars and a lot of determination to Martinsville Speedway this weekend.