On Thursday night at the Music City Center, the NASCAR Champion’s Week festivities concluded with the honoring of Ryan Blaney, who reached the pinnacle of the sport—claiming the NASCAR Cup Series title—by outdueling three other Championship 4 contenders Nov. 5 at Phoenix Raceway.
Kaulig Racing announced today that Josh Williams will drive the No. 11 Chevrolet in the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) season. Williams’ long-time sponsor, Alloy Employer Services, will serve as a primary partner.
Ryan Blaney passed Kyle Larson for second on lap 292 and held the position to claim the championship as Ross Chastain took the win at Phoenix. It is Blaney's first Cup championship.
The 29-year-old, third-generation Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, outdueled title rivals Kyle Larson, William Byron and Christopher Bell to become the 36th different competitor to win a Cup Series title following a runner-up result in the 2023 finale at Phoenix.
The 2014 Cup Series champion from Bakersfield, California, led 23 laps en route to earning a top-10 result in his 826th and final career start as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series competitor.
The 21-year-old Gibbs from Charlotte, North Carolina, recorded four top-five results, 10 top-10 results, 112 laps led and an average-finishing result of 18.4 en route to becoming the fourth different competitor to win a Cup rookie title for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Heading into the championship finale weekend for NASCAR's three main touring series at Phoenix Raceway, Bell is looking to win his first career Cup Series Championship.
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, led 47 of 134 laps and outdueled Kaden Honeycutt amid an 11-lap shootout for his seventh Truck victory of 2026 and narrow his points deficit to 17.
Kaden Honeycutt led 85 of 167 laps, won the second stage and was battling for the win in the closing laps before finishing third to lead Toyota in the NASCAR Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The 34-year-old Daly from Noblesville, Indiana, has finished 26th and 16th in his two previous Truck starts this season with Kaulig Racing as he strives to maximize his third start at Phoenix, Arizona, on October 16.
The 27-year-old Mosack from Charlotte, North Carolina, posted a single pole-winning lap at 180.234 mph in 29.961 seconds for his second Truck career pole and first since Atlanta 2025.
