On Saturday afternoon, Phoenix Raceway hosted the second race of the Championship 4 weekend and this time, the NASCAR Xfinity Series took center stage.
Chase Elliott failed pre-race inspection and started from the back of the field, but powered his way to the win at Phoenix to capture the Cup championship.
Four drivers were eligible for the season title with Sheldon Creed, Brett Moffitt, Zane Smith and Grant Enfinger eligible to fight for the title. In this special edition of Power Rankings, we’ll analyze the Championship 4 drivers tonight in chronological order.
The Dawsonville, Georgia, native rallied from the rear of the field to dominate and pull away late from his title rivals to claim his first Cup title in his fifth full-time season.
After a quiet first two stages, a late-race caution gave Sheldon Creed the opportunity to drive from eighth place to the front and take the lead to win the Truck Series championship.
For the first time in 13 years, the NASCAR Xfinity Series returned to Martinsville Speedway for race No. 32 of the 2020 season and the final race in the Round of 8 Playoffs.
The NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series visited Martinsville Speedway last Friday night for their second to last race of the 2020 season and the final event before the Championship 4 race at Phoenix Raceway.
The 35-year-old Poole from The Woodlands, Texas, will part ways with Alpha Prime Racing following a three-year campaign at the conclusion of the 2026 NASCAR season.
The 2023 Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, rallied from an early pit road speeding penalty and a slow pit service amid a stumble to notch his third top-five result in a row in recent weeks during the Chase and trail the points lead by 85 points approaching the final four-race stretch of the 2026 Cup Series season.
The initial tests of the new NTT INDYCAR SERIES IR-28 chassis took place in August and September on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and oval, two circuits known for their billiard-table smooth asphalt.
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Phoenix Raceway announced today that its NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Chase race on Friday, Oct. 16, will be known as the Zero Carbon Bioethanol 150 Powered By POET.