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By Jared Turner Each of the four championship finalists has been downright brilliant at times this year. So who's the favorite to prevail in Sunday’s winner-take-all finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway? Let’s give the nod to Carl Edwards based on sheer, unbridled desire. No one wants this more than Carl, after losing the 2011 title to Tony Stewart in such heartbreaking fashion – on the basis of a tiebreaker. Then again, of the remaining title contenders, only Joey Logano and Kyle Busch have been part of the Championship 4 before, which could provide at least a psychological advantage. Then again, one could argue…
Nov. 13, 2016 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – Joey Logano earned a return trip to the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway after a year’s absence. Kyle Busch will head to the South Florida track to try to defend his 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. And Kevin Harvick won’t be competing for the title for the first time since NASCAR debuted its elimination Chase format in 2014. Needing a victory to advance, as it turned out, Harvick finished fourth in Sunday’s Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. In a race that featured spectacular side-by-side racing and a substitute…
Nov. 12, 2016 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – It was just another routine Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway for Kyle Busch. But nothing else in the Ticket Galaxy 200 was at all ordinary. All the drama unfolded behind Busch, as eight drivers scrambled for four positions in the NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase’s Championship 4 Round at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Busch led 190 of 200 laps on the way to his 10th NASCAR XFINITY Series victory of the season, his 10th at the one-mile track and the 86th of his career, extending his own series record. Busch beat runner-up Austin…
Nov. 11, 2016 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – William Byron’s bitter disappointment proved a boon for two of his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammates in Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. When the engine in Byron’s No. 9 Toyota expired on Lap 141 of 150 – ending the championship run for the series’ most prolific winner this year – Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Daniel Suarez took over the race lead and went on to score the first NCWTS victory of his career. Byron’s elimination from the inaugural Camping World Truck…
By Ben White Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the No. 93 BK Racing Toyota, needed a little help to get his first ride in 2007. When he turned 16 in July of 1991, he had just started a new part-time job and needed wheels to get to work. “I got a 2006 Ford Mustang," DiBenedetto said. "It was a just a regular old car. It looked cool but it was only a six-cylinder. It was black with silver stripes and I actually found it online. It looked cool partly because it was lowered. It had 19-inch wheels. It was actually a special package…