Read more about the article Danica Patrick to Step Away From Full-Time NASCAR Racing
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Danica Patrick to Step Away From Full-Time NASCAR Racing

NASCAR Wire Services An emotional Danica Patrick announced Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway that she will step away from full-time NASCAR competition following Sunday’s season finale, but has plans to run the country’s two biggest races next year: the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500. “This will be my last season as a full-time driver,” she said through tears. “I’m grateful for all of the opportunities.” The 2013 Daytona 500 pole winner and record-setting competitor is the first woman to compete full time in NASCAR’s highest level. She has competed full time in six total NASCAR seasons — one driving for JR Motorsports in…

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November 17, 2017
Read more about the article 5 to Watch at Homestead: Truex Is Our Pick to Win
KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 22: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, stands on the grid prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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5 to Watch at Homestead: Truex Is Our Pick to Win

5 to Watch at Homestead By Jared Turner In terms of overall performance, Martin Truex Jr. has been the fastest driver all season. He’s the favorite to win it all, but don’t think it will be easy. Making his third consecutive appearance in the Championship 4, Kyle Busch knows how to get the job done in South Florida. He did it in 2015. The last driver to earn a berth in the Championship 4, Brad Keselowski admitted to feeling kind of lucky to advance. He’ll need a lot more luck to hold the trophy. Kevin Harvick is a longshot to win the…

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November 17, 2017
Read more about the article A Title on the Line: Homestead’s Race Will Decide the Champion
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A Title on the Line: Homestead’s Race Will Decide the Champion

By Jared Turner The scenario is straightforward. And the plotline couldn’t be any more compelling. Four title contenders. One race. Equal points. No bonus points up for grabs. The first Championship 4 driver to cross the finish line on Sunday night is the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champ. It’s really that simple. And considering that the one driver among the Championship 4 who isn’t a past champ is the driver most likely to win it all based on this season’s results, Sunday’s season-ending race has all the makings of a showdown for the ages. This much is certain: For Furniture…

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November 17, 2017
Read more about the article William Byron leads JR Motorsports parade into NASCAR XFINITY title race
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William Byron leads JR Motorsports parade into NASCAR XFINITY title race

November 11, 2017 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – With a pickup pit crew, at the track that cost him a shot at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title last year, William Byron won Saturday’s Ticket Galaxy 200 to advance to the Championship 4 race in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Behind him, JR Motorsports teammates Justin Allgaier and Elliott Sadler also qualified for the title race with finishes of 10th and 18th respectively. The JRM trio will join Daniel Hemric in an all-Chevrolet finale, after Hemric ran fifth and held off a valiant bid from Cole Custer after…

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November 12, 2017
Read more about the article Johnny Sauter wins chaotic Phoenix race, as Austin Cindric advances to finale
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Johnny Sauter wins chaotic Phoenix race, as Austin Cindric advances to finale

November 10, 2017 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – Three red flags told the story of Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway. The third of the three gave defending NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Johnny Sauter the chance he needed to win the race that set the field for next Friday’s championship event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. When Kyle Busch Motorsports teammates Christopher Bell and Noah Gragson wrecked during an intense side-by-side duel with seven laps left, Sauter inherited the lead for a restart on Lap 149 of 150, and held off John Hunter Nemechek by .668…

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November 12, 2017
Read more about the article Kevin Harvick wins at Texas with late-race pass, advances to Championship 4
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Kevin Harvick wins at Texas with late-race pass, advances to Championship 4

Nov. 5, 2017 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Tex. – Martin Truex Jr. isn’t invincible after all. Kevin Harvick put a serious dent in Truex’s sense of invulnerability on Sunday afternoon, passing Truex with nine laps left in the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and pulling away to win by 1.580 seconds. In beating this year’s unrivaled master of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ 1.5-mile intermediate speedways, Harvick earned a spot in the Nov. 19 Championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, which Harvick won the first title contested under an elimination format in 2014. The driver…

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November 5, 2017