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NASCAR Cup Series championship past winners list: Full list of every Cup champion
23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick and Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron each go for their first Cup championship.
When is the NASCAR Championship Race? What to know about the 2024 Cup Series finale
The final four competitors are now set, and NASCAR is just one week away from crowning the 2024 Cup Series champion. Here's what you need to know.
NASCAR playoff picture: Cup Series points standings after Martinsville, who's in Championship 4
Find the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture with points standings heading out of Sunday's race at Martinsville.
NASCAR Crash Course: Could Martinsville mayhem permanently alter Cup Series playoff format?
William Byron and Christopher Bell sat outside their cars, wrapped in suspense shortly after Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race ended at Martinsville Speedway. A full 500 laps of racing should have determined which one made the Championship 4.
NASCAR disciplines three Cup Series teams for manipulating finish at Martinsville
The drivers themselves were not suspended, but each will lose their crew chief, spotter and a team executive for the season finale.
Analysis: Martinsville playoff antics could have massive impact on NASCAR like Richmond 2013
It took nearly 30 minutes after the checkered flag for a Championship 4 field to emerge Sunday night at Martinsville Speedway. The aftershocks could last much longer. As NASCAR officials work to untangle a convoluted and suspicious series of events that led to William Byron being awarded the fourth and final spot over Christopher Bell in the Nov.
NASCAR issues major penalties to three Cup Series teams after Martinsville
NASCAR penalized the Nos. 1, 3 and 23 Cup Series teams for Member Conduct violations during Sunday‘s race at Martinsville Speedway. After an investigation of the on-track data and team scanners from the final laps of Sunday‘s Round of 8 elimination race,
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NASCAR's championship field heads to Phoenix with no clear favorite to win Cup title
He won the playoff opener at Atlanta but was eliminated in the second round until NASCAR disqualified Alex Bowman for ...
2024 NASCAR Championship predictions: This could be William Byron's year
While the races have their full fields, only four drivers compete for the title with the driver among those four who finishes ...
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NASCAR riding a wave of storylines into championship week
NASCAR championship week is here. It’s the busiest and more exciting week and weekend of the season, but this year there is ...
Blaney races way into NASCAR championship finale to attempt to defend his Cup Series title
Ryan Blaney earned a chance to defend his NASCAR championship with a victory Sunday at Martinsville Speedway that pushed the ...
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NASCAR Driver Loses Championship 4 Spot With Late Penalty
Christopher Bell's anticipated spot in the 2024 NASCAR Championship 4 vanished following a final-lap penalty at Martinsville ...
Kyle Larson finishes third at Martinsville NASCAR race, fails to make Championship 4
Kyle Larson, who won a 2024 NASCAR Cup Series best six races, will not get to drive for a championship. Larson, a former Cup ...
Championship 4 breakdown: Why each driver will, won't win NASCAR crown at Phoenix
Why Reddick Won’t Win: This will be Reddick’s first trip to the Champ 4 as well as the first trip for his crew chief, Billy Scott. Reddick did win two Xfinity titles in this format, but Cup is a ...
Kyle Petty Delivers Verdict On Christopher Bell's NASCAR Championship 4 Ousting - 'Got It Right'
Kyle Petty supports NASCAR's decision to disqualify Christopher Bell from the Championship 4, allowing William Byron to compete for the title.
Controversial finish decides NASCAR Championship 4 drivers as Ryan Blaney wins
Christopher Bell was penalized for riding the wall on the final turn of the last lap, eliminating him from championship ...
NASCAR dishes out $600,000 in fines, suspends 9 over race manipulation
But, NASCAR was clear in disqualifying Bell that it would take a hard look at the actions other drivers played in the ...