#Championship 4

With 19 different winners in 2022, you could say it was never easier to win a race in the NASCAR Cup Series. But actually, the opposite was true. Parity and competition meant every checkered flag was as hotly contested as an early November box of Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes. It left playoff stalwarts like Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex winless…

The 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season is underway, with two races in the books. We saw Austin Hill pull off a surprise victory at Daytona and Cup Series driver Cole Custer win at Auto Club. The sportsbooks have rolled out 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series odds despite being two races into the season. These will tell us which drivers to watch out for this…

Breaking down the NASCAR championship odds for the 2023 season ahead of the Daytona 500. Read on for our futures picks for the 2023 NASCAR cup series. The start of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is quickly approaching. The pursuit of the Bill France Trophy will begin in February with the Daytona 500. While several months of racing will follow,…

It's new year, new team for Kyle Busch. His farewell tour from Joe Gibbs Racing, a team where he spent 15 seasons and racked up 56 of his 60 NASCAR Cup Series wins, is over and done with. It's on to his next chapter with Richard Childress Racing. Time for the Las Vegas native to prove that he has plenty of gas left in the tank, even at 37. Just how…

Justin Marks employs two drivers coming off breakthrough seasons. Kyle Larson works for the most successful team in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series. Racing fans are about to learn what they can accomplish in motorsports by working together. - Trackhouse Racing (@TeamTrackhouse) December 27, 2022 Justin Marks is entitled to take a victory lap…

Chase Elliott won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series regular-season championship but struggled with only three top-10 finishes during the playoffs. It was a disappointing final 10 races after a strong year. Still, Elliott found himself in the Championship 4 against Joey Logano, Ross Chastain, and Christopher Bell. That came to an end when the driver of the…

Drake pocketed $500000 after betting on the Golden State Warriors to defeat the Boston Celtics in six games in the NBA Finals. Drake, probably today's biggest music performer, has long shown to be a winner in terms of album sales, chart rankings, and airtime. However, the rapper's love for finding thrills in sports betting and gambling continues to…

Team Penske's Joey Logano continued his trend of qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 in even years by winning Sunday afternoon's round of 8 opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Since the current elimination playoff format was introduced in 2014, Logano has only ever qualified for the winner-take-all final round in the even seasons,…

America's biggest form of motorsport, NASCAR, is very traditional. There's a staid way of doing things and, even if the unexpected occurs every now and then, the rule of thumb is that the powerhouse teams always win. What doesn't happen is a start-up operation arrives at its top level, bragging a co-owner who's a Grammy Award-winning megastar. It…

The NASCAR Cup Series' Silly Season front has been quiet as of late but that's mostly due to the abundance of rides already taken. However, the two-feeder series have been busy with a slew of announcements this week. On Thursday, Toyota solidified their plans for the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series season with both Joe Gibbs Racing and Sam Hunt Racing…

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series has reached its season finale at Phoenix Raceway after 35 races. Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, and Christopher Bell will compete for the championship in Sunday's Championship 4 after nine playoff races that have run over the past few months. At 3 p.m.PM Est, the race will be broadcast live on NBC and Peacock,…

This week, Chase Elliott will try to pull off a feat that has not been accomplished since the legendary Jimmie Johnson was in his prime. Elliott, one of four remaining contenders for the NASCAR Cup Series title, will attempt to become the first driver to win consecutive since Johnson's run of five from 2006 to 2010. Elliott is one of two Hendrick…

The 2021 Hollywood Casino 400 will take place on Sunday at Kansas Speedway and there will be seven drivers fighting for the three remaining spots in the Championship 4 as the NASCAR Playoffs wind down. That's because Kyle Larson punched his ticket with a win last week in Texas and has now opened up a 51-point lead atop the NASCAR standings. He'll…

There are 10 races remaining in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. The NASCAR Digital Media editorial team has 10 questions its staff answered. Now you can, too. ALBERT: Aric Almirola. The SHR pilot started solidly with three top 10s in the first three Cup Series races of the year, but his spot on the bubble remains precarious. That perch will…

When the engines start and the green flag flies for the first time, almost anything can happen during a new NASCAR Cup Series season. And last year, it certainly did. Michael McDowell entered the 2021 season having never won a Cup Series race, until the story of his career changed entirely when he won the Daytona 500. Kyle Larson has gone from a…

The 2022 NASCAR playoffs are starting to wind down, as this weekend's race at Martinsville will set the table for the season finale. As has been the case numerous times this season, Chase Elliott is favored to win the 2022 Xfinity 500. Elliott is priced at 13-2 in the latest 2022 Xfinity 500 odds at Caesars Sportsbook, while Denny Hamlin is 7-1.…

With a 28-point cushion from the second- and third-place drivers - and a path of little resistance to the Championship 4 - Kyle Larson heads into the 2021 Cup Series Playoffs as the clear betting favorite to claim the title. But with Larson priced at less than 3/1 odds at all three of NASCAR's official betting partners, many gamblers will be…

In the course of five seconds, Ross Chastain made a move that changed the course of NASCAR Cup Series history. If he becomes champion Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, we'll all point back to a Mario Kart-style move at Martinsville that seemed so outrageous, drivers openly wondered if it was even real. In football, there are Hail Marys. For this…

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - There wasn't much for Ryan Blaney to do other than take full responsibility for the kind of mistake that a driver simply cannot make with so much on the line. Compounding the frustration is that this was the second time in as many races that he did something to negatively impact his team's championship hopes. Now, with just a…

The Action Network specializes in providing sports betting insights/analytics and is a content partner with NASCAR. The final race of the 2022 NASCAR season is here with four drivers battling for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix (3 p.m. ET, NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM). Arguably the four most deserving drivers have…

Both IndyCar and NASCAR have ended their seasons, NHRA wraps things up this weekend, and Formula 1 says adios to 2022 next weekend. But Autoweek and REVVED UP! will keep rolling throughout the offseason every week (well, we may skip a week or two around the holidays). So strap yourself in, put on your helmet and fire suit, and get your motor…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - After a season that saw the successful debut of a new race car, a record-tying number of winners, fresh faces in Victory Lane, two'first-timers' reaching the Championship 4 and a wall-ride-for-the-ages, it's easy to become hyperbolic when discussing the recently completed 2022 season. So, let's do just that with this question…

After a season that saw the successful debut of a new race car, a record-tying number of winners, fresh faces in Victory Lane, two'first-timers' reaching the Championship 4 and a wall-ride-for-the-ages, it's easy to become hyperbolic when discussing the recently completed 2022 season. So, let's do just that with this question … did we just witness…

The final three spots in the Championship 4 will be decided at Martinsville Speedway this weekend. Joey Logano locked up the first spot in the finale with his Las Vegas win. But non-playoff driver Kyle Larson's victory at Homestead-Miami kept the other contenders from clinching their spot in the title race. With only one race left in the Round of…

Martinsville is the final race in the Round of 8 before the championship race at Phoenix. The final three spots in the Championship 4 will be decided at Martinsville Speedway this weekend. Joey Logano locked up the first spot in the finale with his Las Vegas win. But non-playoff driver Kyle Larson's victory at Homestead-Miami kept the other…

Joe Gibbs Racing completed the 2022 NASCAR season with many questions about the lineup situations for its Cup and Xfinity Series programs next year. Let's predict the organization's lineups for each series starting in 2023. The organization's lineup in the NASCAR Cup Series seems pretty set outside of one glaring hole left by Kyle Busch after he…

Joey Logano owns the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway. It was Logano's 134.389 qualifying lap Saturday that pushed the 2018 Cup Series champion into the top spot and No. 1 choice on pit road, a valuable commodity over 312 laps. Fellow'Championship 4' drivers Chase Elliott (starting 5th), Chris Bell (17th) and Ross…

Christopher Bell has come up huge when necessary thus far in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, and he'll look to do so one last time as he is one of the four drivers competing for the title in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. Bell needed a victory in the final race of both the Round of 12 and Round of 8 to…

The time has come. After 35 races with 19 different winners, including a dramatic first nine playoff races, the Championship 4 has been determined for the season finale this weekend in Phoenix. The four championship contenders are Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell, and Ross Chastain. Whoever finishes the highest on Sunday will be the…

All he wanted was a chance. All Trackhouse Racing wanted was a chance. It was a perfect match. However, before you can get to Ross Chastain and Trackhouse making their first Championship 4 appearance in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series season finale at Phoenix on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN), you first have to go back to the 2014 season. Chastain, was…

The 2022 NASCAR playoffs have been whittled down to four contenders after nine races, leaving Joey Logano, Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain and Chase Elliott to battle it out in the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway this weekend. Logano and Elliott are vying for their second Cup Series titles, while Bell and Chastain hope to hoist the Bill France…

As the Championship 4 drivers take the green flag on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, there's a case to be made for each of the drivers in the running for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series title. For gamblers looking for betting value, though, one contender stands out. First, let's justify a bet on each of them. Chase Elliott. The favorite for most of the…

The Championship 4 is set, and the only thing left to do now is crown this year's NASCAR Cup Series title winner. Joey Logano, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain are prepared to battle in the desert in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon (3 p.m. ET, NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports App, MRN,…

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of four stories examining why each Championship 4 driver could win the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series championship. For more on Chastain and the Championship 4, tune in to the "Race for the Championship" docuseries at 10 p.m. ET Thursday on USA Network or set your DVRs. Tuesday: Joey…

She's the big sister who's now the big boss. Kelley Earnhardt Miller sits at the top of the organizational pyramid of JR Motorsports, one of NASCAR's spotlighted operations. As chief executive officer of the web of companies owned or partially owned by retired driver and auto racing guru Dale Earnhardt Jr. , Kelley has her hands in virtually…

Christopher Bell has gotten used to Victory Lane in these playoffs, and is riding the kind of momentum that could carry him all the way to the Cup Series Championship. See why he headlines our NASCAR picks for the season finale. No more dress rehearsals. It's time for the show - NASCAR's Cup series Championship at Phoenix Raceway. The Cup Series…

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will crown the 2022 champion at Phoenix Raceway this Friday. The Lucas Oil 150 is the final race of the season, with finishing positions determining which of the four drivers will win the title. Although he wasn't in contention for last year's driver's championship, Chandler Smith was the winner of this event…

With just one race left to decide the NASCAR Cup Series Championship odds, four drivers are pitted against each other for the sport's ultimate prize. See how the contenders stack up, all "chasing" favorite Chase Elliott in Phoenix. The playing field has been leveled for one last race as the NASCAR playoffs descend upon Phoenix for the Cup Series…

Before the final four drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series race for the final time, here's everything you need to know about how we got here and what to expect. The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season has come down to this - one more race, with four drivers battling it out for the championship. The situation heading into this final race is simple:…

For an appeal hearing amid one of the more contentious NASCAR Cup Series playoffs in recent memory, there sure wasn't too much discourse about Cole Custer and Stewart-Haas Racing losing their appeal to reverse their Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL penalties over affecting the race outcome, was there? Probably because it was the cut-and-dry right…

There are two races left in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. This weekend in Martinsville, the playoff field will go from eight to four, setting up the championship race in Phoenix. Joey Logano has already locked up his spot among the final four drivers thanks to his win in Las Vegas and he leads the points standings. Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott…

Only one race remains to set the Championship 4 in the NASCAR Cup Series. The premier stock-car racing division heads to Martinsville Speedway for the Xfinity 500 on Sunday (2 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) for the final race of the Round of 8. With only one driver sure of his championship hopes, let's set the table for a…

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series returns to Martinsville for the Xfinity 500. It's the final race to determine the other three drivers moving on to the next race on the NASCAR schedule, the Championship 4 at Phoenix. This is the last race in the playoff' Round of 8, scheduled to start at 2 PM Eastern time. Drivers must complete 500 laps on the 0.526-mile…

Hendrick Motorsports' William Byron advanced to the round of 8 of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with a 16th place finish in Sunday afternoon's round of 12 finale, the Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. Byron ended up 11 points above the round of 8 cut line, meaning that had the appeal of his 25-point…

A couple of sportsbooks are feeling frisky, inviting action on Kyle Larson before Sunday's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, the first race of the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. At opening odds of better than 3-1, these betting shops are offering nicer prices on the No. 5 than most of the market. Barstool…

This was supposed to be the year of the Next Generation car and it has been a celebrated year indeed. We've seen a season of parity unlike any we've seen in probably at least a couple of decades, if not longer. We've seen drivers win races that in most other years might not have done so. On the flip side, we've seen drivers fail to win even once…

Kevin Harvick rode a late-season heater to a playoff spot, and now finds himself getting great odds at Darlington, where he's got a strong history. Find out why he can add yet another win to this season's tally with our Cook Out Southern 500 picks. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports NASCAR's season is shifting into high gear - it's playoff time! This…