NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race: Qualifying, Another Martin Truex Jr. Pole Position, Finale Lineup At Phoenix Raceway

In the final race of his full-time career, Martin Truex Jr. will begin to go out in style.  The retiring Joe Gibbs Racing driver claimed the pole position during Saturday’s qualifying session for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway.   The 2017 circuit champion recorded a hot lap of 134.741 mph, edging […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Nov 2024
Sportsbook Tabs Ryan Blaney With Top NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds; Team Penske Eyes Trifecta; Trio Fined

Following the Homestead-Miami Round of 8 event Oct. 27, BetOnline Sportsbook tagged driver Ryan Blaney (+2500) with seventh-ranked odds to win the NASCAR Cup Series championship.  Entering Sunday’s Championship 4 race at Phoenix Raceway, Blaney (+225) drew the best odds in his effort to win back-to-back titles. A Cup pilot has not claimed consecutive championships since Jimmie Johnson captured […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  05 Nov 2024
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Predictions, Ryan Blaney’s Surge & Best Bets At Martinsville Speedway

Ryan Blaney wants to experience Deja vu.  The NASCAR Cup Series pilot parlayed last year’s win during the Round of 8 finale at Martinsville Speedway into his first circuit championship. Can he do it all over again?  He’s halfway there.  Blaney’s dramatic comeback victory during last Sunday’s Xfinity 500 qualified the Team Penske driver for […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  05 Nov 2024
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Entry List: Dates, Event Times, Kyle Larson’s Regret At Phoenix Raceway

When NASCAR Cup Series fans debate which driver had the most successful campaign, most will focus on the Championship 4 lineup: Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick.  Others will argue that Kyle Larson, despite being eliminated following Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, enjoyed the finest campaign. Larson compiled six wins, double the marks […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  04 Nov 2024