In a Saturday qualifying session that provided validation that the cream rises to the top, Kyle Busch earned his first pole position of the season, as seven Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers claimed the top seven positions on the grid.
Stewart Friesen thought he had led the first lap of Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 at ISM Raceway in Phoenix.
If form holds, the same four drivers who raced for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship last year at Homestead-Miami Speedway will do so again this year.
Chase Briscoe considers ISM Raceway in Phoenix one of his most challenging race tracks.
Truth be told, Chase Elliott says he was already over a tough Playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway and looking ahead to this week’s Bluegreen Vacations 500 at Phoenix’s ISM Raceway by the time the checkered flag flew on the Texas high banks last Sunday.
As expected, this week’s championship set-up race, the Bluegreen Vacations 500 comes with plenty of storylines and title possibilities still to be decided.
The weekend was going well for Denny Hamlin—up until the 80th lap of Sunday’s AAA Texas 500.
Ryan Blaney manhandled his No. 12 Team Penske Ford to an eighth-place finish in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
Already facing a must win situation to advance to the Championship 4, Chase Elliott saw all hope of victory end on lap 9 at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday.