Truck Series Final Four Set as Eckes Muscles His Way to Victory Lane and Stage is Set for Explosive Championship Finale
Christian Eckes wanted that victory so badly, it felt like he was determined to ensure no one else stood a chance.
Christian Eckes wanted that victory so badly, it felt like he was determined to ensure no one else stood a chance.
Following a race that featured a track record 33 lead changes – including three different drivers in the final three laps – this Sunday’s final NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8 race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway is teed-up to settle a dramatic Championship Four set-up.
Lightning apparently will not strike twice for Kyle Larson at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Carson Hocevar made his presence known at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Some call it the Reddick line—a daredevil’s lane he picked up in his early days and perfected when he snagged the NASCAR Xfinity title at Homestead-Miami Speedway back in 2019.
An emotional Austin Hill climbed out of his No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet on the Homestead-Miami Speedway frontstretch to celebrate one of the most significant race wins of his burgeoning career.
Denny Hamlin’s three Homestead wins is most in this weekend’s field and a fourth trophy on Sunday would essentially salvage a challenging Playoff run for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver.
Joey Logano’s victory in last week’s Round of 8 Playoff opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway earned him the first automatic bid into the Nov. 10 Championship Four at Phoenix Raceway.
Last week’s Las Vegas runner-up, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell conceded his near miss – by a slight .662-second to Team Penske’s Joey Logano, who gambled and won on fuel strategy – definitely stung.
The regular season championship leaders will start alongside one another on the front row for Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 400 Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.