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By David Morgan, Associate Editor In the tug of war that has been ongoing between NASCAR, 23XI Racing, and Front Row Motorsports, the two teams notched a win on their belt on Wednesday when a federal judge ruled in their favor and granted them a temporary injunction to allow them to race as chartered teams in 2025. United States District Judge Kenneth D. Bell released his decision on the injunction that 23XI and FRM had been seeking since their suit against the sanctioning body was filed in the closing weeks ofRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer The final race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season was held at Phoenix Raceway for the fifth straight year last Sunday. Ryan Blaney was looking to retain the championship, but had to deal with his Team Penske teammate Joey Logano, William Byron, and Championship 4 debutant Tyler Reddick. The finale was also noteworthy for being pole sitter and 2017 Cup Series champion Martin Truex, Jr.’s swan song as a full-time competitor, and the final race for Stewart-Haas Racing before they closed doors after the 312-lapRead More

By Kirby Arnold, Special Contributor  AVONDALE, Ariz. — The crapshoot that has become those four and five-wide restarts at Phoenix Raceway can make the difference between winning a championship and suffering through an offseason of what-if, especially when the margin of defeat is three-tenths of a second.  That’s what separated Ryan Blaney from his Team Penske teammate Joey Logano when the checkered flag flew on the NASCAR Cup Series season Sunday. Logano celebrated his third Cup Series championship and Blaney, the defending champion, exited his car exhausted after a franticRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor AVONDALE, Ariz. — 35 races down, one to go. Sunday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series will hit the track at Phoenix Raceway for the 2024 season finale, bringing this season to a close and crowning a champion. Heading into this year’s championship race, it will be a battle between two former champions in the Team Penske duo of Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano, along with William Byron and Tyler Reddick each seeking their first Bill France Cup. By the Numbers What: NASCAR Cup Series Championship, Race No.Read More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor AVONDALE, Ariz. – Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano is in take no prisoners mode as he gears up to battle for a third title on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford posted the best time of the Championship 4 drivers in qualifying, just missing out on the pole, but securing a front row start with a lap of 26.728 seconds, 134.690 mph. “I feel like our car is strong. I think we did a good job inRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor AVONDALE, Ariz. – 23XI Racing enters the NASCAR Cup Series season finale with a shot at the championship with Tyler Reddick and the No. 45 Toyota, but beyond this weekend in Phoenix, the future of the organization is very much in flux. With 23XI and NASCAR currently embroiled in an anti-trust lawsuit stemming from the contentious charter negotiations between the two parties, Hamlin has had to juggle both the on-track of fighting for a championship with Reddick – a first for both driver and team –Read More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. — In the midst of facing the unknown while having a career year, Tyler Reddick has kept himself cool, calm, and collective leading up to his first Championship 4 appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series. The two-time former Xfinity Series champion collected three wins and career highs 12 top-fives and 20 top-10s that helped Reddick win the regular season championship over Kyle Larson. Following an unforgettable last lap victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway two weeks ago, the opportunity of bringing home a championship for himself,Read More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor AVONDALE, Ariz. – Chalk one up for the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion. In Friday’s lone practice session of the Cup championship race, Ryan Blaney and his No. 12 Team Penske ended the 50-minute warm-up at the top of the board with a lap of 27.174 seconds, 132.480 mph. In addition to posting the fastest single lap speed, Blaney was also the fastest in the five and 10 lap average speed, giving his team some good mojo as they start their title defense. “I felt prettyRead More

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service HOMESTEAD, Fla. – In the most dramatic Playoff race of the 2024 season – featuring three different leaders in the final three laps – 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick made a clutch pass out of Turn 4 on the last lap to claim his first NASCAR Cup Series victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday when it counted most. Reddick passed his team owner, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin with two laps to go then moved high up against the wall to pass Team Penske’s RyanRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor Lady Luck giveth and Lady Luck taketh away. NASCAR Cup Series regular season champion Tyler Reddick looked as if he was in Lady Luck’s good graces early in Sunday’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after pocketing a stage win in the first stage of the race. However, just as luck can change on a dime in a Las Vegas casino, the same happened for the driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota in the second stage when he found himself pinned onRead More