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☆ Joey Logano wins third career NASCAR Cup Series championship
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Joey Logano took home his third career NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona on Sunday. With the win, Logano becomes the 10th driver in NASCAR history to win three or more titles. An exuberant Logano told the NBC broadcast after the race, “I love the playoffs, I love it, man.”“What a race, what a Team Penske battle there at the end,” Logano continued. A week later, Logano won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the Round of 8 to clinch his spot in the championship race. Team Penske’s recent dominance continued as Logano’s win gives the team its third consecutive title after Blaney won last year.

Persons: Joey Logano, Logano, Ryan Blaney, Blaney, Jimmie Johnson, ” Logano, “, ”, wasn’t, Alex Bowman’s, “ Congrats, congrats, ” Blaney, Roger, Heck, Hope, William Byron, Tyler Reddick, NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin, Byron, Reddick Organizations: CNN, NASCAR, Phoenix Raceway, NBC, Team Penske, Charlotte Motor, Las Vegas Motor, Ford, Penske, Hendrick Motorsports, 23XI Racing, NBA Hall of Famer Locations: Avondale , Arizona

☆ Daytona 500: how to watch and what to know about Monday’s race as storms loom
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Travis Caldwell | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Daytona 500 has been postponed until Monday for just the third time in its history due to “inclement weather,” organizers announced Sunday. Consistent rainfall washed out Saturday’s lower-division Xfinity Series race and Sunday’s forecast is far from sunny. 6) exits the garage area during Daytona 500 practice on Friday. A two-time series champion and 2015 Daytona 500 winner, Joey Logano took the pole position with an average qualifying lap speed of 181.947 mph and will be a favorite to run up front throughout the day. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the defending race champion and often competitive at superspeedways, will start 35th in the No.

Persons: Dwayne “, ” Johnson, –, Brad Keselowski, Mike Ehrmann, Joey Logano, Michael McDowell, McDowell, Toyotas, Sean Gardner, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Bubba Wallace, Michael Jordan, William Byron, Kyle Larson –, Kyle Busch, gunning, Jimmie Johnson, Richard Petty, Ross Chastain, Pitbull, Ricky Stenhouse, Ryan Blaney's, Jared C, Tilton Organizations: CNN, NASCAR, Netflix, Daytona, FOX, Ford, Fords, Getty, Los Angeles Coliseum, Toyota, Hamlin, Chevrolet, of Famer Locations: Florida, Martinsville, pileups

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ford swept the front row in qualifying for the Daytona 500 with former race winners Joey Logano and Michael McDowell shocking powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports. Superspeedway qualifying is 100 percent the car,” said Logano, who won the first Daytona 500 pole for Team Penske. Logano turned a lap of 181.947 mph as the 2015 Daytona 500 winner earned his first pole since Atlanta last year. Larson was third in a Chevrolet after Hendrick drivers had won three straight Daytona 500 poles heading into Wednesday night. Dillon won the Daytona 500 in 2018.

Persons: — Ford, Joey Logano, Michael McDowell, ”, Logano, “, ” Hendrick, Kyle Larson, McDowell, Larson, Hendrick drivers, Austin Cindric, Chase Elliott, William Byron, Richard Childress, Austin Dillon, Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Harrison Burton, Dillon, Anthony Alfredo, Beard, David Ragan, Jimmie Johnson, Alfredo, ” Ragan, “ It's, I've, Ragan, Erik Jones —, Johnson, —, “ I’ve Organizations: DAYTONA, Hendrick Motorsports, Team Penske, Ford, Atlanta, Row, Hendrick, Penske, Trackhouse Racing, Wood Brothers, Beard Motorsports, RFK Racing, Motor, Chevrolet, Toyota Locations: Fla, Logano, Camaros, Chevrolets

Christopher Bell was set to represent JGR in the championship four, but rumors were flying that the entire organization might pull out of the race. Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman of the organization, son of team owner Joe Gibbs and Ty's father, had been found dead in his hotel room that morning and the team was in chaos. Joey Logano won the race and his second title, while Bell finished a distant 10th in the race and third in the championship standings. Stevens felt once the race began the team was able to focus on trying to win the title. If you have a weak part of your race team, the playoffs will find it.”___AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing

Persons: Joe Gibbs, Gibbs, Ty Gibbs, Christopher Bell, Coy Gibbs, Ty's, ”, Adam Stevens, Stevens, Kyle Busch, Bell, Joey Logano, “, ” Bell, you've, ” Stevens, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Kyle Larson, Larson, Blaney, Byron, J.D, Coy, Heather, Busch, we’ve, ” Gibbs Organizations: Phoenix Raceway, JGR, Bell, Toyota Locations: AVONDALE, Ariz, prepping

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ryan Blaney was fastest of NASCAR's championship contenders Friday in the only practice session ahead of the title-deciding season finale Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. “Ryan Blaney gets around Phoenix really, really well,” said Blaney crew chief Jonathan Hassler. Blaney was third and followed by Christopher Bell, who is one of the final four drivers racing for the title. William Byron, winner at Phoenix in the spring, was seventh fastest and Kyle Larson was the slowest driver of the title contenders in 11th. Bell is the lone Toyota representative and driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, which last won a title with Kyle Busch in 2019.

Persons: — Ryan Blaney, “ Ryan Blaney, ”, Blaney, Jonathan Hassler, “ There's, ” Kyle Busch, Bubba Wallace, Christopher Bell, William Byron, Kyle Larson, Larson, “, Cliff Daniels, I've, ” Daniels, Bell, Byron, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Joe Gibbs, Kyle Busch Organizations: Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, Chevrolet, Martinsville Speedway, Team Penske, Hendrick Motorsports, Toyota Locations: AVONDALE, Ariz, Phoenix, NASCAR's

The drivers have acknowledged Sunday's showdown at Phoenix Raceway lacks the hype of years past, but NASCAR pushed back as the weekend arrived. “We have a playoff system that I believe is the toughest in sports,” NASCAR President Steve Phelps said. With that will come personality. With that will come some storytelling.”He acknowledged NASCAR could do more for its young stars and said industry leaders are actively discussing increased engagement and storytelling. “I think we have a big opportunity as a sport because we have a crop of young drivers for fans to come in and embrace,” he said.

Persons: Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, William Byron —, Larson, Bell, Byron, Blaney's, Steve Phelps, ” Phelps, We’ve, Blaney unprompted, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Bubba Wallace, Martin Truex Jr, Denny Hamlin, Blaney, Steve O'Donnell, ” O'Donnell, “ We’re, ”, “ We’ve Organizations: NASCAR, Phoenix, “, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Netflix Locations: AVONDALE, Ariz, We’re, North America

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The oddsmakers named Kyle Larson the favorite to win the NASCAR championship, but half the field believe the person with the best chance to celebrate Sunday will be a spectator at Phoenix Raceway. “I told Erin, ‘You’ve have the best percentage to be happy after the race, a 50% shot to be happy,” Blaney said Thursday at Phoenix Raceway. Larson and Christopher Bell, longtime rivals in dirt track racing, have settled any past beefs and Byron and Blaney are already referring to each other as family. He was the final driver to qualify last Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, then had to scramble to book his trip out West in time for NASCAR championship obligations. But I just need to win and bring a championship back.”___AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing

Persons: Kyle Larson, Erin Blaney, It's, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Blaney, ”, “, Erin, ‘ You’ve, ” Blaney, William, he's, Larson, Christopher Bell, Byron, Bell, Kyle, Chris, it's, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr, They're, ” Earnhardt, ” Byron, Dale Jarrett, He's, Jeff Gordon, ” LARSON, “ Cooper, Katelyn, ” BLANEY, PRIDE Blaney, Dave, Dale, Lou, Joe Gibbs Racing, Martin Truex Jr, Denny Hamlin, ” Bell Organizations: NASCAR, Phoenix Raceway, NBC, NASCAR Hall of Famer, WILLIE, Martinsville Speedway, American Airlines, PRIDE, Outlaws Locations: AVONDALE, Ariz, Phoenix, North Carolina, Charlotte, Ohio

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rick Hendrick first met William Byron as a local Charlotte teenager, fan of Hendrick Motorsports and budding NASCAR driver. It's paid off as Byron heads to Phoenix Raceway this week with a shot at winning his first Cup title. William has always been pretty calculating, and he doesn’t drive over his head and he’s won races this year by making some aggressive moves. Should Byron win the title on Sunday, he'd be the first North Carolina-born and raised Cup champion since Dale Jarrett in 1999. 24 Chevrolet since Jeff Gordon's fourth title in 2001.

Persons: CHARLOTTE, — Rick Hendrick, William Byron, Hendrick, Hendrick snagged Byron, It's, Byron, Denny Hamlin, David Pearson, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, it’s, William, he’s, “, he'd, Dale Jarrett, Ryan Blaney, Jonathan Hassler, Blaney, Joey Logano, He's, Joe Gibbs, Christopher Bell, Adam Stevens, Bell, Cliff Daniels, Larson, William Byron BORN, Rudy Fugle, Jeff Gordon's Organizations: Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR, Toyota, Phoenix, Martinsville, Hall of Famer, Hendrick, Ford, Team Penske, , North Carolina, PHOENIX, Homestead, Miami Speedway, Won, Darlington, Las Vegas, North Carolina Locations: N.C, North Carolina, , North, Norman, Oklahoma, Elk Grove , California, Vegas, Charlotte, North

There was Chase Elliott, one of his best friends, who won the 2020 Cup title and is NASCAR’s five-time reigning most popular driver. And what of William Byron, who only needed half the time to pass Blaney in career wins? Then he scored his second win of the season in the round of 12 of the playoffs at Talladega Superspeedway to earn an automatic berth into the round of eight. I think that’s the biggest thing that’s helped me out this year,” Blaney said. Rushbrook loves Blaney's chances come Sunday to give Ford a second consecutive Cup title.

Persons: CHARLOTTE, — Ryan Blaney, he'd, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Blaney, Michael Jordan, William Byron, “ There’s, ” Blaney, haven’t, Kyle, Larson, Chase, “, ’, Byron, Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, — Blaney, that’s, He's, Hendrick, Joe Gibbs, Denny Hamlin, Ford, Mark Rushbrook, —, Rushbrook, Logano, ” Rushbrook, Ryan Blaney, he's, ” Organizations: Sunday, Martinsville Speedway, Phoenix Raceway, Charlotte Motor, Talladega Superspeedway, Team Penske, Talladega, NASCAR, Homestead, Miami Speedway, Martinsville, Toyota, Ford Performance Motorsports, Phoenix, Penske Locations: N.C, Martinsville, Virginia

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Ross Chastain, the runner-up in NASCAR's championship last season, crashed out of Sunday's playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway in a collision with fellow title contenders Kyle Busch and Christopher Bell. Chastain was in a pack of cars racing to the flag that marked the end of the first stage. Busch hit the wall trying to avoid running into the back of Stenhouse, just as Chastain tried to slide through the middle to advance his position. That caused the Chevrolet from Trackhouse Racing to hit the wall and take a second hit from Bell. Chastain, who won at Talladega last year, has struggled in his four previous starts on Charlotte's hybrid road course/oval track.

Persons: — Ross Chastain, Kyle Busch, Christopher Bell, Chastain, Ricky Stenhouse, Busch, Stenhouse, ” Chastain, ”, “, we'll, Joey Logano, William Byron Organizations: Talladega, Chevrolet, Busch, Trackhouse, Bell, Charlotte Motor, “, Martinsville Speedway, Texas, 300th, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR, Charlotte Motor Speedway Locations: Ala, Talladega

Wallace moved up three spots to ninth in the standings, still one below the cutoff line when this round is done. Byron finished 1.863 seconds ahead of Chastain for his sixth win of the season, the most in the Cup series. For the first time since Texas opened in 1997, the race wasn't scheduled for 501 miles, and was 100 miles shorter. He finished only 73 laps and was 34th in the 36-car field, dropping from sixth to 12th in the playoff standings. Blaney and Buescher finished second and third in that race that had 57 lead changes among 21 drivers.

Persons: — William Byron, Texas Motor Speedway, Bubba Wallace, Chase Briscoe, Byron, Wallace, Ross Chastain, Chastain, Kyle Larson, Wallace hadn't, Larson, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Hendrick, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs, Ty Gibbs, Chris Bueshcher, Christopher Bell, BUSCH, Kyle Busch, didn't, Richard Childress, “, Something's, it's, ” Busch, Busch, Austin Dillon’s, Todd Gilliland, Ford, Blaney, Buescher Organizations: Texas Motor, NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports, Texas, Chevrolet, Talladega, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, Talladega Superspeedway Locations: Texas, Charlotte

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Bubba Wallace will start from the pole at Texas, the first race after he just made the cut to get into the second round of NASCAR's playoffs. Wallace turned a lap of 188.337 mph in the final round of qualifying Saturday, finishing ahead of fellow playoff contenders and RFK Racing teammates Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski. Buescher will start on the front row Sunday with Wallace after a final lap of 188.081 mph. Political Cartoons View All 1176 ImagesChristopher Bell was among the 10 drivers that advanced to the final round of qualifying at the 1 1/2-mile Texas track. But he will start ninth after being on the pole for each of the first three playoff races: at Darlington, Bristol and Kansas.

Persons: — Bubba Wallace, Wallace, Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski, “, ” Wallace, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Wallace's, Reddick, Richard Childress, William Byron, Martin Truex Jr, Byron, ___ Organizations: RFK Racing, Keselowski, 23XI, Richard Childress Racing Locations: Texas, Darlington, Bristol, Kansas

Denny Hamlin didn't chill Sunday with his bravado that this is indeed the year he will finally win a NASCAR championship. The day after his win at Bristol Motor Speedway hurdled Hamlin and his No. 11 team into the second round of NASCAR's playoffs, Hamlin was still pumping his chest. Hamlin shared a back-and-forth with the crowd, and that's when he first declared that this is, finally, his year. Hamlin only got the win in Bristol but was strong enough to sweep the opening two races, won by Larson and Reddick.

Persons: Denny Hamlin, hurdled Hamlin, Hamlin, ” Hamlin, Bubba Wallace, Joe Gibbs, Gibbs, He's, Hamlin didn't, Ross Chastain, Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Hamlin gnawed, I've, I’m, I’ve, Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson, “, ”, Martin Truex Jr, Christopher Bell, Truex, Logano, ” Truex, William Byron, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress, Chastain, Ford, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, Reddick, doesn't, Chris Gabehart Organizations: NASCAR, Bristol Motor, 23XI Racing, Darlington, Bristol, of Fame, JGR, ” Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports, Trackhouse, Team Penske, RFK Racing, Larson Locations: Tennessee, Phoenix, Kansas, Bristol

He is third behind William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports and Gibbs teammate Martin Truex Jr. with the points reset for NASCAR's second round. Logano became the first reigning champion eliminated in the first round when he crashed early in the third stage and finished 34th. Harvick, who is retiring at the end of the season, also was eliminated after finishing five laps down in 29th. Wallace gave Hamlin both of Hamlin's 23XI Racing cars spots in the next round by running a clean race. UP NEXTNASCAR opens the second round of the playoffs next Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, which has only one Cup race this year for the first time since 2004.

Persons: Denny Hamlin, “, we've, ” Hamlin, Joe Gibbs, William Byron, Hendrick, Gibbs, Martin Truex Jr, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Logano, Hamlin, Harvick, We’ve, “ I’ve, that’s, ”, Ricky Stenhouse, Michael McDowell, Stenhouse, ” McDowell, Bubba Wallace, Hamlin's, Wallace, Tyler Reddick, Coco Gauff, Michael Jordan, “ I’m, ” Wallace, ” Logano, Ford, Corey LaJoie, LaJoie, ” NASCAR's, SMITH, Daniel Hemric, Trackhouse, Zane Smith, Smith, He'll, Ty Dillon, Richard Childress Organizations: NASCAR, Bristol Motor, Daytona, Hendrick Motorsports, Ford, ”, Toyota, 23XI Racing, Bristol, Women's, Kaulig Racing, Spire Motorsports, Texas Motor, Richard Childress Racing Locations: Bristol, Kansas

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