Joe Gibbs on the pressure of "extremely hard" playoff format This year, they had three teams make the Round of 8, but only one managed to advance into the Championship 4. Motorsport · Nov 1, 2023
5 things to know about NASCAR’s Championship 4 drivers before season finale at Phoenix Who will be the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion? USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 1, 2023
Rick Hendrick: "NASCAR is getting what it wants" with Next Gen car Mr. Hendrick is well positioned to add to the legacy of his Hendrick Motorsports organization this year with two of his four Cup drivers – Kyle Larson and William Byron – making up half of the Championship 4 that will compete Sunday at Phoenix Raceway for the 2023 title. Motorsport · Oct 31, 2023
Byron: Martinsville was "our worst race of the year" Byron entered the elimination race with a 30-point buffer, but he quickly saw his points cushion evaporate. Motorsport · Oct 29, 2023
2023 NASCAR Cup Martinsville playoff race results Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell were already locked in, while both Ryan Blaney and William Byron held on to the two remaining transfer spots. Motorsport · Oct 29, 2023
Blaney advances into title race with Martinsville Cup win Playing it safe, Blaney and several other lead-lap cars waited to make their final pit stop well within their fuel window while Almirola and Chase Elliott were among that pit earlier hoping for one or more late-race cautions. Motorsport · Oct 29, 2023
Truex earns Martinsville Cup pole for critical playoff race For the second consecutive week, Truex beat all his competition and won the pole for a playoff race and will lead an all-Joe Gibbs Racing front row Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Motorsport · Oct 28, 2023
2023 NASCAR Cup Martinsville II schedule, entry list, and how to watch Christopher Bell claimed victory at Homestead, joining Kyle Larson as the only drivers locked into the final four. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver passed William Byron and then held off fellow playoff drivers Ryan Blaney and Tyler Reddick. Motorsport · Oct 26, 2023
Blaney "still going to have to fight hard" despite points cushion That certainly doesn’t mean he’s a lock by any means. Motorsport · Oct 25, 2023
Bell on NASCAR playoff heroics: "I live for those moments" Kevin Harvick may be known as “The Closer” – a driver who has the uncanny ability to show up at the end of races and snatch victories from others – but Bell is quickly becoming the driver who produces clutch wins exactly when they’re needed. Motorsport · Oct 24, 2023
NASCAR Cup Homestead: Bell secures title shot with dramatic victory Bell and his #20 Joe Gibbs Racing team struggled for much of the race and at one point he was in danger of falling a lap down. Autosport · Oct 22, 2023
2023 NASCAR Cup Homestead schedule, entry list, and how to watch Kyle Larson held off a charging Christopher Bell to win at Las Vegas and lock himself into the Championship 4. Motorsport · Oct 20, 2023
Bell missed a 'golden ticket' but Cup title still possible How could he, really? Motorsport · Oct 19, 2023
Why it's OK Kyle Larson may never have a perfect NASCAR race Larson dominated much of the race, won both stages, led 133 of the 267 laps and held off a fierce late charge by Christopher Bell to earn the important playoff victory. Motorsport · Oct 18, 2023
Autosport · Oct 17, 2023 NASCAR rescinds Blaney's Las Vegas disqualification Blaney finished sixth and scored eight stage points in a race narrowly won by Kyle Larson from Christopher Bell, but the Team Penske driver was later disqualified when his #12 Ford Mustang failed post-race inspection.
Autosport · Oct 16, 2023 NASCAR Cup Las Vegas: Larson holds off Bell in close battle for win Despite Larson winning both stages and leading a race-high 133 of 267 laps, his victory on Sunday was anything but easy.
Motorsport · Oct 15, 2023 Larson holds off Bell in close battle for the win at Las Vegas Despite Larson winning both stages and leading a race-high 133 of 267 laps, Larson’s victory Sunday was anything but easy.
Motorsport · Oct 12, 2023 Bell: A 2023 NASCAR championship story "is up to us to write" To make his first career appearance in the Championship 4 last year at Phoenix, Bell had to pull off the near-impossible – winning two “must-win” races – at the Charlotte Roval and Martinsville – to advance through the Round of 12 and semifinal rounds of the playoffs.
Motorsport · Oct 8, 2023 Allmendinger holds off Byron for emotional Roval Cup win Allmendinger didn’t move into the lead for the first time until he passed Kyle Busch on the start to the final stage but had to navigate five restarts over the final 31 laps.
Motorsport · Oct 7, 2023 Reddick tops Bell for Roval Cup pole; Hamlin spins Reddick, one of the four drivers lowest in points without a win heading into the final race of the Round of 16, went out early in the 10-minute final round of qualifying and went right to the top of the speed chart.
Motorsport · Oct 6, 2023 NASCAR 2023 Charlotte Roval schedule, entry list, and how to watch Originally at 16, the playoffs saw the elimination of Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Michael McDowell in the first round.
Motorsport · Oct 2, 2023 Charlotte Roval is Kyle Busch's "last shot" to stay in playoffs Busch, who spun on his own in last week’s race at Texas Motor Speedway, had a competitive run going in Sunday’s race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway until a bizarre incident unfolded on the last lap of the first 60-lap stage.
Motorsport · Sep 24, 2023 William Byron passes Bubba Wallace late to steal Texas Cup win After watching his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson – who dominated most of the race – wreck out late, Byron got around Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe on a restart with five of 267 laps remaining to take the lead for the first time.
Motorsport · Sep 23, 2023 Bubba Wallace takes pole position for Texas Cup race Wallace, the final car to make a qualifying attempt, went right to the top with an average lap speed of 188.337 mph to claim the pole for Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Motorsport · Sep 23, 2023 McDowell leads NASCAR Cup practice at Texas; Bell spins The top three average one-lap speeds all came from the first session on Saturday with McDowell’s lap at 185.293 mph leading the way.