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Short Run Earns Joey Logano Ford EcoBoost 400 Victory, 2018 MENCS Championship

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Kyle Busch had the best pit stall. Kevin Harvick had the best pit stop under green. Martin Truex Jr. had the most long-run speed. But Joey Logano was the best on a short run. That was good enough to make him the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion in Sunday’s (Nov. 18) Ford EcoBoost …

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State Of The Sport: Steve Phelps Says ‘Jim And Lesa Doubling Down’ On NASCAR

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(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

The 2018 NASCAR State of the Sport, handled by President Steve Phelps will be remembered for its civility. Years of contentious press conferences were replaced by honesty and frank conversation after a difficult season. But despite a different messenger, the theme remained clear: NASCAR still has its best days ahead of them. “The message that …

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Tyler Reddick Uses High Line, Pit Strategy To Win Ford EcoBoost 300, XFINITY Series Title

Tyler Reddick - 2018 NXS Championship Four

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Tyler Reddick started and ended the year with a victory. The rest of the season? Good enough to leave him the 2018 NASCAR XFINITY Series champion. Reddick used an extraordinary line, running mere inches from the outside wall to gain ground in the Ford EcoBoost 300. After the final round of green-flag pit stops, he …

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Brett Moffitt Wins Ford EcoBoost 200, 2018 Camping World Truck Series Championship

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Brett Moffitt started the 2018 Camping World Truck Series season unsure if he’d even run a full schedule. He ended it a NASCAR champion. Moffitt cruised to victory in the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, earning the series championship in the process. It’s his sixth win of the year and first title in any …

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Denny Hamlin Wins Ford EcoBoost 400 Pole; Kyle Busch Best Of Championship 4

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Denny Hamlin may not be running for a championship this Sunday (Nov. 18) at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But he’s still fighting for a streak that’s just as important to him: a trip to Victory Lane. Hamlin has one last chance to extend his streak of going 12 straight seasons with at least one win in the …

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Martin Truex Jr. Leads First NASCAR Practice For 2018 Ford EcoBoost 400

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The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 battle of the weekend goes to … Martin Truex Jr. Truex led practice Friday (Nov. 16) for this Sunday’s 400-mile race that will decide the 2018 MENCS playoffs. Truex, despite just five laps, inched ahead of Kyle Busch by one-eighth of a second in a practice …

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Did You Notice?: NASCAR Playoff Points Kept Truex, Harvick Alive For 2018 Title

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(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

Did You Notice? … Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick have the sport’s new playoff points format to thank for their inclusion in this weekend’s Championship 4? Both men, after spectacular regular seasons underachieved during much of the postseason. Depending on how Homestead works out, Truex could be the first driver since Tony Stewart in 2005 …

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Leadership of NASCAR Penalizes Kevin Harvick Along With Penalizing Itself

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(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

NASCAR may have penalized Kevin Harvick Wednesday (Nov. 7) after the AAA Texas 500 but it may also want to look at where it’s pointing the finger. For what seems to be the umpteenth time this season the sport has succeeded at poking itself straight in the eye. A year marked by negative story after …

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Joey Logano Wins The Battle, Martin Truex Jr. Says ‘He Won’t Win The Damn War’ After Martinsville Win

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Joey Logano has spent the year playing second fiddle to NASCAR’s Big Three. But the final laps of Sunday’s (Oct. 28) First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway gave him a chance to go toe-to-toe with them in the 2018 season finale. Logano survived an epic 10-lap battle with Martin Truex Jr. to earn his first career Martinsville …

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Did You Notice?: Trouble Ahead For Toyota’s NASCAR Program?

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Did You Notice? … Toyota is lagging behind thus far in the NASCAR playoffs? The manufacturer has led just 27 laps in the last four races, all of them attributed to Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch. That duo are the only ones to advance into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 after …

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Chase Elliott Benefits From Kevin Harvick Penalty to Win Hollywood Casino 400

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Kevin Harvick’s loss was Chase Elliott’s gain… all over again. For the second time in three weeks, a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff race was decided by pit road. Elliott benefitted from a Harvick penalty to win the Hollywood Casino 400 Sunday (Oct. 21) at Kansas Speedway. Harvick was in a strong position to …

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Did You Notice?: Big Three Taking a Back Seat During NASCAR Playoffs… So Far

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(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

Did You Notice? … The Big Three have yet to dominate in the playoffs the way they did during NASCAR’s regular season? On paper, the points look good for Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. They’ll each advance to the Round of 8 at Kansas Speedway unless there’s some major catastrophe. But this trio has combined …

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