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Capps Hoping To Get Last Laugh in Funny Car Finale
Sunday, 13 Nov, 2022 – 10:39 | Comments Off on Capps Hoping To Get Last Laugh in Funny Car Finale
Capps Hoping To Get Last Laugh in Funny Car Finale

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
The serious business of determining NHRA’s 2022 Funny Car world champion will play-out in Southern California Sunday afternoon among three drivers boasting a combined eight titles.
Two-time/reigning Ha-Ha Car world champ …

Smith Riding Toward Sixth NHRA Bike Championship
Saturday, 12 Nov, 2022 – 10:00 | Comments Off on Smith Riding Toward Sixth NHRA Bike Championship
Smith Riding Toward Sixth NHRA Bike Championship

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Matt Smith’s workmanlike bid for a record-tying sixth NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship remained on-course Friday after the opening two rounds of time trials for the season-ending 57th annual …

Top Fuel Championship Up For Grabs In Pomona Finale
Friday, 11 Nov, 2022 – 9:48 | Comments Off on Top Fuel Championship Up For Grabs In Pomona Finale
Top Fuel Championship Up For Grabs In Pomona Finale

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Separated by a miniscule seven points, Brittany Force and Justin Ashley are poised to snap Steve Torrence’s stranglehold on the NHRA Top Fuel world championship this weekend.
Victory by either Force …

Joey Logano Wins The 2022 Cup Series Championship
Sunday, 6 Nov, 2022 – 18:46 | Comments Off on Joey Logano Wins The 2022 Cup Series Championship
Joey Logano Wins The 2022 Cup Series Championship

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Joey Logano is a two-timer; a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion that is.
The Team Penske driver won Sunday’s season-ending race and that gave him the 2022 title.
Logano, 32, who was the 2018 champion, was a …

Chastain On Dramtic Move: ‘Everything Went Blurry’
Monday, 31 Oct, 2022 – 15:27 | Comments Off on Chastain On Dramtic Move: ‘Everything Went Blurry’
Chastain On Dramtic Move: ‘Everything Went Blurry’

By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – In football it’s called a Hail Mary. In stock car racing there’s no name for it yet, but Ross Chastain executed the equivalent of it with perfection …

Gibbs Wrecks Teammate En Route To Xfinity Final Four
Sunday, 30 Oct, 2022 – 12:46 | Comments Off on Gibbs Wrecks Teammate En Route To Xfinity Final Four
Gibbs Wrecks Teammate En Route To Xfinity Final Four

By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Three JR Motorsports drivers and one from Joe Gibbs Racing will vie for NASCAR’s Xfinity Series championship next weekend at Phoenix Raceway, but it could have been …

Hight Piling Up Funny Car Points As Countdown Drags On
Sunday, 30 Oct, 2022 – 9:42 | Comments Off on Hight Piling Up Funny Car Points As Countdown Drags On
Hight Piling Up Funny Car Points As Countdown Drags On

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Funny Car championship-leader Robert Hight continued “point-racing” without apology Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where qualifying concluded for today’s 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals.
Hight held onto …

Suspended Driver Wallace: Something ‘I’m Not Proud Of’
Saturday, 29 Oct, 2022 – 12:50 | Comments Off on Suspended Driver Wallace: Something ‘I’m Not Proud Of’
Suspended Driver Wallace: Something ‘I’m Not Proud Of’

By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Bubba Wallace said Saturday his one-race suspension for intentionally wrecking Kyle Larson during the Las Vegas NASCAR Cup race taught him he must think before executing.
“In this …

Defending Cup Champ Larson Wins at Miami-Homestead
Sunday, 23 Oct, 2022 – 16:56 | Comments Off on Defending Cup Champ Larson Wins at Miami-Homestead
Defending Cup Champ Larson Wins at Miami-Homestead

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Kyle Larson’s bid to repeat as NASCAR Cup Series champion ended when he broke his car during the race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway infield oval two weeks ago, but his desire to win races …

Enders Downs Anderson Again; Moves In On No. 5
Monday, 17 Oct, 2022 – 10:48 | Comments Off on Enders Downs Anderson Again; Moves In On No. 5
Enders Downs Anderson Again; Moves In On No. 5

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacnToday.com
ENNIS, Texas – When Greg Anderson and Erica Enders stage opposite one another in an NHRA Pro Stock final, drag racing history typically morphs into “herstory.”
That’s been the case since …