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EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Josef Newgarden celebrating his win at Nashville Superspeedway last season. (Photo Credit: Casey Shepherd, Motorsports Today, August 2025) Just like INDYCAR’s most recent trip to the desert in 2018, Saturday afternoon’s Good Ranchers 250 at Phoenix Raceway ended in a Josef Newgarden win, a much-needed victory to set the tone for a resurgent season for Team Penske. Newgarden’s teammate David Malukas started from the pole for the first time in his NT

EDDIE KALEGI - NASCAR REPORTER Denny Hamlin left wondering after another Cup Series title slips away. (Photo Credit: Eddie Kalegi, Motorsports Today, November 2nd, 2025) Standing on pit road with less than five laps to go in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway, there was a peculiar vibe in the air. More than 100 fans, partners, and Toyota employees were gathered behind Denny Hamlin’s pit box, with team owner Joe Gibbs seated just behind crew chief Chris

EDDIE KALEGI - NASCAR REPORTER Kyle Larson celebrates second NASCAR Cup Series championship with family. (Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images, November 2nd, 2025) A race that marked perhaps the end of an era for how NASCAR crowns its champions had it all; from intense racing at the front, to tire issues for all four drivers in the championship fight, to an eventful overtime finish, Phoenix Raceway delivered. 20 years of trying will continue into year 21 for Denny Hamli

Adam Tropper - Motorsports Today Reporter Jesse Love crosses the start/finish line to secure the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Avondale, A.Z - The NASCAR Xfinity Series will be crowning a champion one more time, as after 11 seasons, the second-tier series will have a new entitlement sponsor heading into 2026. There’ll be no shortage of excitement, as there are plenty of key storylines heading into this race. The 2025 season (and the Championship 4 lineup) has been domina

Adam Tropper - Motorsports Today Reporter Corey Heim climbs out of his Truck right after securing his first Craftsman Truck Series Championship Avondale, A.Z. - It may have been Halloween night, but in order to win a NASCAR Craftsman  Truck Series Championship, drivers need to be fearless. Despite some uncertainty, this ended up describing the driver by Corey Heim. Although Heim was the heavy favorite to win it all heading into this weekend, surprisingly, no championship cont

Jeffrey Hrunka - IndyCar Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2025) IndyCar announced its 2026 season schedule on Tuesday,...