Logano is the outcast, statistically and socially, of Sunday’s championship field. He wasn’t picked to advance to the Homestead-Miami Speedway finale but he’s part of the championship party because he used his bumper to move Truex out of his way and win at Martinsville Speedway.
Busch’s victory at ISM Raceway outside of Phoenix was the final qualifying event for next week’s finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where it will be winner-take-all between NASCAR’s so-called Big Three and the driver once called “Sliced Bread.”
A penalty levied against championship contender Kevin Harvick has greatly enhanced the NASCAR title hopes of his Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kurt Busch of Las Vegas.
Kevin Harvick’s bid for a second NASCAR title suffered a massive setback when he was stripped of his berth in the championship race after series inspectors found his winning car from Texas Motor Speedway had been deliberately altered to give him a performance advantage.
The short and colorful history of Stardust Raceway is chronicled in a new book by Randall Cannon, a freelance author from Henderson.
Logano used an old fashioned bump-and-run on Martin Truex Jr. to Sunday and snatch one of the four tickets to the finale. Truex slid sideways across the finish line and promptly declared Logano won’t take his title from him this year.
Steve Torrence finally bagged the trophy he had been stalking since breaking into professional drag racing, clinching his first NHRA Top Fuel championship during the NHRA Toyota Nationals.
Antron Brown envisions a series in which the NHRA’s regular season would mean as much as the Countdown to the Championship, which continues Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Robert Hight and J.R. Todd have fought back from adversity in pursuit of NHRA’s Funny Car championship. They are racing this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Steve Torrence has won four straight races and is on the verge of winning his first NHRA Top Fuel championship. He could clinch the title this weekend in Las Vegas.
