Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Phoenix II
The championship picture has completely changed with just three races left in the 2026 NASCAR Cup season. Championship leader Kyle Larson wrecked out of the race due to a cut tire, finishing 34th and scoring just three points.
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Tyler Reddick wins Freeway Insurance 500, vaults himself back into NASCAR title contention
Both Sunday’s Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway and the NASCAR Cup Series title hunt were flipped on their respective heads in the closing stage of Sunday’s race.
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NASCAR is getting the championship finish it has pursued since 1992
NASCAR has been chasing the ghost of the 1992 Winston Cup season finale for 34 years, and while there are still three races to go, this appears to be the closest it has gotten short of outright manufacturing it.
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Zane Smith furious as he slams into Carson Hocevar after NASCAR Cup race
Smith and Hocevar have a bitter history, and while they had another run-in at Phoenix, was Hocevar really to blame this time?
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“It’s Tough Waiting a Year”- Rick Hendrick Details Awkward Dynamics Of Mentoring Cup Rookie While Under Rival Contract
Rick Hendrick has signed plenty of drivers over his 42 years in NASCAR. But signing Connor Zilisch has left him with an unusual problem.
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Jesse Love Takes Championship Lead After A Dominant Phoenix Win
By Luis Torres, Staff Writer/Photographer AVONDALE, Ariz. – The reigning champion is back in control of the chaotic saga that is The Chase
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Tyler Reddick is back and he brought two tires to a gunfight
Six months without a win was apparently long enough. Tyler Reddick used two tires, one perfectly timed restart and a little aggression to reclaim Victory Lane while the Chase standings went completely bonkers.
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“Way F***ing Faster Like This F***ing 77”- Kyle Larson Lashes Out at HMS Crew in Furious Mid-Race Expletive Rant
A driver can spend an entire race praising his team’s execution, only for frustration to boil over when the car refuses to cooperate.
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Fans Outraged Over Joe Gibbs Racing Star’s Controversial Win
Max Reaves was supposed to leave Phoenix Raceway with a memory he could carry for years. Instead, his biggest moment with Joe Gibbs Racing has turned into an argument about the driver he is becoming.
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Denny Hamlin’s Phoenix escape plan gets a speeding ticket
Hamlin had a car capable of fighting for the win before a tire failure and pit-road penalty ruined his afternoon. He finished 28th, trails the championship lead by 31 points and is off to Talladega. What could possibly go wrong?
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NASCAR Garage Unites in Prayer as Veteran Reporter Reveals Devastating Family Update
For more than three decades, Holly Cain has brought NASCAR fans closer to the drivers and stories that define the sport.
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Toyota clinches 2026 NASCAR Cup manufacturer championship early after dominant season
Toyota has dominated 2026, so it’s no surprise that they’ve wrapped up the manufacturer crown early Nick DeGroot Published
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Commercial breakdown: 2026 Freeway Insurance 500
The credit for the creation of the wheel is not precisely known, but it is believed the ancient Sumerians were responsible. It is thought the first wheels were used for pottery, then utilized for carts and wagons later on.
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’One Guy’s Happy & The Others Aren’t’- Chase Briscoe Addresses Internal Feud After Awkward JGR Debriefs
In NASCAR, a victory can mean celebration for one driver and frustration for another. That contrast becomes particularly interesting when both drivers share the same garage, work with the same crew, and believe they have what it takes to win.
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’I Haven’t Hit the Panic Button, but I Can See It’—Denny Hamlin Confronts Piling Chase Pressure With Honest Admission
A late restart cost Denny Hamlin the 2025 championship. It was not the first time the title slipped away. In 2010, an early spin and front-end damage left him 39 points behind Jimmie Johnson.
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