The Championship 4 has been set.Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, and Kevin Harvick knew going into Phoenix they would be racing for a championship. For Truex, it will be his second shot at a championship at Homestead while Kyle Busch returns for a third time. Kevin Harvick is also making...

Denny Hamlin was doing what he needed to at Phoenix Raceway to earn a spot in the Championship 4.But an "old" foe got the best of Hamlin, leading to a cut tire and crash on Lap 276 of 312 in the Can-Am 500. Racing for a top-five spot with Chase...

Four weeks ago, Kyle Larson was putting together a championship season. But after Sunday's race at Phoenix Raceway, the Chip Ganassi Racing driver is even more eager to see the offseason.A blown engine just past the 100-lap mark in the Can-Am 500 sent Larson to the garage and his fourth...

Cactus king Kevin Harvick swept Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practices Saturday at Phoenix Raceway.An eight-time winner at the 1-mile facility, Harvick laid down a lap of 134.973mph in the final 50-minute session ahead of Sunday's elimination race. Kyle Busch was second fastest at 134.333mph. Both Harvick and Busch are...

Ryan Blaney's second career pole came at an opportune time.Facing a 22-point deficit going into the playoffs final elimination race at Phoenix International Raceway, Blaney laid down the fastest lap in the third round of qualifying. At 137.942 mph, Blaney grabbed the pole for the Can-Am 500 over Denny Hamlin....

Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Friday he almost feels he needs to apologize as the final weekend of his full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career looms."Because I've got a pregnant wife, I'm retiring, and I just feel like I'm going to break down any minute. I feel like every answer...

Denny Hamlin expects desperate things to take place Sunday afternoon at Phoenix Raceway with the final spot in the championship race on the line."To what extent, I'm really not sure," said Hamlin. "I think it just depends on the players that are in the game at that point and how...

Chase Elliott has a tall task ahead of him this weekend if he's going to race for a championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But that task becomes a little easier with a fast car.Elliott paced the opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice with a lap of 137.368 mph. The No....

Each race in the Round of 8 has been a must-win for Jimmie Johnson.Friday at Phoenix Raceway, Johnson admitted as much. But he faces that for certain Sunday afternoon as the defending series champion needs to win the Can-Am 500 if he is going to compete for his record-breaking eighth...

Joey Logano earned a return trip to the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway after a year's absence.Kyle Busch will head to the South Florida track to try to defend his 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title as well.And Kevin Harvick won't be competing for the title for the first time...