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NASCAR Celebrates Champion’s Week in Las Vegas

Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 16, 2014 in Homestead, Florida. Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 16, 2014 in Homestead, Florida. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

NASCAR Celebrates Champion’s Week in Las Vegas

With First-Time Champion Kevin Harvick

Four-Day NASCAR Postseason Bash Returns with New Consumer Activations, Traditional Fan-Favorite Events

After a season filled with exciting racing fueled by the revamped Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ format, NASCAR will return to Las Vegas in December for its annual postseason celebration – this edition with first-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick as the guest of honor.

NASCAR dignitaries, Hollywood stars and race fans will convene for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week™, Dec. 2 through Dec. 5, for an exciting lineup featuring new consumer activations, fan-favorite events and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards™. Once again, NASCAR headquarters will be anchored at Wynn Las Vegas, a premier resort destination in Las Vegas. Continue reading

Kenseth holds off Larson for Nationwide win at Homestead, as Penske wins owner’s title

 

 

Charging away from a pack of pursuers on the final restart, Matt Kenseth scored his first NASCAR Nationwide Series win since October of last year in Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Chase Elliott, who had clinched the driver’s championship last Saturday in Phoenix, finished 17th after scraping the outside wall late in the race. Brad Keselowski delivered the Nationwide Series owner’s championship to Roger Penske with an eighth-place result in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Continue reading

Wallace wins at Homestead, as Crafton claims second straight Truck Series titlel

 

 

After breathtaking three-wide racing during the final 20-lap green-flag run, Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. held off hard-charging Keystone Light Polesitter Kyle Larson to win Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Behind the wild battle for the victory, Matt Crafton ran ninth and won an unprecedented second straight series title with room to spare—by 21 points. Continue reading

Nick Drake Grabs his First K&N Pro Series Victory at Phoenix

Nick Drake is our guest at 9:30 pm ET Photo - Getty Images
Photo – Getty Images

Nick Drake is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, November 10, 2014 at 9:30 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions or comments.

Rookie Nick Drake, 18, won the K&N West season finale at Phoenix from the pole and held off Gray Gaulding and Cole Custer. A green-white-checkered finish extended the race to 103 laps. Jesse Little and Dylan Lupton rounded out the top five. Continue reading