AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 05: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 05, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Ty Gibbs holds off Noah Gragson for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Title at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday afternoon.
AVONDALE, Ariz. – One week after igniting a maelstrom of controversy with his brutish tactics at Martinsville Speedway, Ty Gibbs held off charging Noah Gragson to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race and the series title that goes with it.
AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 04: Zane Smith, driver of the #38 Michael Roberts Construction Ford, lifts the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series trophy in victory lane after winning the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway on November 04, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Zane Smith breaks through for the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series championship title on Friday in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway.
AVONDALE, Ariz. – After two frustrating runner-up finishes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, Zane Smith finally won his first title in a two-lap overtime shootout.
AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 04: NASCAR President Steve Phelps (L) and NASCAR Executive Vice President Steve O’Donnell speak to the media during the NASCAR annual State of the Sport address at Phoenix Raceway on November 04, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
NASCAR leadership is optimistic about the future of the sport during Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway
PHOENIX, Ariz. – In a wide-ranging hour-long question and answer session Friday morning at Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR President Steve Phelps and Chief Operating Officer Steve O’Donnell addressed the media, delivering an upbeat update on the state of the sport and addressing issues from scheduling, leadership, diversity and the status of the Next Gen car heading into the 2023 season, which marks the sport’s 75th anniversary.