TRE NEWS/OPINION
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Jimmie Johnson found way to ‘smile and work through’ final season
AVONDALE, Ariz. — It may not be the final season he hoped for, but Jimmie Johnson wrapped up his 19-year full-time Cup Series career with a Top-5 showing in the Season Finale 500 Sunday (Nov. 8th) at Phoenix Raceway. After leading four laps and finishing fifth, Johnson will remember most about the race weekend will…
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Cole Custer named 2020 Rookie-of-the-Year
AVONDALE, Ariz. — At the conclusion of Sunday’s Season Finale 500, NASCAR Cup Series rookie Cole Custer was officially awarded with Rookie-of-the-Year honors. Custer wrapped up the 2020 campaign with a 28th-place finish at Phoenix Raceway, ending the year with five laps led, one victory, two Top-5 finishes and seven Top-10 finishes. “Can’t thank everyone…
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Comments from Keselowski, Logano and Hamlin
AVONDALE, Ariz. — With Chase Elliott winning the 2020 championship, Brad Keselowsi, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin finished in positions two through four on the final Championship 4 grid. Brad Keselowski’s second-place finish in the race earned the Team Penske driver his first runner-up finish in points and his best points finish since his 2012…
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How other Cup Series champs have fared in their final start
AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR Cup Series past champions Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth competed in their final confirmed premier series races with the conclusion of the Season Finale 500 Sunday (Nov. 8th) at Phoenix Raceway. Johnson and Kenseth finished fifth and 25th respectively. Below is a list of how other Sprint Cup champions have fared…
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Three full-time drivers fail to post Top-10 finish in 2020
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Daniel Suarez, Quin Houff and Timmy Hill all failed to score at least one Top-10 finish across the entire NASCAR Cup Series season. The three drivers attempted to qualify for all 36 races this season. Suarez and Houff finished 31st and 33rd respectively in final points. Hill was not eligible for points…
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‘Confidence’ biggest lesson learned in Harrison Burton’s rookie campaign
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Harrison Burton officially wrapped up the 2020 Xfinity Series Rookie-of-the-Year honors at the conclusion of Saturday’s (Nov. 7th) Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 at Phoenix Raceway. Burton beat out fellow contenders Joe Graf Jr., Jesse Little, Riley Herbst and Kody Vanderwal for the award. “I think the biggest thing for me…
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Austin Cindric earns first Xfinity Series title
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Austin Cindric is the 2020 Xfinity Series champion. Cindric won the Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 on Saturday (Nov. 7th) at Phoenix Raceway. Cindric, who was leading before a late-race caution that sent the race into NASCAR Overtime, restarted behind race leader and championship contender Justin Allgaier, ultimately passing him to…
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Sheldon Creed rallies to win first Truck title
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Sheldon Creed is the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series champion. Creed picked up the victory in NASCAR Overtime — and simultaneously the championship — Friday (Nov. 6th) in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway, his first championship in NASCAR’s third-tier series. After restarting in ninth with two laps…
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Bowyer, Johnson or Kenseth could make history
AVONDALE, Ariz. — A victory Sunday (Nov. 8th) in the NASCAR Cup Series finale by Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson or Matt Kenseth would make one of them the third driver in the history of NASCAR’s premier series to win in their final career start. Bowyer, Johnson and Kenseth are set to make their final confirmed…
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Nick Ottinger takes 2020 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series championship
Nick Ottinger took tires and charged through the field in the closing laps to beat Bobby Zalenski, winning the 2020 title.