Series Champion news, rumors, videos [20+ articles]
Recent Series Champion news, rumors
-
• Whincup set to decide Supercars future
Seven-time Supercars series champion Jamie Whincup says he will announce his future next week amid speculation he will retire from full-time racing in 2021....2020
-
• NASCAR's annual Cup Series champ to receive 'Bill France Cup'
Beginning this season, the Cup Series champion will be awarded the Bill France Cup, a trophy which pays homage to Bill France Sr., who founded NASCAR in 1947, as well as his son, Bill France Jr., who led he sport from 1972 to 2003.“As the sport ushers in a new era, it’s fitting that my father’s name is associated with the highest mark of excellence...2020
-
• Cup Series trophy renamed for France family
The trophy awarded to NASCAR's premier series champion will be called the Bill France Cup beginning this season. The renaming pays tribute to both Bill France Sr., who founded NASCAR, and his son, Bill France Jr., who ran NASCAR from 1972 to 2003....2020
-
• NASCAR unveils 2020 trophy, renamed to honor Bill France Sr.
To honor the legacy of NASCAR's founding family, the Bill France Cup will be awarded to the NASCAR Cup Series champion in 2020....2020
-
• NASCAR Cup Series Champion to receive Bill France Cup beginning in 2020
To honor the legacy of the sport‘s founding family, NASCAR today announced that the Bill France Cup will be awarded to the champion of the NASCAR Cup Series, beginning in 2020. The renamed trophy pays tribute to Bill France Sr., who founded NASCAR in 1947, as well as his son, Bill France Jr., who elevated […]...2020
-
• NASCAR Cup Series champion to receive Bill France Cup beginning in 2020
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 14, 2020) -- To honor the legacy of the sport's founding family, NASCAR today announced that the Bill France Cup will be awarded to the champion of the NASCAR Cup Series, beginning in 2020. The renamed trophy pays tribute to Bill France Sr., who founded NASCAR in 1947...2020
-
• Mookie Betts Dodgers bobblehead already available
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ protracted pursuit of Mookie Betts was a long and arduous process with more twists and turns than the team’s fans obviously would have rather avoided. With the dust still settling after the acquisition was made official earlier this week, Dodgers fans can now not only relax, but they can also hop on the Betts hype train tha...2020
-
• Watch: Jeff Gordon's third and final Daytona 500 win
The list of NASCAR drivers who have three or more wins in the Daytona 500 is incredibly exclusive. Each of the five names on that list is a Hall of Famer: Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon. Every name on that list is a NASCAR Cup Series Champion. In February...2020
-
• NAPA extends sponsorship of Hendrick driver Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports on Tuesday announced NAPA had agreed to continue its 26-race majority sponsorship of Elliott and the No. 9 Chevrolet team through the 2022 season.The Atlanta-based company began its relationship with Elliott as primary sponsor during the driver’s 2014 Xfinity Series season when he became NASCAR’s youngest-ever national series c...2020
-
• Beat Harvick's pit stop for a chance to win a new sports car with Busch Beer paint scheme
You'll need fast fingers if you're going to win a new sports car that looks like former NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick's No. 4 Busch Ford. That's because every time Harvick makes a pit stop in the 2020 Daytona 500, you will have the time it takes Harvick to complete that stop...2020
Series Champion injury and suspension
-
• Astros fire GM Jeff Luhnow, manager AJ Hinch
Houston Astros owner Jim Crane announced on Monday that general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch were fired following MLB’s announced year-long suspensions for each of their involvement in electronic sign-stealing. Houston hired Hinch as its manager in 2015, and the organization quickly climbed from one of the worst teams in MLB to a perenn...2020
-
• Eckes has shoulder surgery
Following the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season finale, Christian Eckes underwent a successful left shoulder surgery. The 2019 ARCA Menards Series Champion first injured his left shoulder about five years ago in a racing incident. As Eckes was competing in both Legends Cars and Late Model competition, he is unsure in which [&helli...2019
-
• Mike Napoli to retire
37-year-old Mike Napoli has announced his retirement on Twitter. Napoli, who’d dealt with significant injuries to his right knee over the last calendar year, had initially planned to give it another go after completing the rehab process, but has decided, “after much thought and consideration,” to call it quits. Napoli, a 2011 All-Star and 2013 Wor...2018
-
• Fans react to Jose Altuve's hilariously bad new commercial
Jose Altuve is a six-time All-Star, former MVP and World Series champion, but he probably won’t be getting many accolades for his product pitching. On Wednesday, the Houston Astros star sent a cryptic tweet indicating that he was fed up and declaring that he was “quitting.” The next day, Altuve revealed the big mystery: His tweet was part of an ad ...2018
-
• Ten greatest MLB catchers of all-time
To become one of the greatest MLB catchers a player needs a specialized skill set. A skill set different from every other field position. It’s why catchers are the second most unique position in baseball, behind only pitchers. As of 2018, there are just 18 catchers in the MLB Hall of Fame. This top-10 makes that number even more exclusive by pickin...2018
-
• Astros manager says Jose Altuve is playing on one leg
The defending World Series champion Houston Astros will be facing elimination Thursday night against the Boston Red Sox in Game 5 of the ALCS. That’s the bad news. The good news? Houston will have former AL MVP Jose Altuve back in the field at second base after being relegated to designated hitter duties over the past two games. Altuve has been dea...2018
-
• Red Sox provide updates on Chris Sale, David Price
The Boston Red Sox are dealing with some key injuries as they continue to roll in the final month of the regular season, but they have received positive news on two of their most important players.Chris Sale, who has been on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation since Aug. 18, is expected to return to Boston’s starting rotation as soon as ne...2018
-
• NASCAR Cup: Joe Garone attributes Cole Pearn’s Sonoma race-winning call to head injury
SONOMA, CA – JUNE 24: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 5-hour ENERGY/Bass Pro Shops Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 24, 2018 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) FROM THEDRIVE.COM Martin Truex Jr.’s crew chief Cole Pearn...2018
-
• Elliott To Drive For GMS In Five Races
GMS racing announced on Monday that Dawsonville, GA native Chase Elliott will pilot the #23 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hooters Restaurants will join the team as primary sponsor. The announcement comes on the heals of the indefinite suspension of the team’s driver Spencer Gallagher, for testing p...2018
-
• Texas Rangers: Expect the return to Arlington to be bad for Yuli Gurriel
Congratulations, Yuli Gurriel. You are a World Series champion in your first full MLB season. You were hyped in last year’s international free agent signing period despite being on the wrong side of 30, and while I disappointingly watched you throw more bats in Corpus Christi than you had hits, you caught the final out from Jose Altuve for the firs...2017
Advertisement
Advertisement
Series Champion trade, contract, salary rumors
-
• Kevin Harvick signs contract extension with Stewart-Haas Racing
Kevin Harvick confirmed to media members Saturday at Daytona International Speedway he has signed a two-year contract extension with Stewart-Haas Racing. Harvick, the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion, said his new deal with SHR lasts through the 2023 season. It was initially slated to end after 2021,...2020
-
• Kevin Harvick signs two year extension with SHR
Kevin Harvick confirmed to media members that he had signed an extension with Stewart Haas Racing. The deal for Harvick adds two years to his contract that was slated to end after the 2021 season. Harvick, 44, is the 2014 Cup Series champion and a 49 time winner at thr top series in NASCAR. “I’m […]...2020
-
• NASCAR: Kevin Harvick signs with Stewart-Haas Racing through 2023
Kevin Harvick has signed a two-year contract extension to remain with Stewart-Haas Racing through the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. When seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson steps down from full-time Cup Series competition at the end of the 2020 season, it will make Kevin Harvick the oldest full-time driver in the field. But [̷...2020
-
![Kevin Harvick signs two-year contract extension with Stewart-Haas Racing]()
• Kevin Harvick signs two-year contract extension with Stewart-Haas RacingKevin Harvick confirmed to media members Saturday at Daytona International Speedway he has signed a two-year contract extension with Stewart-Haas Racing. Harvick, the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion, said his new deal with SHR lasts through the 2023 season. It was initially slated to end after 2021. — NASCAR.com —...2020 -
• Welch and Waltrip to continue to call Truck races in 2020, Parsons moves to studio show
FOX Sports offers exclusive coverage of the entire NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES season for the 19th consecutive year with Welch on the call alongside analyst Waltrip. Alan Cavanna covers pit road throughout the season. Kaitlyn Vincie returns to the prerace anchor chair, hosting NASCAR RACEDAY-TRUCK SERIES, alongside two-time series ...2020
-
• Phoenix Raceway offering Jimmie Johnson appreciation ticket package
Phoenix Raceway today announced an exciting ticket package for the FanShield 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race on March 8 to commemorate the final full-time season and historic career of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson. The Jimmie Johnson Appreciation Ticket Package includes a reserved grandstand ticket for the FanShield 500 near the ...2020
-
• Astros fire GM Jeff Luhnow, manager AJ Hinch
Houston Astros owner Jim Crane announced on Monday that general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch were fired following MLB’s announced year-long suspensions for each of their involvement in electronic sign-stealing. Houston hired Hinch as its manager in 2015, and the organization quickly climbed from one of the worst teams in MLB to a perenn...2020
-
• Auto Club Speedway offered Celebrate 48 ticket package to honor Jimmie Johnson's final start at the track
Southern California NASCAR fans will be sending their farewell wishes to hometown hero and seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson as he races his last Auto Club 400 on March 1st as a full-time NASCAR Driver. With only 48 days left until race day, Auto Club Speedway has released a special ticket package to […]...2020
-
• Martin Truex, Jr. to serve as public ambassador of Noble Aerospace
Noble Aerospace, one of the nation‘s leaders in the aerospace industry, announced today a business partnership with 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. The Santa Ana, California based company provides comprehensive, market-leading aerospace metal finishing services to the largest commercial and military contractors around the wor...2020
-
• Full share for champion Nationals drops to $382K
A full postseason share on World Series champion Washington was worth $382,358, down from $416,838 for Boston last year and the record $438,902 for Houston in 2017. A share on AL champion Houston was worth $256,030....2019
Series Champion stats
-
• NASCAR Cup: Martin Truex Jr. scores first short-track win
The 81st time was the charm for Martin Truex Jr. Saturday night at Richmond (Va.) Raceway, as the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion claimed his first-career short-track win when he took the checkered flag in the Toyota Owners 400. The win was Truex’s first of 2019, nine races into the season but the sixth for Joe Gibbs Racing. “I’m rea...2019
-
• Pedro Martinez tells Red Sox fans to ‘relax’ after horrible start
The Boston Red Sox have returned most of the roster from last year’s record-setting, World Series champion team, but you would never know it after the way they have performed out of the gate in 2019. Their starting pitching has been downright abysmal, but one of the best players in franchise history is not concerned. After the Red Sox fell to 1-4 o...2019
-
• NASCAR Hall of Fame adds five
Membership in the NASCAR Hall of Fame grew by five on Feb. 1 when the Hall inducted its 10th class of five — Jeff Gordon, Davey Allison, Alan Kulwicki, Jack Roush and Roger Penske — bringing total membership to 50. “What a special evening. I’m so honored to be here surrounded by friends, family, fans and many people that have worked very hard behin...2019
-
• NASCAR Xfinity: Bill Elliott out of retirement to race at Road America
NASCAR Hall of Famer and 1988 Cup Series champion Bill Elliott will come out of retirement to drive the No. 23 GMS Racing Chevrolet in the Johnsonville 180 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., on Aug. 25. It’ll be Elliott’s first NASCAR national-series race since 2012. “We are thrilled to welcome Bill to the GMS Racing ...2018
-
• Jeff Gordon leads list of 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees
The NASCAR Hall of Fame voting committee met at the Hall of Fame in Uptown Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday and selected Jeff Gordon, Davey Allison, Alan Kulwicki, Jack Roush and Roger Penske as 2019 inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. They officially will be inducted into the Hall on Feb. 2019. When officially inducted, Gordon will become a first...2018
-
• Pressing to Win Not Pressure to Win Caused Penalties for Elliott
Chase Elliott is under enormous pressure to win. Both fans and media members alike are sounding the call, “Why can’t Elliott win?” “Is he overrated?” The young second generation driver had performed exceptionally well in his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career. Elliott has scored seven second place finishes along with 23 top-fives in just 85 st...2018
-
• Six biggest MLB overreactions from first week of action
“Who you got?”This question is asked by baseball fans across the world. The question is asked even more when you happen to have a job in the baseball industry.It’s a difficult scenario to be in. Some of us have our biased opinions, some rely solely on spring training statistics (don’t do that), and some take the easy way out and expect a repeat of ...2017
-
• Edwin Encarnacion Is Ideal Red Sox Replacement for David Ortiz
2016
-
• Jeff Gordon ends season, and probably his career, on a solid note
If four-time NASCAR Premier Series champion Jeff Gordon’s career is indeed over, he ended it on a solid note, finishing sixth at the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.It wasn’t a victory, like Gordon earned in this race a year ago, but it was nothing to apologize for, either, especially on a day where Gordon’s Hendrick Motorsports te...2016
-
• Jeff Gordon ends season, and probably his career, on a solid note
If four-time NASCAR Premier Series champion Jeff Gordon’s career is indeed over, he ended it on a solid note, finishing sixth at the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.It wasn’t a victory, like Gordon earned in this race a year ago, but it was nothing to apologize for, either, especially on a day where Gordon’s Hendrick Motorsports te...2016
Series Champion kids, wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend, father/mother
-
• NASCAR's annual Cup Series champ to receive 'Bill France Cup'
2020
-
• Cup Series trophy renamed for France family
2020
-
• NASCAR unveils 2020 trophy, renamed to honor Bill France Sr.
2020
-
• NASCAR Cup Series Champion to receive Bill France Cup beginning in 2020
2020
-
• NASCAR Cup Series champion to receive Bill France Cup beginning in 2020
2020
-
![NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano thinks someone stole his dog]()
• NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano thinks someone stole his dogJoey Logano's dog either got out of the family's backyard or was stolen Tuesday....2019 -
• Menard Reflects on the Clash and Hopes to Win for Glen Wood
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For 51 out of the first 56 laps in last Sunday’s Advance Auto Parts Clash, it was all Paul Menard, but as everyone knows, that dominant race evaporated after Jimmie Johnson ran into the back of his No. 21 Ford Mustang, causing a 17-car pileup that led to a win for the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. Menard wasn’t please...2019
-
• NASCAR Hall of Fame adds five
2019
-
• NASCAR Truck: Austin Hill joins Hattori Racing
Austin Hill will drive the No. 16 Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series in 2019, the race team announced Tuesday. Hill replaces reigning Truck Series champion Brett Moffitt in the No. 16 after Moffitt was released from the team during the offseason because of a lack of sponsorship. “I’m thrilled to join HRE th...2019
-
• Chase Elliott Voted Cup Series Most Popular Driver
Following in the footsteps of his Hall-of-Fame father, Chase Elliott has been voted the most popular driver in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Elliott’s award ends a streak of 15 straight MPD wins by Dale Earnhardt Jr who retired from full-time competition at the end of last season. Elliott’s father, 1988 Cup Series champion, Bill Elliott, cu...2018
Top Series Champion news
-
• Hollywood & Vines: LA wins NLCS at Wrigley!
Enrique Hernandez smacked three home runs, including a grand slam in the third inning, and had seven RBIs to back Clayton Kershaw and power the Dodgers to an 11-1 victory in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series presented by Camping World and eliminate the defending World Series champion Cubs....2017
-
• Hollywood & Vines: LA wins NLCS at Wrigley!
Enrique Hernandez smacked three home runs, including a grand slam in the third inning, and had seven RBIs to back Clayton Kershaw and power the Dodgers to an 11-1 victory in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series presented by Camping World and eliminate the defending World Series champion Cubs....2017
-
• Jeff Gordon joins FOX NASCAR on-air team as analyst for 2016 season
Jeff Gordon, the four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion credited with helping take the sport mainstream, joins FOX NASCAR fulltime in 2016 as race analyst for its 16th year of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series coverage....2015
-
• It's official: Chase Elliott to replace Jeff Gordon in No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy
Chase Elliott has been named the driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, taking over for four-time series champion Jeff Gordon. ...2015
-
• Jeff Gordon's children named grand marshals for spring Bristol race
Bristol Motor Speedway announced Thursday that the children of four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon will serve as grand marshals for the Food City 500 on April 19....2015
-
• Cardinals put on clinic in historic 50th victory
The Cardinals extended their winning streak to five and became the first team since the 2005 World Series champion White Sox to win 50 of its first 74 games by rolling over the Cubs, 8-1, in front of a sellout crowd at Busch Stadium on Saturday night. St. Louis became just the 18th team in the past 50 years to win 50 of its first 74 games....2015
-
• Cardinals put on clinic in historic 50th victory
The Cardinals extended their winning streak to five and became the first team since the 2005 World Series champion White Sox to win 50 of its first 74 games by rolling over the Cubs, 8-1, in front of a sellout crowd at Busch Stadium on Saturday night. St. Louis became just the 18th team in the past 50 years to win 50 of its first 74 games....2015
-
• NASCAR suspends Kurt Busch indefinitely after court ruling
Following a ruling that he committed an act of domestic abuse against former girlfriend Patricia Driscoll, NASCAR on Friday indefinitely suspended Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kurt Busch, the 2004 Sprint Cup Series champion....2015
-
• Kyle Busch finds that breaking a leg can bring good luck in racing, too
Samantha Busch (left) with husband Kyle Busch and their son, Brexton, at Friday's Sprint Cup Awards banquet. Ethan Miller Getty Images North AmericaKyle Busch could not stop grinning Friday night at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Awards banquet at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas.And why not? He certainly did not expect to be standing on the stage, accepting al...2015
-
• Danica Patrick continues to improve — and Jimmie Johnson notices
The six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion says he has taken notice of the improvement Danica Patrick is showing on the track during his second full-time season on the circuit. Patrick says she hopes to continue her upward trend this weekend at Dover....2014
Series Champion videos
Series Champion fantasy rankings and news
-
• Chase For The Championship – Kenseth, Kyle Busch and McMurray
Photo Credit: Nigel Kinrade/NKP Posted by: Dave Thompson, follow @phillyfan17 September 17, 2016 With the start of the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship set to begin this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, the staff at MRD decided to spice things Chase up a bit this season with a little friendly competition. In typical fantasy...2016
-
• Stock Up, Stock Down for Cincinnati Reds' Top 10 Prospects for Week 8
2015
-
• Cincinnati Reds: Mat Latos' Comments Call Bryan Price's Leadership into Question
2015
-
• Predicting the National League West as Baseball's Best Division Is Not so Absurd
2015
Series Champion schedule, game
-
• Johnson has ‘mixed emotions’ starting final season
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson talks about getting his final full-time season started at Daytona International Speedway....2020
-
• Brett Moffitt to run partial Xfinity Series schedule in 2020
Moffitt will run the first four races of the season to help the team's transition into the Xfinity Series (Daytona, Las Vegas, Fontana, Phoenix).He will pilot the No. 02 Chevrolet Camaro with Joe Williams atop the pit box as the crew chief.Moffitt, the 2018 Truck Series champion, has three previous starts in the Xfinity Series with a best finish of...2020
-
• NASCAR Cup: Gaunt Brothers Racing makes Daniel Suarez’s hiring official
After multiple published reports putting Daniel Suarez in the No. 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota for the full 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, the race team made the news official Tuesday. The 2020 season will be Gaunt Brothers Racing’s first full season of Cup Series competition after running partial schedules since 2017, last season with Parker Kl...2020
-
• Harvick client Cerrone loses McGregor UFC matchup
Former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight champion Conor McGregor made his long-awaited return in grand fashion on Saturday night in Las Vegas, stopping Cowboy Cerrone 40 seconds into Round 1 by TKO when the referee halted the match. Cerrone (36-14, one no-contest) is the UFC‘s all-time winner and a client of NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin [...2020
-
• Jimmie Johnson, Daytona International Speedway partner on special DAYTONA 500 ticket package
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson will compete in the first race of his 19th and final full-time NASCAR season in the 62nd annual DAYTONA 500, scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway. But before the two-time DAYTONA 500 champion straps into the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to make his 19th [&helli...2019
-
• NASCAR Cup Series: What seats are still open for 2020?
Much of the driver lineup for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season is set, but there are a few seats that remain open heading into mid-December. It has been almost one month since Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch was crowned NASCAR Cup Series champion for the second time in his career and in the last […] NASCAR Cup Series: What seats are stil...2019
-
• NASCAR: How Hendrick can get creative with Jimmie Johnson’s replacement
Several names have been thrown around as the possible replacement for Jimmie Johnson after he retires following the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. But Hendrick Motorsports could get creative with their 2021 lineup in an unexpected way. Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson announced almost two weeks ago that the 2020 season will be [...2019
-
• NASCAR: Without stages, who would have been 2019 champion?
There are still many NASCAR fans who haven’t come to accept the addition of the playoffs and of stage racing. Removing both of those concepts, who would the 2019 Cup Series champion have been? The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs were introduced ahead of the 2004 season, and they have seen various changes over the years. […] NASCAR: Without s...2019
-
![NASCAR standings 2019: Updated points for Cup series playoffs after the GoBowling at The Glen]()
• NASCAR standings 2019: Updated points for Cup series playoffs after the GoBowling at The GlenSeven-time series champion Jimmie Johnson's 19th-place finish prevented him from gaining even more ground on Ryan Newman, who finished 25th....2019 -
• NASCAR: Joey Logano, Team Penske take in White House experience
2018 NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano and his team, Team Penske, visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. With 10 races on the 36-race 2019 NASCAR Cup Series schedule in the books, Joey Logano and his team, Team Penske, had the opportunity to visit President Donald Trump at the White House […] NASCAR: Joey Logano, T...2019
Series Champion rumors, scandals
-
• Whincup set to decide Supercars future
2020
-
• Bruce Bochy not interested in Astros, Red Sox jobs
The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox are scrambling to find new managers in the wake of the sign stealing scandal that erupted across Major League Baseball recently, and both teams need to look further than three-time World Series champion Bruce Bochy. Bochy does not plan to pursue any managerial openings this offseason, Ken Rosenthal of The Athle...2020
-
• NASCAR: 5 replacement candidates for Jimmie Johnson in 2021
Jimmie Johnson announced that the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season will be his final full season in the series. Who will replace him in 2021? Following several months of speculation about the future of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson in the Cup Series, Johnson took to Twitter on Wednesday and shared a short […] NASCAR: 5 rep...2019
-
• NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson proves race car drivers are, in fact, athletes
It had been proven millions of times before, but seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson proved once again that race car drivers are, in fact, athletes. When seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson stated before the 2019 Cup Series season began that he had a “big announcement” to make, there was heavy speculati...2019
-
• NASCAR Cup Series: Jimmie Johnson makes his ‘big announcement’
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson made the “big announcement” that was promised on Monday for this afternoon. After it was revealed by NASCAR on NBC’s Twitter page that seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson had a “big announcement” to make at some point this afternoon, fans began specu...2019
-
• NASCAR Cup: Martin Truex Jr., Cole Pearn officially to Joe Gibbs Racing next year
A move by Martin Truex Jr. to Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has been popular speculation since Furniture Row Racing announced its closure, effective at the end of the 2018 season, earlier this year. Joe Gibbs Racing confirmed the move Wednesay. Truex and crew chief Cole Pearn will move from FRR’s No. 78 team to JGR’...2018
-
• Astros send closer Ken Giles down to the minors
In what has to be considered an absolutely shocking move, the defending World Series champion Houston Astros have demoted closer Ken Giles to Triple-A while calling up young arm Cionel Perez. A core member of last year’s championship squad, the 27-year-old Giles has struggled a ton this season. He pitched to a 4.99 ERA with a 1.27 WHIP prior to bei...2018
-
• Defending Series Champion, Martin Truex Jr, Out of Race Early at Texas
Defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, Martin Truex Jr, has dominated the 1.5 mile tracks over the last couple years. This year, however, he has had stiff competition from former series champion, Kevin Harvick. In Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Truex’ nemesis was a blown tire. Truex ran well in the early lap...2018
-
• Darrell Waltrip finds timing of Carl Edwards news 'beyond shocking'
FOX NASCAR television analyst Darrell Waltrip admits he was “beyond” shocked by the recent news of Carl Edwards announcing he will not return to compete full-time in the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Monster Energy Cup Series.Waltrip and fellow FOX NASACAR analysts Larry McReynolds and Jeff Hammond also wonder exactly what the unexpecte...2017
-
• AP Sources: Edwards walking away from final year with Gibbs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) In a stunning decision, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards is walking away from the final year of his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing less than two months after nearly winning his first Cup championship, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Joe Gibbs Racing scheduled a pair of news conferenc...2017