Sentences with phrase «championship playoff race»

A revenged - minded Matt Kenseth appeared to deliberately wreck race - leader Joey Logano during Sunday's championship playoff race at Martinsville Speedway.

Not exact matches

The partnership makes sense: Both Eneos and Larson are emerging brands in the U.S. and in Nascar: Eneos has enjoyed steady growth, and Kyle won his first Sprint Cup race earlier this year, and also qualified for Nascar's Chase (championship playoff).

The championship leader at the end of the normal 26 - race section will be awarded «regular season champion» and get 15 additional playoff points, with the rest of the top 10 also getting them on a 10 (for second) to one (for 10th) playoff point basis.

The victory wasn't surprising, as Truex and Furniture Row Racing were considered championship favorites leading into Sunday's playoff opener, but it did require Truex to overcome a flat front tire that dropped him a lap behind the leaders.

Except, of course, this was the widespread belief last year, then all Johnson did was win a playoff - best three races en route to win a seventh Cup championship, tying the all - time mark shared by Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.

By not winning, Kenseth was effectively knocked out of the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff and afterward he hinted at seeking possible retribution toward Logano, who's won the past three races and emerged as the championship favorite.

The other five playoff drivers can qualify for the best - finish - wins - the - championship finale by winning next week's elimination race at Phoenix Raceway.

Harvick (2014) and Busch (2015) each won their championships under the current knockout format that eliminates four playoff - eligibles every three races culminating in the Homestead finale.

Though all the attention in the coming weeks will be rightfully focused on the race for state championships, it would be unfair to ignore the quality Division VI girls teams, which will conclude their season at the end of the NorCal playoffs.

A win, and with it a chance at a second championship, were all within Matt Kenseth's grasp, all he needed to do was get a good, clean restart with two laps remaining in Sunday's playoff elimination race at Phoenix International Raceway.

There are several conference championship games this weekend which can potentially impact the playoff race.

That leaves four vying for the championship on Nov. 19 at the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead - Miami Speedway in Florida, the final race of the playoffs.

There are the common exemptions reserved for the top 50 in the world rankings, recent major winners in the other three championships, and the PGA Tour and Euro Tour's playoff points races.

Two years ago, Logano spun Kenseth out on the final lap during a playoff race at Kansas Speedway, taking away the win Kenseth needed to remain championship - eligible.

The incident put Matt Kenseth out of the race, almost costing him a spot in the championship playoffs

Every NFL team has played 14 games, and the various races for division championships and playoff spots are in full swing.