9:00 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports HOMESTEAD, Fla. — NASCAR’s playoff format, designed to create dramatics Sunday in its Cup series championship finale, has featured a little bit of everything since its implementation in 2014. There have been crashes
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8:16 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports HOMESTEAD, Fla. — The NASCAR Cup Series championship-eligible drivers consists of two who have had championship-worthy years, one who has had a championship-caliber year and one who has had a year good enough
9:26 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Kevin Harvick certainly didn’t want a penalty last week. But even he has to admit that sometimes he performs even better when he’s frustrated. Case in point: While he
4:27 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Martin Truex Jr. indicated he has a free pass to rough up Joey Logano as the two drivers are among the four vying for the NASCAR Cup Series championship
9:52 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Joey Logano heard the boos at Martinsville Speedway and soaked in the moment. Considering people once said Logano didn’t have the talent to race in the NASCAR Cup series, boos will do just
9:54 AM ET After decades of titles being decided all over the map and autumn calendar, the annual NASCAR season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway has become the coronation spot of stock car racing’s greatest championship. But in recent seasons it has also become the sport’s grandest stage for goodbyes, from Tony Stewart to Jeff Gordon
2:53 PM ET The end of the 2018 NASCAR Cup series season is here. Sunday’s 2:30 p.m. ET race (NBC) at Homestead-Miami Speedway marks the end of the 36-race season, and there are four contenders eligible for the title: Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. Let’s get to the ESPN experts’
9:46 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports When discussing his breakup with seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, which will occur at the end of the season, crew chief Chad Knaus made a plea to the media. “Let’s be
8:49 AM ET Ricky Craven Close Ricky Craven is a driver with wins in all of NASCAR’s top three series, including rookie of the year titles in both the 1992 Nationwide Series and 1995 Sprint Cup series. He currently serves as a NASCAR analyst on ESPN studio programs. What makes NASCAR significantly different than all
8:52 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Most drivers in the NASCAR Cup series playoffs try to limit distractions. Kyle Busch, it seems, almost attracts them. And as long as they are fairly drama free, he accepts them. On the