AVONDALE, Ariz. — The NASCAR Cup Series comes to an end today with the crowning of a champion. Kyle Larson goes for a second Cup title, while Denny Hamlin, William Byron and Chase Briscoe seek their first series championship. NBC and Peacock will have coverage of the race, beginning with an expanded Countdown to Green show at 2 p.m. ET.

NASCAR's playoffs are down to eight drivers heading to Las Vegas, where there can only be one winner but possibly multiple losers, depending on "Trouble in Turn Two!" And speaking of two, it's two times the fun this weekend as NASCAR's Xfinity Series also ...

Ross Chastain lost out on the semifinal round of NASCAR's Cup Series playoffs by the slimmest of margins Sunday. (Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images) As Alex Bowman’s No. 48 car approached a slower car on the last lap of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff ...

Hamlin, Briscoe and then Byron all won to earn their spots in the field, while Larson failed to win in the playoffs and earned the final berth through points. Even so, he likes how the No. 5 Chevrolet is running the last nine week and likes his chances Sunday.

Three weekends remain in the NASCAR season for all three of its national touring circuits — Cup, Xfinity and Trucks. And all three will share the final three weekends of the 2025 season, beginning with the Friday-through-Sunday action this week at ...