NASCAR Playoffs – The Circuit Journal

NASCAR faces many uncertainties ahead as Joey Logano steals another title in Phoenix finale

By John Haverlin November 11, 2024NASCAR1 Comment

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Should we celebrate the end or feel relief that it's over?NASCAR's 2024 season concluded at Phoenix Raceway this past weekend. Some moments from it were memorable and…

Joey Logano wins Atlanta as NASCAR Playoffs begin and charter talks stagnate

By John Haverlin September 8, 2024NASCAR

When it was all said and done, Joey Logano ended the wild weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway as the happiest man in the NASCAR Cup Series.Logano, who had one win…

Dennis is a menace: Hamlin wins at Bristol and rubs it in the booing fans’ faces

By John Haverlin September 17, 2023NASCAR

The boos and jeers pouring down on him from a packed coliseum of NASCAR fans didn’t deter Bristol Night Race winner Denny Hamlin from egging on the crowd a little…

‘Mixed emotions’ subvert NASCAR championship celebrations at Phoenix Raceway

By John Haverlin November 7, 2022NASCAR

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- When Joey Logano spoke during his post-race television interview, he didn’t quite know how to feel.He went from exhilarated to sorrowful and back to exhilarated in seconds…

Another berserk Daytona weekend concludes NASCAR’s regular season; Silly Season questions still looming in Cup field

By John Haverlin August 28, 2022NASCAR

It wouldn't be the summer NASCAR weekend at Daytona International Speedway if there weren't any chaos, would it?Where shall we begin? Should we start with Jeremy Clements' unexpected Xfinity Series…