NASCAR ran a full season points format through 2003. The sport moved to a playoff format for the first time in 2004. It was made up of the final 10 races of the season, with the top 10 drivers in the point standings at the end of the regular season.

Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team closed out their 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign with a strong showing in Sunday’s season finale at Phoenix Raceway, scoring a seventh-place finish after running inside the top 10 for much of the afternoon.

NASCAR's one-race championship format isn't working, and it seems like the league is ready to make some necessary changes.

NASCAR's championship weekend put the worst of the one-race title format on full display. The sport's new future can't come soon enough.

Chase Briscoe will race for his first NASCAR Cup Series championship after winning the NASCAR ... His teammate Christopher Bell also finished in the top 10, putting JGR in position to possibly send three drivers to the Championship 4 in two weeks at ...

New eligibility rules expand opportunities for veterans and rising talent, reshaping how future NASCAR drivers develop.

I’ve had a season that far exceeded what I thought it would." This also might be the end of the one-race championship and possibly the 10-race playoffs. NASCAR has formed a committee with its stakeholders to examine the current format and explore changes ...

Eric Estepp shared a critical verdict of NASCAR's playoff format after Connor Zilisch's loss at Phoenix Raceway.

XI Racing development driver and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Corey Heim has opened up on his mindset approaching an uncertain offseason

The 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway delivered a dramatic, yet deeply polarizing, conclusion to the season. The event saw the title ultimately claimed by Jesse Love, driver of the No.

Denny Hamlin is favored for the championship race at Phoenix, but a couple of other title contenders are close behind. Here are the odds.