Martin Truex Jr. captured the pole at Phoenix, continuing his impressive form in qualifying races over the course of his career. The Joe Gibbs Racing standout recorded his 26th career pole on Saturday afternoon. It could very well be his last; Truex is retiring from full-time racing at the end of the season.

Christopher Bell believes NASCAR cheated him out of a shot at the Cup Series title when he was punished for reacting to race manipulation in the final playoff qualifying race.

Christopher Bell believes he was “cheated” out of a spot in NASCAR’s championship race due to what he termed “race-fixing” by Chevrolet during last week’s semifinal race at Martinsville Speedway. Late in the Martinsville race,