Race for the Championship

High above the race track, spotters' watchful eyes and rapid-fire communication can be the difference between a victorious run or disaster.

Bill Elliott's 212-mph performance during qualifying for the Winston 500 at Talladega in 1987 has stood the test of time. 

With so much at stake each week, it's easy to see where rivalries develop among "Race For The Championship" drivers.

Chase Elliott made it clear he doesn't believe NASCAR should be moving backward in its car design.

Nineteen-year-old Ty Gibbs' reckless maneuver on pit road nearly put bystanders in harm's way and netted him a $75,000 fine from NASCAR, but veteran driver Brad Keselowski doesn't think the punishment went far enough. 

“Finally gonna put some work in toward your wedding bod,” Bubba Wallace's bride-to-be Amanda Carter teased him following power steering problems at Texas Motor Speedway.

Joe Gibbs dominated professional football before founding one of NASCAR's premiere racing teams.

William Byron spun out Denny Hamlin with the caution flag out, prompting a harsh reaction from the No. 11 driver for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Ross Chastain got into a wreck involving Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch at the NASCAR All-Star race at Texas Motor Speedway in May. 

Brad Daugherty patrolled the paint for the Cleveland Cavaliers during a successful eight-year NBA career, but now has his sites set on NASCAR glory as the owner of JTG Daugherty Racing.