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FILTER RESULTS ►Motorsports: Denny Hamlin refuses to pay NASCAR fine for criticizing Gen VI racecar
Denny Hamlin isn't crazy about the new NASCAR Gen 6 cars. Well, actually, that's a bit strong. Based on our readings of his statements following the March 3 race at Phoenix International Raceway, Hamlin simply thinks that the new NASCAR racecar has got some growing to do before it's as polished at the outgoing Gen 5 cars were. Show More Summary
Jimmie Johnson: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Las Vegas Preview
Jimmie Johnson’s season is off to a competitive start with a win in the season-opening Daytona 500 and a runner-up finish in last weekend’s race at Phoenix International Raceway. While those numbers don’t guarantee a jackpot ending to this weekend’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Johnson’s odds look good at the 1.5-mile [...]
Kasey Kahne: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Las Vegas Preview
News & Notes PHOENIX RECAP: Most recently, Kasey Kahne lined up from the outside pole position – his best career start at Phoenix International Raceway – and went on to finish 19th at the one-mile desert oval after late-race contact with the wall. The 32-year-old driver currently ranks 31st in the driver standings. KAHNE AT [...]
FYI WIRZ: Top 5 in NASCAR with Edwards, Johnson, Earnhardt Jr. Talk Race 2
The 500-meter Subway Fresh Fit 500 on the one-mile, 11- degree track at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona is 2013 season history. Carl Edwards broke a 70-race drought to win the event, while Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Show More Summary
NASCAR Hoorahs And Wazzups: The Nationwide Series At Phoenix
By Dave Grayson Kyle Busch overcame some early race adversity to put on a stunning display of dominance in the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ Dollar General 200, presented by AmeriGas, at the Phoenix International Raceway. Then we watched Sam Hornish Jr overcame a seemingly terrible day to leave Phoenix with a share of the series’ points lead. We [...]
Danica Patrick's Wreck at Phoenix Could Have Happened to Anyone
Danica Patrick's wreck in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway was unquestionably a hard hit—well, actually, two hits. First, the right front tire blew out on Patrick's Chevrolet, sending her nearly head-on intoShow More Summary
Danica Patrick Hits Wall, Escapes Uninjured
Danica Patrick had a fantastic weekend at the Daytona 500 earlier this month but she couldn’t keep the momentum building at the Phoenix International Raceway today. Patrick hit the wall and had to retire from the race. Thankfully, Patrick wasn’t injured in the crash. Patrick said: “Thank God for safer barriers … I’m glad I [...]Show More Summary
Carl Edwards Wins In Phoenix After Rough Week At Daytona
Carl Edwards took the checkered flag at Phoenix International Raceway just one week after being involved in five accidents at Daytona. Edwards finished 33rd in the Daytona 500, which included one of his five wrecks for the week. Not only does the win erase Edwards bad start in Florida, but also snaps a 70 race winless [...]Show More Summary
Carl Edwards snaps winless streak at Phoenix
Carl Edwards' Sprint Cup Series 70-race winless streak is over after he held off Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski on a green-white-checker restart for his first win in almost two years at Phoenix International Raceway.
On the restart,...Show More Summary
I Knew You Were Trouble When You Revved Up; a song in ode to JGR’s engine issues
It's been a rough early go of it for the Joe Gibbs Racing engine department. JGR teammates Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin will start at the back of the field for Sunday's Subway 500 at Phoenix International Raceway after each team changed engines.
It's the second weekend of engine issues for the JGR team. Show More Summary
NASCAR: Can Jimmie Johnson Make It Two in a Row in Phoenix?
The last driver to win the first two races of the Sprint Cup season was Matt Kenseth in 2009. But on Sunday, Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson will attempt to be the first driver to do it since Phoenix International Raceway reassumed the second slot on the Cup schedule in 2011. Show More Summary
Pre-Race Interview With Jimmie Johnson at Phoenix International Raceway
YOU’VE HAD A REALLY BUSY WEEK THROUGH ALL THE MEDIA STUFF, HOW NICE IS IT TO BE BACK TO A NORMAL SCHEDULE? “I’m excited to be at the track and get back to something, just to be back to normalcy and get a good night’s rest last night. I got a lot of sleep, but [...]
Predicting the Top 5 Finishers for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix
With the Daytona 500 over, NASCAR is gearing up to head into the desert for the race at Phoenix International Raceway. Last year, Denny Hamlin won while holding back Kevin Harvick. Who will finish in the top five this time though? The...Show More Summary
Four Burning Questions: Phoenix (Johnson's Momentum And The First Real Gen-6 Test)
The stars and cars of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will head west this weekend as the series descends on Phoenix International Raceway for the Subway Fresh Fit 500, Round 2 of the Cup season. After an utterly boring Daytona 500, there is hope that the uniquely shaped one mile Phoenix facility will deliver a scintillating race. Show More Summary
NASCAR Phoenix 2013: Phoenix race offers different challenges than Daytona
No one can blame Jimmie Johnson if he seems a little tired when he first arrives at Phoenix International Raceway for Sunday's Subway Fresh Fit 500 (3:00 p.m. ET, FOX). After all, he's been touring the country celebrating his victory...Show More Summary
NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500 Preview
After last weekend’s first full-length event with the Generation 6 Sprint Cup cars, the series heads west to the 1.0 mile tri-oval of Phoenix International Raceway. The Arizona track lacks both the length and the banking of Daytona, meaning speeds will be a bit more moderate for the 500 kilometer (312 mile) race. This early in the season...
Subway 500 Win A Springboard To The Chase
September and the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ is far off into the distance – 25 races to be exact. But this week’s stop at Phoenix International Raceway marks the first time teams will see a 2013 Chase track. The most recent Phoenix race was crucial to last year’s championship. Brad Keselowski slipped through [...]
Trivia Questions and Answers for February 25-March 1, 2013
by Phil Allaway February 25 Q: In February 1995, Phoenix International Raceway hosted the first-ever points race for the Truck Series, an 80-lap race run as part of the Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic. However, there was an early multi-truck crash in Turn 4. Show More Summary
NASCAR Statistical Advance: Analyzing Subway Fresh Fit 500
Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona going into the Subway Fresh Fit 500 on March 3. PHOENIX-SPECIFIC STATISTICS Greg Biffle (No. 16 3M / NOVEC Ford) · Five top fives, seven top 10s · Average finish of 13.7 · Average Running Position of 14.9, 11th-best · Driver [...]
2012 season in the rear view: Kevin Harvick
Vitals: 8th in the points standings. 1 win, 5 top fives, 14 top 10s. 2 DNFs. Moment to remember: Phoenix International Raceway was very good to Kevin Harvick. Harvick finished second and led 88 laps in the spring race at the track and...Show More Summary
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