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  • Xfinity champ Austin Cindric returns to sports cars at Sebring
    • Xfinity champ Austin Cindric returns to sports cars at Sebring
    Cindric, 22, is set to compete in this weekend’s Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic Sebring 12 Hour presented by the Alan Jay Automotive Network at Sebring International Raceway.Cindric clinched his first Xfinity title on Nov. 7 at Phoenix International Raceway with Team Penske. He will spend time Thursday through Sunday as a co-driver in the CRP Racing-prepared 2009 No. 2 Audi R8 ...Keep rea...2020
  • • The Scene Vault: Paul Andrews on Alan Kulwicki's First Win
    By Rick Houston Ricky Rudd had the field covered late in the inaugural Winston Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. But when Rudd’s engine gave up the ghost with 15 laps to go, the lead went to Alan Kulwicki. Watching from the pits that day was Paul Andrews, Kulwicki’s crew chief. As the laps continued […]...2020
  • • NASCAR track gets yet another name change
    What was Phoenix International Raceway, Jeff Gordon Raceway and ISM Raceway is now Phoenix Raceway ahead of its first season as the host of the NASCAR championship finale. The NASCAR track in Avondale, Arizona has changed its name once again. After a two-year stint as ISM Raceway, this four-turn, 1.022-mile (1.645-kilometer) oval, which is slated […] NASCAR track gets yet another name change...2020
  • • NASCAR Cup: Joey Logano positive after Next Gen test
    After two days of testing NASCAR’s Next Gen race car Monday and Tuesday at ISM (formerly Phoenix International) Raceway, Joey Logano believes the new car, set to make its NASCAR Cup Series competitive debut in 2021, will be a challenge for drivers, and therefore, improve the racing product. “We want something that’s challenging that will show that the best driver and the best team will prevail,” L...2019
  • • NASCAR Cup: Joey Logano tests next gen car
    Tuesday is the final day of a two-day test for NASCAR’s Next Gen car at ISM (formerly Phoenix International) Raceway. Joey Logano is the only driver on hand for the test that began Monday. NASCAR and ISM Raceway released video and photos via social media from the test Monday. “The Next Gen test continues from @ISMRaceway,” the tweet from NASCAR (@NASCAR) including a brief video of the car read. Fo...2019
  • • NASCAR Cup: Kyle Busch’s car has lug nut issue at ISM Raceway
    The race-winning No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Kyle Busch had a lug nut loose or missing after Sunday’s Ticket Guardian 500 at ISM (formerly Phoenix International) Raceway, so crew chief Adam Stevens was fined $10,000. Two NASCAR Xfinity Series crew chiefs also were fined after the ISM Raceway NASCAR weekend, which also included the iK9 Service Dog 200 on Saturday, because of loose or missing ...2019
  • • NASCAR Xfinity: Kyle Busch wins at ISM Raceway
    Kyle Busch claimed his second win in two NASCAR Xfinity Series starts in 2019 Saturday when he took the checkered flag in the iK9 Service Dog 200 at ISM (formerly Phoenix International) Raceway. His latest victory was his 94th-career Xfinity win and brought his tally of wins across all three of NASCAR’s national divisions to 198. “Can’t say enough about our guys at Joe Gibbs Racing,” Busch said. “...2019
  • • Christopher Bell wins Xfinity Pole, iK9 qualfying results for ISM Raceway
    Christopher Bell won the pole for Saturday’s running of the iK9 Service Dog 200 at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The iK9 Service Dog 200 will consist of 200 laps around the 1-mile ISM Raceway, formerly known as Phoenix International Raceway. Stage breaks will occur at laps 45 and 90. FOX Sports 1 and the […]...2019
  • • NASCAR Cup: Kyle Busch wins at Phoenix
    Kyle Busch won his eighth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of 2018 on Sunday in the Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. That tally matches Kevin Harvick for most through 35 races, heading into the Nov. 18 season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “It’s an awesome team and awesome group of guys,” Busch said. “Can’t say enough about everybody at Joe Gibbs Racing. All the men and women...2018
  • • NASCAR Cup: Martin Truex Jr. loses car chief at ISM Raceway
    Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team had trouble getting its car though inspection at ISM (formerly Phoenix International) Raceway on Friday, ahead of Sunday’s Can-Am 500, the penultimate race of the 2018 season. As a result of three failures in pre-qualifying inspection, car chief Blake Harris was ejected from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage for the race weekend, and Tr...2018

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  • • NASCAR Cup: Kevin Harvick’s Texas win marred by penalties
    Kevin Harvick hasn’t clinched a championship four playoff berth for the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs and 2018 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway after all. NASCAR has stripped him of the playoff benefits of his dominant win at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 4 as a result of an issue with the rear spoiler on his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, discovered in a teardown inspect...2018
  • • Logano uses fast late lap to claim pole in Phoenix
    AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) Joey Logano capped a day in the spotlight with a fast late lap Friday to claim the pole for the NASCAR Camping World 500. With the temperature in the low 90s and the sun beginning to set, Ryan Blaney qualified second to give Ford the top two spots to start Sunday's race. Logano and Blaney bumped Dale Earnardt Jr.'s Chevrolet out of the top spot he had held through most of t...2017
  • • Elliott Sadler's replacement crew chief announced for Homestead
    Elliott Sadler will have a familiar face upon his pit box for Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, as JR Motorsports race operations manager Mike Bumgarner will serve as his crew chief on the No. 1 OneMain Financial Chevrolet.Sadler’s regular crew chief, Kevin Meendering, was suspended for the race after NASCAR officials discovered two lug nuts were not t...2016
  • • 7 things we learned on wild and crazy day at Phoenix
    It was a wild and crazy Sunday afternoon at Phoenix International Raceway, where Joey Logano prevailed in the Can-Am 500 and will now race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship against Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch.Here are seven things we learned on a beautiful sunny fall afternoon in the Sonoran desert.It ain’t over ‘til it’s overMatt Kenseth was leading on Lap 311 of a 312...2016
  • • Kyle Busch on Kenseth crash: 'Essentially, I guess I wrecked a teammate'
    Matt Kenseth watched his championship hopes go up in smoke as he made contact with Alex Bowman heading into Turn 1 after the overtime restart on Sunday in the Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.With two laps to go, Kenseth had a comfortable lead and appeared to be headed to Homestead-Miami Speedway with an automatic berth until Michael McDowell brought out the caution when he lost a tire ...2016
  • • Chasing the Championship: Harvick misses the cut, Edwards gets ready for Homestead
    © 2016, Nigel Kinrade, NKP Posted by Matt Lovisa – follow on Twitter @mattlovisa November 14, 2016 The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visited Phoenix International Raceway for the final race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Round of Eight and saw one more driver punch their ticket for the Championship Round. Let’s take a look at how Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards performed at Phoenix International Racew...2016
  • • Logano wins Phoenix as he and Kyle Busch complete final 4
    AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) Matt Kenseth's misfortune gave Joey Logano a chance to race for the championship. In an improbable turn of events, Kenseth came within two laps of a spot in next week in the title-deciding finale to eliminated from NASCAR's playoffs. Logano was gifted a victory Sunday that put him in the final four after a tense double-overtime event at Phoenix International Raceway. Kenset...2016
  • • Logano Wins Intense Phoenix Race, Advances to Title Fight
    In what turned out to be perhaps one of the most exciting Chase races of the 2016 playoffs, Joey Logano can now check his heart rate, as his spot in the Final 4 is confirmed. Logano’s win earned him the third spot in the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway next weekend behind Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards, who each won earlier in the Round of 8. Kyle Busch, who finished second today at Ph...2016
  • • Michael McDowell has played bizarre role in this year's Chase
    One bizarre little footnote to this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is the profound role Michael McDowell has played in it.For being 30th in points, McDowell has played a huge role in two Chase races.In the opening race of NASCAR’s playoffs at Chicagoland Speedway, Chase Elliott was leading and heading to an apparent victory. But then, on Lap 263 of the scheduled 267-lap race, McDowell cras...2016
  • • Kyle Busch on Kenseth crash: 'Essentially, I guess I wrecked a teammate'
    Matt Kenseth watched his championship hopes go up in smoke as he made contact with Alex Bowman heading into Turn 1 after the overtime restart on Sunday in the Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.With two laps to go, Kenseth had a comfortable lead and appeared to be headed to Homestead-Miami Speedway with an automatic berth until Michael McDowell brought out the caution when he lost a tire ...2016

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Phoenix International Raceway lifestyle

  • • Column: Larson finishes 2nd again, takes over points lead
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kyle Larson finished second at Phoenix International Raceway and then headed to the beach for a brief family vacation....2017
  • • Hooters joins Chase Elliott as primary sponsor on No. 24 for two races in 2017
    Hooters makes its return to NASCAR with a two-race primary sponsorship of Chase Elliott’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.The casual dining brand signs on with Hendrick Motorsports for a full-season associate sponsorship for 2017 and 2018 with primary sponsorship at Talladega Superspeedway (May 7) and the Chase race at Phoenix International Raceway (No...2017
  • • Joey Logano loses second wedding ring in Victory Lane
    Joey Logano has a chance to get a NASCAR Sprint Cup championship ring next Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but he might want to pay a little closer attention to his own wedding ring.Logano married the former Brittany Baca in December 2014. Shortly thereafter, he lost his wedding ring when he flipped over in a kayak in a creek while vacationing in Costa Rica. That necessitated him going to a ba...2016

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Phoenix International Raceway trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Mike Trout does burnout during Ryan Blaney's visit to camp
    As one of the best five-tool players in Major League Baseball, Los Angels Angels outfielder Mike Trout has a lot of speed. He’s likely never gone faster, though, than he did Thursday in a Wood Brothers Racing Ford.NASCAR drivers Ryan Blaney and Darell Wallace Jr. visited the Angels’ spring training facilities in Tempe, Ariz., on Thursday to celebrate Blaney’s new Bodyarmor sponsorship. Blaney was ...2017
  • • Martin Truex Jr., Furniture Row Racing sign multi-year deal with Auto-Owners Insurance
    Furniture Row Racing announced Monday that Auto-Owners Insurance has signed a multi-year contract to be a primary sponsor on Martin Truex Jr.'s No. 78 Toyota Camry.The insurance company sponsored three races in 2016, including a throwback paint scheme in the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, which Truex won. Auto-Owners Insurance increases its presence as the primary sponsor to six ra...2017
  • • Brad Keselowski offers support for William Byron after title hopes end
    If anyone call feel William Byron’s pain, it’s Brad Keselowski.Byron, the 18-year-old rookie driver for Kyle Busch Motorsports, dominated both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway.Unfortunately, both came to a bad end for Byron, who set a Truck Series rookie record with six race victories this year.At PIR Friday night, Byron...2016
  • • Greg Biffle to honor Alan Kulwicki with throwback Darlington ride
    And the throwback paint schemes for Darlington Raceway keep on coming.On Tuesday afternoon, Greg Biffle and Roush Fenway Racing unveiled their throwback car for the Bojangles' Southern 500.Biffle's No. 16 Ford Fusion will carry the iconic orange-and-white colors with sponsorship from Hooters, which mirrors the car Alan Kulwicki raced to a NASCAR Premier Series championship in 1992.Kulwicki's succe...2016
  • • Kevin Harvick a huge fan of new Sprint Cup aero package
    After just three races with the Sprint Cup Series' new 2016 rules package, Kevin Harvick is prepared to offer an assessment.The aerodynamic package -- highlighted by a 3.5-inch spoiler, a .25-inch front leading splitter edge and a 33-inch wide radiator pan -- is designed to provide significantly lower downforce than drivers had in 2015.With the cars now harder to drive, it's expected that more pas...2016
  • • Listen to the thrilling call of Kevin Harvick's win ¡IN SPANISH!
    Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards waged an epic last-lap battle in Sunday's Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, where Harvick won by 0.010 seconds, the closest finish in track history.And you can clearly hear the drama and excitement of the final lap in this clip from our friends at FOX Deportes as they call the fantastic finish....2016
  • • Harvick Takes Eighth Phoenix Win In Thriller
    ©2016, Russell LaBountyNKP Posted by Brandon Whitton – follow on twitter @whittonbm March 13, 2016 Courtesey NASCAR Wire Service In recent years, Kevin Harvick has exercised his dominance at Phoenix International Raceway by crushing the competition. In Sunday’s Good Sam 500 at the one-mile track in the Sonoran Desert, he maintained his mastery by a matter of inches, banging fenders with Carl Edwa...2016
  • • Stevie Waltrip gives Dale Jr. scripture verse for Phoenix
    Each weekend, Stevie Waltrip, wife of FOX analyst and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Darrell Waltrip prepares a verse of scripture for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to carry in his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.Here's Sunday's offering for the Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway....2016
  • • Stevie Waltrip gives Dale Jr. scripture verse for Phoenix
    Each week, Stevie Waltrip gives Dale Earnhardt Jr. a scripture verse to carry in his car. Here is her offering prior to the start of Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway....2016
  • • NSCS/NXS: FOX NASCAR at Phoenix International Raceway Quotes & Programming Schedule
    Logano Makes FOX NASCAR TV Booth Debut at Phoenix in NASCAR XFINITY SERIES Race First of Four 2016 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES Races Live on FOX on Saturday  Waltrip, McReynolds & Hammond Break Down Latest Storylines FOX Sports offers a NASCAR doubleheader this weekend from Phoenix International Raceway, with more than 18 hours of programming, including FOX’s live NASCAR XFINITY SERIES race coverage on ...2016

Phoenix International Raceway stats and results

  • • Christopher Bell wins Xfinity Pole, iK9 qualfying results for ISM Raceway
    Christopher Bell won the pole for Saturday’s running of the iK9 Service Dog 200 at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The iK9 Service Dog 200 will consist of 200 laps around the 1-mile ISM Raceway, formerly known as Phoenix International Raceway. Stage breaks will occur at laps 45 and 90. FOX Sports 1 and the […]...2019
  • • NASCAR Cup: Martin Truex Jr. loses car chief at ISM Raceway
    Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team had trouble getting its car though inspection at ISM (formerly Phoenix International) Raceway on Friday, ahead of Sunday’s Can-Am 500, the penultimate race of the 2018 season. As a result of three failures in pre-qualifying inspection, car chief Blake Harris was ejected from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage for the race weekend, and Tr...2018
  • • NASCAR Cup: Kevin Harvick turns week around with Phoenix pole
    Kevin Harvick and his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team has experienced peaks and valleys over the course of the last week. They left Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 4 thinking they had their championship four berth for Homestead-Miami Speedway clinched by their Texas win. But days later, that automatic berth was rescinded as a result of a spoiler issue discovered in a teardown inspection at NASCAR’s Re...2018
  • • NASCAR Cup: Kevin Harvick’s Texas win marred by penalties
    Kevin Harvick hasn’t clinched a championship four playoff berth for the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs and 2018 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway after all. NASCAR has stripped him of the playoff benefits of his dominant win at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 4 as a result of an issue with the rear spoiler on his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, discovered in a teardown inspect...2018
  • • Harvick Not Slacking Off at Phoenix
    If Phoenix International Raceway were a city, Kevin Harvick would be the de facto mayor. Every time the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series pulls into the 1-mile oval, it is generally assumed that Harvick will be a force to be reckoned with, and why wouldn’t people assume this? His stats at Phoenix go beyond incredible and border along the lines of stunning. In 29 starts, Harvick has eight wins (27.6...2017
  • • ‘Random Winners’ Create Playoff Implications
    We seem to have stumbled into a strange NASCAR timeline where drivers who haven’t won in years are breaking long winless streaks or scoring their first career wins while Joe Gibbs Racing has yet to find victory lane in a points scoring race. Austin Dillon, a driver known for more flashy appearances in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, won his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race last night ...2017
  • • Column: Larson finishes 2nd again, takes over points lead
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kyle Larson finished second at Phoenix International Raceway and then headed to the beach for a brief family vacation....2017
  • • Martin Truex Jr. Battles Adversity to Finish 11th in Phoenix
    Truex Jr. Battles Adversity to Finish 11th in Phoenix Furniture Row Racing driver remains 4th in driver points. AVONDALE, Ariz. (March 19, 2017) – Forget that Martin Truex Jr. finished 11th in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. The story for the Furniture Row Racing driver was how he was able to overcome a number of serious issues to post a respectable result during ...2017
  • • Clint Bowyer Post-Race Report – Phoenix
    Clint Bowyer Finishes 13th at Phoenix Haas Automation Ford Moves From 17th to 13th In Overtime Date: March 19, 2017 Event: Camping World 500k (Round 4 of 36) Series: Monster EnergyNASCAR Cup Series Location: Phoenix International Raceway(1-mile oval) Format: 312 laps, broken into three stages (75 laps/75 laps/162 laps) Start/Finish: 13th/13th (Running, completed 314 of 314 laps) Point Standing: 15...2017
  • • Danica Patrick Post-Race Report – Phoenix
    Danica Patrick Finishes 22nd at Phoenix TaxAct Driver Moves to 29th in the Driver Point Standings Date: March 19, 2017 Event: Camping World 500k (Round 4 of 36) Series: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Location: Phoenix International Raceway (1-mile oval) Format: 314 laps, broken into three stages (75 laps/75 laps/164 laps) Start/Finish: 26th/22nd (Running, completed 314 of 314 laps) Point Standin...2017

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  • • Column: Larson finishes 2nd again, takes over points lead
    2017
  • • Joey Logano Just Misses Out on Redemption, First Cup Title
    By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Four drivers entered Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a chance at the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship. For Joey Logano, it was his second chance in three years to earn his first championship. Logano was riding a wave of momentum entering the Ford EcoBoost 400 after winning at Phoenix International Raceway a week earlier. Logano wa...2016
  • • Logano Wins Intense Phoenix Race, Advances to Title Fight
    2016
  • • Joey Logano loses second wedding ring in Victory Lane
    2016
  • • XFINITY Series driver Blake Koch ditches his playoff beard
    Blake Koch is out of the XFINITY Series Chase playoffs.And so now Koch's beard is off his face.Koch had vowed to keep growing his beard as long as he stayed in the Chase, and he made it all the way to the Round of 8 before getting eliminated last Saturday night at Phoenix International Raceway. He took to social media to document the strikingly different look he's now sporting, while lamenting at ...2016
  • • Daniel Suarez Scores Win; William Byron Blows Motor in Phoenix
    In the blink of an eye, the story changed atop the running order in Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. With pole sitter William Byron out and away with the race lead, the only thing not on par was the engine as the No. 9 Toyota blew a motor with 11 laps to go. In turn, the misfortune for one Kyle Busch Motorsports truck opened the opportunity for the other in Daniel Sua...2016
  • • Joey Logano: 'I have never been to a funeral for a child before'
    Joey Logano said attending Wednesday’s funeral of 5-year-old NASCAR fan Jake Leatherman in Hickory, North Carolina, was a profoundly moving experience.Leatherman died of juvenile myelomoncytic leukemia and his mom, Crystal, worked with Molly Grantham at Charlotte television station WBTV Channel 3 to get team members to attend Jake’s funeral in their uniforms.And it worked, as more than 100 drivers...2016
  • • Carl Edwards has been waiting five years for this moment
    Carl Edwards has been waiting a long time for this moment: Five years to be exact.In 2011, back when he drove for Jack Roush, Edwards and Tony Stewart put on an epic battle for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship that literally could not have been any closer.After 10 races in the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Edwards and Stewart wound up tied with 2,403 points each. But because Stewa...2016
  • • With special helmet, Joey Logano promotes anti-bullying
    Prior to Sunday's Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, Team Penske's Joey Logano recognized Felecia Na from the Colton (California) Unified School District as the overall winner in the Fuel for Success program.Fuel for Success is focused on promoting anti-bullying at the elementary-school level. More than 900 students across three states and four school districts submitted race-helmet de...2016
  • • Longtime rivals race fair in Harvick's thrilling win
    AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) When Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards started bumping side-by-side on the final lap Sunday, many NASCAR fans had to recall the image of Edwards grabbing Harvick's throat in a 2008 garage altercation. Or maybe they thought about the time two years later when Harvick called Edwards ''fake'' and Edwards responded by saying he had ''no respect'' for Harvick. Six years later, ther...2016

Top Phoenix International Raceway news

  • • Connect live: Fans can vote on RaceDay questions now
    Weigh in now on NASCAR Sprint Cup Series questions being posed on RaceDay prior to the Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway....2016
  • • Connect live: Fans can answer RaceDay questions now
    Don't sit out on the sidelines! Get in the game now by answering RaceDay questions prior to today's big Chase elimination race at Phoenix International Raceway....2015
  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins rain-plagued Chase race at Phoenix
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. benefitted from a fortuitously timed caution flag to win the rain-delayed and rain-shortened Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick dominated Sunday's race, leading 145 laps, but Earnhardt took the lead on Lap 195 when Harvick pitted right before a caution for a crash between Ricky Stenhouse J...2015
  • • Dale Jr., girlfriend, drivers take in sights as 'NASCAR goes west'
    NASCAR is heading West!See what some of your favorite drivers are up to before the fun starts at Phoenix International Raceway....2015
  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. reveals Kelley Blue Book paint scheme
    The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is fast approaching, and paint scheme reveals seem to be happening regularly as teams prepare for the upcoming year.  Fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. took to his personal Twitter account on Thursday to reveal his Kelley Blue Book paint scheme that will be run during the upcoming race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  This will mark the third time Earnhardt Jr. ha...2015
  • • Joey Logano thanks Dale Jr. for ride with charity donation
    Dale Jr. reveals how Joey Logano paid him back for a ride to Phoenix International Raceway....2015
  • • Brad Keselowski's title hopes come to an end in Phoenix
    Brad Keselowski needed to win Sunday's race at Phoenix International Raceway in order to keep his title hopes alive, but after a fourth-place finish the Team Penske driver is no longer in championship contention. ...2014
  • • Making history: Chase Elliott's title run a surprise for dad, but not everybody
    Rookie Chase Elliott's run to the 2014 Nationwide Series title that he clinched Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway was unprecedented and his effort definitely was kept all in the family. But while his famous father, Bill, was surprised by his son's run, others such as car owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. say they saw it coming at high speed....2014
  • • Keselowski wins NNS race while Chase Elliott clinches title
    Brad Keselowski wins the Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, but Chase Elliott steals the spotlight by clinching the series championship. In doing so, Elliott becomes the first rookie in series history to win the title and the youngest champion in NASCAR national touring series history....2014
  • • Is Dale Jr. primed for Phoenix win 11 years after last victory at PIR?
    There was a time many moons ago when Dale Earnhardt Jr. once ruled Phoenix International Raceway. Actually, he ruled PIR twice....2015
  • • First loser: Despite finishing second at Phoenix, Gordon is out of Chase
    Jeff Gordon finishes second to race winner Kevin Harvick Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. But in the end, it wasn't quite good enough to earn him advancement from the Chase Eliminator Round into next Sunday's Championship 4 showdown in a winner-take-all title tilt at Homestead-Miami Speedway....2014
  • • Kurt Busch on return to seat: 'It means the world to me'
    Kurt Busch said Wednesday he's eager to return to the cockpit of the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, where he'll begin his quest for a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup....2015
  • • See how latest NASCAR Power Rankings shake out after PIR
    Following the closest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finish in the history of Phoenix International Raceway, there are movers and shakers in the latest FOXSports.com NASCAR Power Rankings. See who landed where....2016
  • • Karma comes around: Earnhardt earns Phoenix win weeks after disappointing Talladega finish
    Just weeks after missing out on a win at Talladega Superspeedway that would have advanced him in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a little luck on his side at Phoenix International Raceway, earning his third victory of the season....2015

Phoenix International Raceway fantasy rankings and news

  • • Phoenix Fantasy Racing Preview
    Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway....2016
  • • Phoenix Fantasy Racing Preview
    To assist in making your fantasy racing picks, MRN.com's Jeff Wackerlin takes a look at some notes and statistics for Sunday's Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway....2016
  • • Driver Handicaps: Phoenix
    MRN.com's detailed notes and statistics to help you set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway....2015
  • • Driver Handicaps: Phoenix
    MRN.com's detailed notes and statistics to help you set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's CampingWorld.com 500 at Phoenix International Raceway....2015
  • • Driver Handicaps: Phoenix
    MRN.com's detailed notes and statistics to help you set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway....2014

Phoenix International Raceway schedule, game

  • • NASCAR Cup: Joey Logano positive after Next Gen test
    2019
  • • NASCAR Cup: ISM Raceway entry list
    ISM (formerly Phoenix International) Raceway plays host to the penultimate NASCAR race weekend of the 2018 season, culminating in Sunday’s running of the Can-Am 500. At the race’s checkered flag, the playoff field will be whittled from eight to four drivers to vie for the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship Nov. 18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Joey Logano heads into the Phoenix race...2018
  • • NASCAR Xfinity: ISM Raceway entry list
    The 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season is winding down, as Saturday’s Whelen 200 at ISM (formerly Phoenix International) Raceway is the second-to-last race of the season. After the race, the identity of the four drivers to vie for the 2018 Xfinity Series championship next weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be known. Cole Custer is the only driver who heads into the ISM race weekend with his a...2018
  • • NASCAR Cup: Kevin Harvick’s Texas win marred by penalties
    2018
  • • NASCAR Cup: Matt Kenseth expected to be in No. 6 next five weekends
    When Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team owner Jack Roush announced last month that 2003 Winston (now-Mosnter Energy NASCAR) Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth would be rejoining the team to share the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford with Trevor Bayne for the remainder of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, he disclosed that Kenseth would run Saturday night’s race at Kansas Speedway ne...2018
  • • NASCAR Cup: Matt Kenseth reportedly returning to Roush Fenway Racing
    Matt Kenseth is, reportedly, returning to Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing with a familiar race team. According to an SB Nation report Monday, Kenseth will share driving duties with Trevor Bayne on the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing team. RFR hasn’t announced Kenseth’s hiring, but a “major announcement” from the team is scheduled for Wednesday. Kenseth’s first race behind the wheel of the No. 6 ...2018
  • • NASCAR at Phoenix: ISM Raceway weekend schedule, start times, and tv info
    NASCAR’s early season venture out west continues this weekend with both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series running at ISM Raceway, the track formerly known as Phoenix International Raceway. Sitting in Avondale, AZ, ISM Raceway seats 51,000 fans and first opened in 1964. Entry List: 37 cars entered in MENCS race at […]...2018
  • • NASCAR at Phoenix: Fall 2017 weekend schedule, race start times, tv streaming info
    The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is heading towards its finale in Miami. This weekend the series is at Phoenix International Raceway for the final race of the round of 8.  To shorten this up for everyone — the race at Phoenix is for one playoff spot with Brad Keselowski holding a 19 point lead […]...2017
  • • ‘Random Winners’ Create Playoff Implications
    2017
  • • Mike Trout does burnout during Ryan Blaney's visit to camp
    2017

Phoenix International Raceway rumors, scandals, hoax

  • • Brad Keselowski knows who he wants to win title if he or teammate Joey Logano can't
    Brad Keselowski suffered a heartbreaking defeat in Sunday's Chase race. Jared C. TiltonAfter Sunday's heartbreaking defeat in Texas, where he led 312 of 334 laps before being passed by Jimmie Johnson with four to go, Brad Keselowski faces a steep climb to get into the Championship 4.To be among the four drivers who will be eligible for the title in the winner-take-all finale on Nov. 22, the Team ...2015
  • • Fit the crime: NASCAR has to choose which penalty model to follow
    So, what sort of penalty should NASCAR impose on Matt Kenseth for deliberately wrecking Joey Logano at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday?Well, the sanctioning body has a couple of precedents from which to choose.At Phoenix International Raceway in the penultimate race of the 2012 season, Jeff Gordon intentionally wrecked Clint Bowyer in an incident that had eerie similarities to the Kenseth-Logano s...2015
  • • Kurt Busch is under investigation for Domestic Violence against his ex-girlfriend
    The Dover, Delaware Police Department has confirmed several media reports that NASCAR driver Kurt Busch is currently under investigation for an allegation of domestic violence crime. The case has been in the hands of the authorities for 48 hours; both the Dover Police Department and NASCAR have acknowledged the investigation is ongoing and have called for patience while information regarding the e...2014

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