Written by Monte Dutton Wed, 2016-03-16 11:10
Let us consider the case, not to mention the plight, of one Kevin Harvick, a man for whom Phoenix International Raceway is decidedly different.
The world isn’t Harvick’s oyster. Phoenix is.
Harvick, the 2014 Sprint Cup champion and last year's runner-up, has won six of the last eight races at PIR, a track that is as different from the one in New Hampshire as a flat mile can be. For instance, it's in the desert, and New Hampshire Motor Speedway is in the anti-desert. Phoenix has an inexplicable crook on the wrong side of the track.
by Kelli Bennett Mon, 2016-03-14 10:27
312 laps at Phoenix International Raceway wasn't quit enough.
Instead it took overtime and mere inches to decide the winner in Sunday's Good Sam 500.
Kevin Harvick held off a furious charge and contact from Carl Edwards in the race's waning moments. Harvick, who did not pit under the final caution, was able to get just enough contact with Edwards who had taken two tires under the caution.
by Kelli Bennett Sun, 2016-03-13 20:08
The 2016 Xfinity series season has played out similarly to Groundhog Day -- different day, same result.
Kyle Busch proved why he is consistently the man to beat in Saturday afternoon's Axalta 200 from Phoenix International Raceway. Starting in third place behind his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez in first and second, Busch quickly grabbed the lead and held onto it for 175 of the race's 200 laps.
Busch now has 79 career wins in Xfinity series competition and a staggering nine victories in just 20 starts in the series at Phoenix.
Written by Tom Higgins Fri, 2016-03-11 15:10
It’s not surprising that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made a bid for the backing of NASCAR fans.
Several White House hopefuls have done the same through the years.
Trump’s endorsement last week by NASCAR chief Brian France evokes the memories:
Thu, 2016-03-10 09:41
In this edition of “Crew Chief Corner,” Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion crew chief Jeremy Bullins and Wood Brothers Racing Team co-owner Len Wood demonstrate how to change the oil of a NASCAR Spring Cup car.
Written by Monte Dutton Wed, 2016-03-09 10:40
In all my years of watching stock car races and writing about them, I think I've heard two sentences more than any others, and both of them are well-intentioned lies.
That's a bit harsh. Fibs. They're fibs. Maybe just wishful thinking.
One is, "I don't know what you saw, but from where I was sitting, it was a great race." Usually, this is a comment made after a race that was, at best, a Great Caesar's Ghost.
Tue, 2016-03-08 10:34
Joe Garone, president of Furniture Row Racing, has informed NASCAR it has withdrawn the appeal for a prerace infraction at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Garone, who met with NASCAR officials, said he was satisfied with the clarification of the penalty and was appreciative of the sanctioning body's cooperation on this matter.
Furniture Row Racing crew chief Cole Pearn will serve his one-race suspension at this weekend’s NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series race in Phoenix.
By Kelli Bennett Mon, 2016-03-07 10:34
Sunday afternoon at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the only thing more unpredictable than the racing which took place in the Sprint Cup series' Kobalt Tools 400 was the drastic swings in weather.
What started as a wind-filled, rain soaked morning ended as a sun soaked Spring afternoon. Brad Keselowski figuratively and literally weathered the storm to grab his first win since last season's race at California.
Keselowski, who was caught speeding entering pit road early in the race, battled his teammate Joey Logano late before powering by Kyle Busch with six laps to go in Sunday's 267-lap affair. Keselowski's 18th career victory and second in his career at Las Vegas snapped one of the longest winless streaks of his career.
by Kelli Bennett Sun, 2016-03-06 14:30
Kyle Busch started from the pole and dominated Saturday's Boyd Gaming 300 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway to capture his first career Xfinity win at his hometrack.
The Las Vegas native led 199 of the race's 200 laps en route to the second victory of his 2016 Xfinity series campaign and his 78th career victory in the series.
The win was monumental for the 2016 Sprint Cup champion.
Written by Monte Dutton Sun, 2016-03-06 13:53
I really shouldn't be writing right now. I should wait a day. After the Daytona 500, I had hope. Atlanta, I thought, well, it wasn't half bad. Give it some time. Let's see how Las Vegas goes.
Then NASCAR left the track.
I turned on my TV, and there, in high-def, were Brian France, Bill and Chase Elliott, Ryan Newman and David Ragan standing onstage with the Donald.
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