Roush Fenway Sprint Cup Point Lead To Valley of the Sun
For the second time in the past three seasons, Roush Fenway Racing heads into the second race of the season with the Sprint Cup point lead. This time Carl Edwards holds the top spot, via his second-place finish in last weekend’s famed Daytona 500 (winner Trevor Bayne did not receive points, as he is competing full time for Roush Fenway in the Nationwide Series).
Subway Fresh Fit 500K Sun. 2.27.11, 3:14 p.m. EST FOX TV, MRN, Sirius 128 David Ragan No. 6 UPS Ford Greg Biffle, No. 16 3M Ford Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Carl Edwards, No. 99 Subway Ford Bashas 200 Sat. 2.26.11, 5:30 p.m. EST ESPN2 TV, MRN, Sirius 128 Ricky Stenhouse, No. 6 Roush Fenway Ford Trevor Bayne, No. 16 Roush Fenway Ford Carl Edwards, No. 60 Ford Drive One Ford Roush Fenway Success at PIR Roush Fenway has started 199 combined NASCAR races at PIR, collecting 14 wins (6 Cup, 8 NNS, 2 CWTS), 64 top fives and 108 top 10s, while leading 3,642 laps.
PhoenixWinning Formula Roush Fenway has won at Phoenix in all three of NASCAR’s major divisions, with the organization’s first win coming in the fall of 1993. Roush Fenway won the second-ever Nationwide race at PIR in 2000, and the organization has won four of the last five NNS events at PIR. In addition, Greg Biffle won Roush Fenway’s 100th overall Nationwide win at Phoenix in 2009 and Carl Edwards won there in the fall to give Roush Fenway the sweep. All in all, six drivers have won NASCAR races for Roush Fenway at PIR.
RFR Phoenix Wins 1993 Martin Cup 2000 Burton Cup 2001 Burton Cup 2002 Kenseth Cup 2005-1 Busch Cup 2010-2 Edwards Cup 2000 Burton NNS 2001 Biffle NNS 2005-2 Edwards NNS 2006-2 Kenseth NNS 2008-2 Edwards NNS 2009-1 Biffle NNS 2009-2 Edwards NNS 1010-2 Edwards NNS 1997-2 Ruttman Truck 2001 Biffle Truck More on Winning in the Valley of the Sun Roush Fenway won two races at Phoenix last season, with Carl Edwards sweeping both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races there last fall.
200 and Counting Roush Fenway will make it’s 200th NASCAR start this weekend in Phoenix , when the Nationwide Series takes the green flag on Saturday afternoon.
Sprint Cup Effort at PIR Roush Fenway has started 110 Sprint Cup races at Phoenix , while finishing inside the top 10 with almost 50 percent of the entries (46 percent). In addition, Roush Fenway cars have led 1,991 laps and drove to victory lane on six occasions, including last fall when Carl Edwards collected Roush Fenway’s sixth Sprint Cup win there, leading 93 laps en route to the win. Nationwide Effort at PIR Phoenixis one of the strongest tracks for Roush Fenway’s Nationwide program. In 53 starts, RFR has won eight times, while finishing inside the top five almost half of the time (20) and inside the top 10 an impressive 68 percent of the time (36), while leading 1,317 times. Roush has won four of the past five NNS events at Phoenix .
Edwards Dominates Fall Phoenix Weekend Carl Edwards made a clean sweep at Phoenix last fall, leading a total of 246 laps in NASCAR action, en route to winning both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup events. Edwards has now won six times in NASCAR action at PIR.
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