PHOENIX – Fans will have the rare opportunity to celebrate with 2012 DAYTONA 500® winner Matt Kenseth this Thursday, March 1 at Phoenix International Raceway’s annual Night of Champions event. The celebration begins at 7 p.m. at Frank & Albert’s at the legendary Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa.
NASCAR Hall of Famer and three-time Sprint Cup Champion Darrell Waltrip will host the evening’s festivities. Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt and up and coming NASCAR driver Austin Dillon will join two-time Daytona 500® winner Kenseth (2009, 2012) as guests of honor. Fans in attendance will have the rare opportunity to meet the honored guests while enjoying fine food and a friendly atmosphere.
“Matt Kenseth’s thrilling victory in the Daytona 500® served as a great way to start the NASCAR season,” said Phoenix International Raceway President, Bryan R. Sperber. “The Night of Champions will be a special night to recognize Matt’s victory and to officially wave the green flag f or the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™ weekend at Phoenix International Raceway.”
Tickets are still available to the Night of Champions and can be purchased at www.themvpfoundation.org. All proceeds benefit the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center and The MVP Foundation.
About Phoenix International Raceway
Since 1964, Phoenix International Raceway has served race fans as the premier motorsports venue in the Southwest. Watch the brightest stars in NASCAR take on PIR’s one-mile oval on March 4, 2012 in the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™. Tickets for the entire SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™ NASCAR weekend at Phoenix International Raceway can be purchased online at PhoenixRaceway.com/Tickets or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223). For more information, visit PhoenixRaceway.com, Facebook.com/PhoenixRaceway and Twitter.com/PhoenixRaceway.
