Roush Fenway Advance – Phoenix International Raceway
Nov. 12-13
Roush Fenway Takes Title Hopes to Valley of the Sun
With only two races remaining in the 2011 season Roush Fenway Racing takes its title hopes to the desert of Phoenix, where it will look to hold its point leads in both the Sprint Cup Chase and Nationwide Series’, at one of its most successful tracks on the circuit.
Roush Fenway Continues to lead Chase
With only two races remaining in the 2011 season, Roush Fenway continues to hold the top position in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Carl Edwards leads the field by three points as the teams head down the final stretch of 2011. Matt Kenseth is currently fourth.
The Leader
Headed down the final stretch of the season, Roush Fenway leads both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series point standings. Carl Edwards leads the Sprint Cup Chase by three points. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., holds a 17-point lead in the Nationwide Series standings, and No. 60 NNS Ford trails the Nationwide owner’s points lead by only two points. There are two races remaining in the 2011 NASCAR season.
Counting Down to 300
Roush Fenway needs just one more victory to secure its 300th NASCAR win. The organization’s 299 NASCAR wins have been accumulated over the last 24 years. Trevor Bayne became the 17th Roush Fenway driver to win a NASCAR race for Roush Fenway. Roush Fenway scored its first NASCAR victory on Oct. 22, 1989 with Mark Martin at Rockingham Speedway.
Roush Fenway Success at PIR
Roush Fenway has started 206 combined NASCAR races at PIR, collecting 16 wins (6 Cup, 8 NNS, 2 CWTS), 65 top fives and 110 top 10s, while leading 3,665 laps.
Phoenix Winning 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 six 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. In addition, Roush Fenway won two races at Phoenix last season, with Carl Edwards sweeping both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races there last fall.
Sprint Cup Effort at PIR
Roush Fenway has started 114 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 2,014 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
Phoenix is 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 (21) and inside the top 10 an impressive 68 percent of the time (38), while leading 1,317 times. Roush has won four of the past five NNS events at Phoenix.
Kobalt Tools 500
Sun. 11 .13.11, 3:00 p.m. EDT
ESPN, MRN, Sirius 90
David Ragan, No. 6 UPS My Choice Ford
Greg Biffle, No. 16 Meguiars Ford
Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Crown Royal Ford
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Aflac Ford
Wypall 200
Sat. 11.12.11, 3:30 p.m. EDT
ESPN2 TV, MRN, Sirius 90
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 Ford Drive One Ford
Trevor Bayne ,No. 16 Air Hog Ford
Carl Edwards, No. 60 World Financial Ford
