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Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion, was the fastest Ford in opening Cup practice at ISM Speedway in Phoenix. Logano spoke with media prior to hitting the track for qualifying later today.

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 GRAINGER CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at ISM Raceway and discussed his victory at Phoenix last year, getting used to the new Camaro ZL1 body, and many other topics. Full Transcript:

BRANDON JONES, No. 19 Juniper Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What are your thoughts about being here at Phoenix this weekend? “Phoenix has always been one of those track I have to put a lot effort into to get really good at. That’s been one of the awesome things about my switch to Toyota this year is using those resources in the simulator program that they have there."

The opening practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is now complete at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. A contingent of Camaro ZL1 drivers topped the speed charts in advance of today’s qualifying session for the fourth race of the 2018 season, the TicketGuradian 500.

Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford Fusion, comes to Phoenix after back-to-back Cup Series wins at Atlanta and Las Vegas. Harvick, who has a track record eight wins to his credit at Phoenix, met with media members prior to the first Cup Series practice to discuss the penalty issued to the team following Las Vegas.

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at ISM Raceway to discuss racing at his home track, an assessment of his season thus far, thoughts on his recent trip to Detroit and many other topics. Full Transcript:

Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) is pleased to announce Farmer John as its newest primary partner. Farmer John will be the primary sponsor of Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr and the No. 43 RPM team at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. during the Auto Club 400 race weekend.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series go onto the second leg of the NASCAR Goes West part of the schedule, heading to ISM Raceway at Phoenix. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off. Check out the tentative full schedule below, subject to change.

There are exactly 50 days until the “Big One on the Blvd” at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, April 27, and the anticipation for the biggest and best party in NASCAR is growing with a new lineup of fan challenges!

The Verizon IndyCar Series season gets underway with Sunday's Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg as Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden, the first American-born series champion in more than a decade, begins the defense of his crown and the series debuts its new, sleek car design.