Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet, benefitted from some smart pit stop strategy and the return of rain to win an abbreviated Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday night.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS, captured the victory in a rain-shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). This was Earnhardt’s 26th career victory, his third win of the 2015 NSCS season, and third NSCS win at PIR.
Martin Truex Jr. is going to NASCAR's Big Dance. The Furniture Row Racing driver will be one of the four finalists in the Chase playoffs vying for the Sprint Cup championship next Sunday (Nov. 22) at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – “It was a long day for everybody and to have it end like that wasn’t surprising. We kept adjusting on it, but it’s a short race and who knows? Maybe that last run we would have had something, but that’s not the way it played out. The highest we can get is fifth in points now, so I’d like to pull that off and take advantage of that opportunity when we get to Homestead next week.”
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER - YOU HAD A FAST CAR, BUT YOU WERE ALSO IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. TELL US ABOUT THAT PIT CALL: “We had an idea that the rain was in the area, but all the circumstances that played out at the end of the race are just kind of luck I think."
Just like last fall's NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, put on a dominating performance Saturday. Unlike last year, Busch got to go to Victory Lane this year.
Camry driver Kyle Busch was victorious was the top-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Phoenix International Raceway.
BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – WHAT MORE DID YOU NEED FOR THE 54 TODAY? “A lot more of everything, but we had a great effort. We had a great day on pit road. The guys on the pit crew did a great job there. We gained spots, so that was really cool and real fun, but we just needed a lot more speed to run with the 54. Either way, it was a pretty solid day.”
Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Fusion, needs a win tomorrow in order to automatically advance into the Championship 4 at Ford Championship Weekend. He spoke after today’s first practice about the opportunity he has in the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500.
Tyler Reddick claimed his fourth win of the season in the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday afternoon. But it was not without its obstacles.
The 2012 Cup Series champion from Rochester Hills, Michigan, fell one position shy of snapping a 65-race winless drought despite leading the most laps and winning two stages throughout the 2026 Goodyear 400.
Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing brought a lot of vibrant colors to the Lady in Black Sunday. Each of its three teams honored Greg Biffle with iconic paint schemes reminiscent of The Biff’s famous on-track identities.
