Race weekend is around the corner and AJ Allmendinger’s first order of business is visiting Fry’s to sign autographs, take photos and participate in activities with NASCAR fans before racing his No. 47 Fry’s/SCOTT Products Chevrolet SS at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) Sunday afternoon.
Reed has competed at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) five times in the NASCAR XFIINTY Series. In this race last year, Reed finished 13th after starting 17th. In 2014, he earned 22nd- and 19th-place finishes in the spring and fall races, respectively. One of Reed’s first NASCAR XFINITY Series starts came at PIR in 2013, where he finished 15th.
The second leg of NASCAR’s Western Swing takes place this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway with the Good Sam 500. Here’s a look at how Ford has done at the one-mile facility since it began hosting NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 1988.
Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, led a group of six Team Chevy drivers to the finish in his No. 48 Kobalt Chevrolet SS at the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the third round of the 2016 season. The start of the 400-mile race was delayed 26 minutes by a passing rain shower; and weather continued to be a challenge with gusty winds and sandstorms.
Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Team scored their best finish of the young 2016 season with a sixth-place finish at the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano, No. 22 Pennzoil Ford Fusion – TALK ABOUT YOUR PERFORMANCE OUT THERE TODAY. OBVIOUSLY IT WAS CHALLENGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT YOU RACED IN TODAY, BUT YOU PUT ON A HECK OF A SHOW. “I thought it was a great race out there. We ran really top two or three the whole race, so I was very proud of what our team was able to do all day."
Joey Logano, No. 22 Pennzoil Ford Fusion (Finished 2nd) – “Brad was able to beat me in the bottom of three and four and maintaining that turn and being able to drive up underneath guys."
The 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, ended retirement speculations as both he and sponsor BRANDT will remain at JR Motorsports under a new multi-year renewal that will commence in 2027.
Jimmy Buffett lived many lives. Perhaps the singer, songwriter and businessman could’ve also been a NASCAR Cup Series driver. He at least knew the lingo.
After competing together on a partial schedule in 2026, Rette Jones Racing (RJR) announced today that George Siciliano will return for a full-season campaign in the ARCA Menards Series in 2027
Funny Car championship contender Jordan Vandergriff closed in on points leader Matt Hagan in dramatic fashion on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
