“This weekend’s race will be a big barometer for where our program is at early in the season. Last fall, we finished fifth there, but after early trouble, we were lapped twice under green. The strategy played out in our favor at the end.
“I’m excited to have Tony come on board for this week’s race,” said team owner Johnny Davis. “He’s been around the sport for a long time and knows all the ins and outs of racing. We’ll go to Phoenix with a really good shot at doing well.”
“Phoenix is a tough one-mile track but it is a lot of fun to race there. This is our first short track of the season so it will allow us to evaluate our cars to see how our car reacts with new rules package and reduced horsepower.
Elliott Sadler will make his 13th NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) this Saturday afternoon. In Sadler’s previous 12 starts, he has one win (2012), four top-five and six top-10 finishes at PIR.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stays out west for the second straight week as Phoenix International Raceway hosts this weekend’s NASCAR XFINITY AND NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events.
Radical Cars Canada, the local representative for the world’s fastest growing, spec racer manufacturer, will return to the Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo, bringing with them the next evolution of the renowned SR-3 chassis.
Canadian drag racing legend John Petrie and several members of his John Petrie Canadian Racing Team will have a major presence at the upcoming Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo.
The much-anticipated unveiling of the Honda aero kit took place Monday evening at a reception attended by principals from Honda Performance Development, American Honda and INDYCAR. Defending Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay, who drove for a bulk of the on-track development, joined Honda executives in showcasing the base road/street course and short oval aero kit.
NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon left his mark on Phoenix International Raceway – literally – when he tore up the first chunks of asphalt at the start/finish line in April, 2011 to kick off PIR’s repaving project.
Kevin Harvick must have been tired of finishing second, because on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion did something about it.
The Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals is always a special race for six-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson and this year’s trip to Summit Motorsports Park gives him a chance to add two more trophies to his extensive collection
