Yes, NASCAR driver Sam Hornish, Jr, might be a bit partial to the 2013 Dodge Charger that debuts in the Sprint Cup series at the Daytona 500 next year.
THE NUMBERS for the SUBWAY FRESH FIT 500
Phoenix International Raceway (all 31 Sprint Cup races included)
1 – fewest lead changes (11/4/90)
2 – fewest leaders...
Last Time Out; Daytona International Speedway: Together, Randy Hill Racing (RHR) and Casey Roderick made their Nationwide Series debut at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in last Saturday’s DRIVE4COPD 300 at the 2.5-mile superspeedway.
Annett will make his sixth career start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Phoenix Annett enters Phoenix in 16th spot in the Nationwide driver point standings Annett’s best finish (10th) came in 2011 at Phoenix International Raceway
Jack Roush launched his newly formed NASCAR operation on Feb. 14, 1988 and on the day Roush and driver Mark Martin finished their inaugural run in a back-up car in 41st position, young crew chief Jimmy Fennig led NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Bobby Allison to his final win in the famed Daytona 500.
Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) will field two entries for the Subway Fresh Fit 500. David Reutimann will make his team debut in the No. 10 Accell Construction Chevrolet at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR).
Roush Fenway heads west to Phoenix coming off an impressive performance at Daytona Speedweeks that saw the team dominate the charts, claim its second Daytona 500 trophy and collect its historic 300th victory.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, fought through an illness to claim his first regular-season title in NASCAR's premier series by a single point.
In a wild race that featured more twists than a pretzel factory, Scott McLaughlin held off six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon to win the second race of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s doubleheader Sunday.
Jak Crawford rebounded from an unlucky qualifying session to score a pair of points-paying finishes as the FIA Formula 2 Championship resumed at Monza following the summer break.