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Richard Childress Racing teammates Ryan Newman finished seventh, Paul Menard 23rd and Austin Dillon was 24th.

Jake Ott, Driver of both the number #23 Meineke Pro Late Model and the #60 Meineke / Mackay Heating and Cooling Dodge will be attempting to compete and complete both series’ schedules for the 2014 racing season.

Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS turned in a dominating performance today leading 224 of the 312 laps to win The Profit on CNBC 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). Harvick’s victory is the 24th of his career and marks him in the record book as PIR’s all-time leader in Sprint Cup victories with five.

Martin Truex Jr. grinded his way to a 22nd-place finish in Sunday’s The Profit on CNBC 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.

Kyle Busch (ninth) was the highest-finishing Toyota in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Phoenix International Raceway that was won by Kevin Harvick.

“It was fun out there. I had a really good Shell Pennzoil Ford. That 4 car was just so fast. I was joking on the radio that on the back bumper of that car it says freaky fast and they weren’t lying when they put that on there. We had a really good car, just not as good as his. On that last restart, the last two restarts, I figured I might as well go for it."

“Man, this just solidifies so many things and so many decisions. I’ve just got to thank all these guys at Stewart-Haas Racing and I’d like to thank Sprint and the fans; Jimmy John’s, Budweiser, Outback, Chevrolet, and everybody who makes this thing go ‘round. It’s been so much work with all the time and effort that these guys have put in, but what a race car.”

The second race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season is complete, but not in the way we hoped it would end. With 32 laps to go in the Blue Jeans Go Green 200, the red flag was displayed due to rainy weather conditions. The Nationwide Series cars were led down pit road where our teams quickly covered the cars in hopes of returning to the track.

Eric McClure and the No. 14 Hefty®/Reynolds Wrap® team finished 23rd in Saturday's rain-shortened Blue Jeans Go Green 200 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway after starting the 200-lap event from the 28th position. With this finish, the team sits 26th in the 2014 point standings heading into next weekend's event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In the second event of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, Elliott Sadler and the No. 11 OneMain Financial team started from the sixth position at Phoenix International Raceway.