Roush Fenway has started 130 Sprint Cup races at Phoenix, while finishing inside the top 10 with almost 50 percent of the entries (55). In addition, RFR cars have led 2,289 laps (including 197 last season) and driven to victory lane seven times; including Edward’s win last season.
“I love the West, that’s where I grew up and I love Phoenix and the race track. Coming off an eighth-place finish at Daytona we want to come here and really see what we’ve got. We had a lot of speed at Daytona, but that means nothing for Phoenix and Vegas.
Newly crowned Daytona 500 champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. received a rousing Texas-sized welcome Tuesday as he was greeted by more than 1,000 members of "Junior Nation" at the iconic Scholz Garten restaurant in the state capital of Austin to celebrate his thrilling victory in NASCAR's marquee season-opening race.
A visit to Phoenix International Raceway located in the “Valley of the Sun” presents the perfect opportunity for Clint Bowyer and the No.15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota to shine this weekend.
Although this weekend marks McDowell's first start with Leavine Family Racing at Phoenix International Raceway, the Glendale driver has made eight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at the one-mile track, earning a career-best 32nd-place finish at the track in November 2013.
Camry driver Denny Hamlin started the 2014 season strong by winning the Sprint Unlimited and one of the Budweiser Duels qualifying races as well as finishing runner-up in Sunday’s Daytona 500 -- his career-best result in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway.
Denny Hamlin charged from sixth to second on the final lap of Sunday’s rain-delayed Daytona 500 to score his best-career finish in the “Great American Race” in the #11 FedEx Express Toyota behind eventual winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hamlin lined up sixth for a restart with three laps remaining, and used the momentum on the outside groove in the draft to push towards the front.
“After our great finish at Daytona, I am looking forward to Phoenix and having NOS Energy Drink on our Ford. Phoenix is a tough track, but we had some solid runs there last year and never finished outside the top-10 in the Nationwide car.
Have you ever wanted to know the one thing Matt Kenseth can’t live without? Are you curious about what the former NASCAR champion does on a day off? Dying to find out which driver he’d choose as a tag-team wrestling partner? Well, here’s your chance to find out.
NASCAR fans and racing fans in general are in for a special treat during The Profit on CNBC 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. In addition to current stars of the sport, a number of legendary race car drivers will make appearances at PIR in celebration of the track’s 50th anniversary.
The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season kicks off with the Clash at Bowman Gray this Sunday, February 1 at the narrow quarter-mile oval inside the legendary Bowman Gray Stadium.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Dark Horse are set to compete this weekend in the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., a venue deeply rooted in the history of Wood Brothers Racing.
An executive order signed today by President Donald J. Trump directed the White House Task Force on Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday to designate a race route through Washington, D.C. and the National Mall for the purposes of conducting an NTT INDYCAR SERIES race on August 21-23, 2026.
This weekend’s Cook Out Clash will combine NASCAR with the legacy of grassroots racing. LEGACY MOTOR CLUB drivers John Hunter Nemechek and Erik Jones both came up through the grassroots.
Paper-based friction plates do not just transmit torque; they function as a vital part of the hydraulic control system. Their microscopic structure directly dictates the vehicle’s drive quality.
