RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 QUICKEN LOANS/SALUTE TO VETERANS DAY CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed memories at Phoenix, the 2014 season and other topics.
JEFF BURTON, NO. 31 CAT MINING CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media today at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed making his 1,000th career NASCAR national series start, his role in the sport in 2014 and many other topics.
MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
How are you feeling heading into the penultimate race of the year?
"I would feel better if we were leading. Obviously, everybody wants to be the leader, but I feel good about it. I'm look ing forward to this weekend. We had a good run here in the spring -- it was my first race with the team, really besides plate racing. We had a really competitive car and we've been good at these kind of tracks. I'm looking forward to the weekend."
Singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer Toby Keith will serve as Grand Marshal for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, November 17. Homestead-Miami Speedway President Matthew Becherer made the announcement.
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing's Charlie Kimball hasn't slowed down even though the IZOD IndyCar Series season ended nearly three weeks ago. The California native has been busy travelling the country making sponsor appearances on behalf of Novo Nordisk.
It was the middle of February when Kraig Kinser pulled into the pit area at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida to open the 2013 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series season. Now, nearly nine months later and tens of thousands of miles traveled, the third-generation driver is set to wrap up the season at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in the World Finals.
Texas Recap: Denny Hamlin finished seventh in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, recording a second-straight top-10 result for the #11 FedEx Racing Team heading into the final two events of the 2013 season. Hamlin charged from 12th after the final round of green flag pit stops in the 334-lap race, passing five cars in the final 40 laps to take the checkered flag behind winner Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne and Brad Keselowski.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick took a detour on his way to Phoenix International Raceway on Wednesday, stopping in his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif., to host the Fourth Annual Happy's Classic Golf Tournament Presented by Advanced Distribution and Blackhole Technologies.
Roush Fenway has started 227 combined NASCAR races at PIR, collecting 17 wins (7 NSCS, 8 NNS, 2 CWTS), 73 top fives, 121 top 10s and nine poles, while leading 3,983 laps.
Valley of the Sun native Destinee Quinn will perform “The Star Spangled Banner” live at Phoenix International Raceway prior to the Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Series race on Friday, Nov. 8, track officials announced today. The Lucas Oil 150 is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. MST.
Phoenix Raceway announced today that its NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Chase race on Friday, Oct. 16, will be known as the Zero Carbon Bioethanol 150 Powered By POET.
Brandon Jones (sixth) battled with an ill-handling race car all night, but was there when it counted to lead Toyota in the rain-delayed NASCAR O’Reilly Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday evening
With a fourth-place finish in Sunday’s Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team delivered the Wood Brothers their best finish at the track in years.
Chase Briscoe withstood an incredible last-lap rally from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell to prevail by a scant .029 seconds — the second-closest finish in speedway history.
