NASCAR Cup Series

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.

NASCAR is gearing up for a duel in the desert with the penultimate event of the longest season in sports just a few days...

Average a Top Ten finish and you are doing good. Very good. Yet, good is not good enough when it comes to the Chase. Such is the case when there are those who are running great.

In 18 starts at the one-mile track, Edwards has two wins, seven top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. His average start is 11.9 and average finish is 11.8. Edwards has won three pole awards in Phoenix and snagged his second victory this past April.

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (EGR) and Lexar announce an extension of their continued partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing Teams (CGRT), to be the primary sponsor on the No. 1 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Chevrolet SS of former Daytona 500 Champion Jamie McMurray.  Lexar, a long-time partner of CGRT, began its relationship with the team back in 2001 when it became an associate sponsor.

No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. and crew chief Chad Johnston are eager to get on track at Phoenix International Raceway for Sunday’s 312-lap event.

CAMRY CHASERS: Two races remain in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship playoff, and Toyota driver Matt Kenseth currently trails leader Jimmie Johnson by seven points. Kyle Busch sits fourth in the standings -- 52 points behind Johnson, while Clint Bowyer is seventh -- 69 points from the leader.

For the fifth year in a row, NASCAR After The Lap™ will be back in Las Vegas during champion’s week and at least one of the co-hosts Monica Palumbo is primed and ready for her ‘favorite’ event.

Johnson led 255 of 334 laps in a dominant win at Texas, his sixth win of the year. Johnson now leads Matt Kenseth, who finished fourth, by seven points in the Sprint Cup points standings.