NASCAR Cup Series

Phoenix Recap: Jamie McMurray and the No. 1 McDonald’s team battled throughout the 312-lap race to improve on their 19th starting position, running most of the race among the top-15. After a late gamble on fuel strategy in the closing stages of the race, the No. 1 Chevy SS came home with a 22nd-place finish in the Valley of the Sun.

DBR and Woman 2 Woman Breast Cancer Foundation have decided to partner for the next 2 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour events at Caraway Speedway on March 16th and Southern National Motorsports Park on March 23rd.

Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet SS, has four (4) victories at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) (’05, ’06, ’07 & ‘10)

In eight starts at the 1.5-mile Vegas track, Edwards has two wins, three top-five and four top-10 finishes. His average start is 13.5, and his average finish is 10.2. Edwards has completed every lap of Cup competition attempted at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and aim to repeat his 2011 win at this track.

No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. hopes to change his luck this weekend when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visits Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mechanical failures ruined what could have been two top-10 performances at season-opening races in Daytona and Phoenix. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver is contemplating some drastic action.

Bobby Labonte's performances at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) includes 15 starts, two pole awards, four top-five, five top-10 and has led 32 laps. His best finish at LVMS is fourth (3/2/03).

KNOW WHEN TO HOLD ‘EM, KNOW WHEN TO FOLD ‘EM: On Thursday evening, Brad Keselowski, members of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford team and soldiers from Operation Homefront will hold a charity poker tournament at Bally’s Hotel and Casino, beginning at 7:30 pm PT. The winner will have $2,000 donated to the Checkered Flag Foundation in his or her name.

Dover International Speedway and Pocono Raceway will square off on the diamond for the second straight year as both tracks announced the return of the Second Annual Celebrity Softball Game, featuring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick. The game will be played on Wednesday, April 24 at the home of the Harrisburg Senators in Harrisburg, Pa.

No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota driver Clint Bowyer visits Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in a far better position than he did one year ago. In 2012, Bowyer arrived at the 1.5-mile oval just north of the famous Vegas strip 17th in points - his lowest ranking in a 2012 season that saw him battle back to finish second in NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship.

RCR in "Sin City" ... In 44 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolets have earned seven top-five and 14 top-10 finishes with five different drivers - Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick and Mike Skinner. Bowyer and Harvick's runner-up finishes in March 2008 and March 2009, respectively, are RCR's best showings at the 1.5-mile oval.