NASCAR Cup Series

Stewart out dueled Carl Edwards at Texas, holding off his championship rival to win the AAA Texas 500. Stewart led 173 laps on the day, and now trails Edwards by only three points in the Sprint Cup standings.

HAVE YOU EVER TRIED IRACING AND DO YOU PLAN ON RUNNING THE IRACING PRO RACE THIS WEEK? “Yes I have. I have been part of iRacing for quite a while. It’s a lot of fun to always race online. I haven’t been on in a little while, but winter time is coming and I’ll probably get back on, probably not this week, but I would say definitely over the off-season.”

Kenseth on racing at Phoenix International Raceway: “Phoenix is going to be very different this weekend than the track we’ve been used to running in the past."

CHEVY RACING AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY – JEFF CHEW, MARKETING MANAGER, CHEVY RACING: “The Team Chevy Racing Tour has something for everyone We’re looking forward to bringing the Tour back to Phoenix International Raceway"

With only two races remaining in the 2011 season Roush Fenway Racing takes its title hopes to the desert of Phoenix, where it will look to hold its point leads in both the Sprint Cup Chase and Nationwide Series’, at one of its most successful tracks on the circuit.

MWR Executive Vice President of Competition Scott Miller will spend his second weekend at Michael Waltrip Racing calling the shots on the No. 56 NAPA Toyota pit box.

Dodge is seeking its first win at Phoenix International Raceway in Sprint Cup competition.

In McMurray’s NASCAR Sprint Cup career, he has made 16 starts at Phoenix International Raceway. In those races, he has scored one top-five, and two top-10 finishes, and has an average start of 16.6.

The Home Depot Team remains out west this weekend for the Phoenix 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Joey Logano will be making his sixth start behind the wheel of No. 20 Toyota Camry on the newly configured track.

Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS team have earned top-10 finishes in the last three races - only Tony Stewart can boast of similar success. Truex expects to continue the trend this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway and the season’s final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.