NASCAR Cup Series

Paul Menard is looking forward to a boost in horsepower under the hood of his No. 21 Menards/Quaker State Ford Mustang this weekend in the TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway in Phoenix.

Richard Childress Racing's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series History at ISM Raceway ... Team owner Richard Childress has six victories at ISM Raceway, ranking him third on the all-time car owner victories list at the Avondale, Ariz. facility. This includes wins with Ryan Newman in March 2017, along with Kevin Harvick in Nov. 2013, Nov. 2012 and March and Nov. 2006. Prior to that, Dale Earnhardt won the Checker 500 on Nov. 4, 1990. In 119 starts at ISM Raceway, the Welcome, North Carolina based organization boasts 19 top-five and 43 top-10 finishes.

Continuing West… The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) heads to ISM Raceway for the second stop on its western swing. Kyle Busch is the most recent MENCS winner at the short track, having scored a victory there last November. Camry drivers have notched four victories at ISM Raceway with former Toyota drivers Kasey Kahne (Fall 2011) and Matt Kenseth (Fall 2017) each collecting a win alongside current drivers, Denny Hamlin (Spring 2012) and Busch (Fall 2018).

Joey Logano’s victory last Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, along with teammate Brad Keselowski’s win at Atlanta Motor Speedway the week before, officially makes Team Penske the class of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series field heading to Phoenix, Arizona for Sunday’s TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to preview the race at ISM Raceway in Phoenix.

LEADER OF THE PACK: Chevrolet leads all other manufacturers with 23 victories at ISM Raceway. Chevrolet has taken six different name plates (Lumina, Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo SS, Impala SS, Impala and SS) to Winner’s Circle in the Arizona Desert.

DANNY STOCKMAN, CREW CHIEF, NO. 3 DOW CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media following the final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice session where the No. 3 Camaro ZL1 was fastest on the speed charts. Full Transcript:

Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief Adam Stevens was made available to the media in Las Vegas after final practice:

The Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube is scheduled to begin on Sunday, March 3 at 3:30 pm, ET. Live coverage can be found on FOX, PRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Qualifying Position: 2nd - How would you sum up that qualifying session tonight? “It got a little crazy, but it’s the games that you’re going to play through the whole thing of just trying to put yourself in the right position"