NASCAR Cup Series

Most race weekends, a driver winning the race is the top story. But on some weekends, the race win gets buried under other events.

Joey Logano met with media members Friday ahead of NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series qualifying, and as expected, fielded more questions about last weekend’s altercation with Kyle Busch at Las Vegas.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft Quick Lane Ford Fusion, met with media members at Phoenix Raceway prior to qualifying Friday afternoon. Blaney spoke about numerous topics, including the upcoming race weekend.

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed the strong start to his season, the implications of the Joey Logano/Kyle Busch scuffle last week at Las Vegas, his thoughts on the new stage format and many other topics.

Chase Elliott topped the chart in the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Phoenix International Raceway.

DANIEL SUÁREZ, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Talk a little bit about your experience and transition up to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix. “Overall, Phoenix is one of those places that doesn't matter which series I'm going in, I feel very comfortable going."

NASCAR heads to Phoenix Raceway this weekend as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and XFINITY Series compete at the one-mile oval. Saturday’s XFINITY Series DC Solar 200 will be broadcast at 4 p.m. on FOX. The Cup Series Camping World 500 will be televised on FOX at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

The NASCAR Camping World 500 race weekend at Phoenix Raceway is all about fast cars and the state of Arizona. It seems only appropriate that six members from the cast of the upcoming movie “Car Dogs” will be on hand this weekend to serve as honorary race officials for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camping World 500, which starts at 12:30 p.m., PT.

22nd in Points: Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 32 Can-Am/Kappa Ford team sit 22nd in owner and driver points going into the Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Matt, a west-coast native, considers Phoenix to be one of his favorite tracks on the schedule, and he and the team are looking for another great finish to maintain or strengthen their points position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

Wins mean everything, but doing well in the stages and coming home close to the front seems pretty important also this season. Last week, Matt Kenseth finished ninth, yet lost ground by 30 points to race winner Martin Truex Jr. in Las Vegas alone.