NASCAR Cup Series

Phoenix: “I’ve always enjoyed racing at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) and it’s been a good track for me,” said Allmendinger, whose best finish at PIR is sixth (11/13/11). “I really enjoyed it after they did the repave. It took a little bit to get used to."

Las Vegas Recap: Denny Hamlin finished 19th in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, battling a tight #11 FedEx Office Toyota throughout the 267-lap event won by Brad Keselowski.

Despite major offseason changes of having a new manufacturer in Toyota and a new technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing, Martin Truex Jr. and his Furniture Row Racing team have managed to shorten the learning curve.

Fans are invited to join Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Busch Beer Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing, at the grand opening of the Busch Garage this Friday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Phoenix International Raceway. The event will also feature live entertainment and giveaways, as well as a chance to view a replica of the No. 4 Busch Beer Chevrolet driven by Harvick.

Go Fas Racing would like to welcome back to the No.32 car Joey Gase for his first NASCAR Sprint Cup series start in 2016 at the Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Speedway, Sun. March 13th.

One of the biggest names in entertainment today will perform at the biggest Memorial Day Weekend celebration on the planet when two-time GRAMMY nominee and country music megastar Lee Brice rocks the pre-race entertainment stage before the Coca-Cola 600,Sunday, May 29 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Fresh off their best finish of the young 2016 NASCAR season, Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Team are riding a wave of momentum into this weekend’s Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.

KYLE CONTINUES CAMRY LEAD: Toyota driver Kyle Busch leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) point standings by six points over second-place Jimmie Johnson after three races this season. Busch is the only driver in the series to earn three consecutive top-five finishes this year, and is on a current streak of seven straight top-fives dating back to last season. The Las Vegas native has recorded 13 top-10 finishes in 21 career NSCS starts at Phoenix International Raceway, where the series heads this weekend.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Phoenix International Raceway ... Team owner Richard Childress has five victories at Phoenix International Raceway, ranking him third on the all-time car owner victories list at the Avondale, Ariz. facility.

Busch led late at Las Vegas but was passed with five laps to go by Brad Keselowski, who went on to win the Kobalt 400. Busch leads the Sprint Cup points standings by six points over Jimmie Johnson.