Hamlin zoomed to the lead on a restart with 59 laps to go at Phoenix, and held off Kevin Harvick, who ran out of gas, to win the Subway Fresh Fit 500. It was Hamlin’s first win since last June at Michigan and first under new crew chief Darian Grubb.
Two races down and what have we seen? It’s confusing, but we’ve have had one race dominated by Fords and Chevrolets, and another dominated by Toyotas and Chevrolets.
They looked similar, with the same track and cars that appeared comparable. However, where the Nationwide race at Phoenix on Saturday was brutally boring, the televised action Sunday kept one interested from start to finish.
Denny Hamlin started the race in 13th position and by Lap 20 he was in the Top-5. He worked his way up to third position by Lap 33, after caution was thrown for Clint Bowyer blowing a tire.
With the 36 hours of Daytona in the rear view mirror, the Cup Series headed to the Valley of the Sun. Here is what was surprising and not surprising from the Subway Fresh Fit 500.
Sunday in Phoenix Biffle followed up his impressive Daytona 500 run with another solid performance in his No. 16 3M Ford Fusion. He never led a lap but with his team continuing to improve on the car during the course of the race was able to mount a late race charge to fall in behind winner Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick.
Denny Hamlin avenged his 2010 hiccup during the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup and used good pit strategy to win the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at the Phoenix International Raceway.
The 20-year-old Day from Clovis, California, will return for a second consecutive full-time campaign in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and make limited Cup Series starts in 2027 as part of his long-term contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports.
TRICON Garage (TRICON) is pleased to announce that veteran NASCAR Truck Series competitor Bayley Currey has been tabbed to drive the No. 5 Toyota Tundra
World Wide Technology Raceway announced today that Hall of Fame baseball manager Tony La Russa has been named Grand Marshal for Sunday's Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Josef Newgarden will serve as the Chevrolet celebrity pace car driver for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Simulator work may build on those details. However, the return trip asks a harder question. Which lessons still apply, and which belong to conditions that no longer exist?
