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Kyle Busch won the pole but had to come from deep in the field after a penalty to brush aside the competition to win the Dollar General 200, fueled by AmeriGas NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday afternoon.

BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – PRESS CONFERENCE – “I thought off of practice that we were gonna have a miserable day, but it was a pleasant surprise we were able to find a little bit of speed and get our car to where we could at least have a respectable day."

It’s been a week since the horrifying accident on the last lap of the Nationwide Series race at Daytona, and NASCAR and the speedway...

Kyle Busch made his debut at the Phoenix International Raceway back in the year 2004 and he finished second in his very first start. Now, shift your focus to 2013 and he now has four wins at this track and earned his fifth pole position in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Smithfield Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, will be pulling double-duty this weekend as he fills in for injured driver Michael Annett in the No. 43 Pilot/Flying J Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Almirola spoke about competing in both events after Nationwide practice on Friday.

AdvoCare International, LP (AdvoCare), a leading health and wellness company, today announced it will donate to the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma based on the performance of Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Austin Dillon, pilot of the No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet. The Childress Institute invests resources in research, education and awareness to improve the treatment for critically injured children in the U.S.

Mark Dacascos who plays the villain Wo Fat on the CBS series Hawaii Five-O, Kung Lao in the web-series Mortal Kombat: Legacy, and The Chairman of Iron Chef:America, has been named the Grand Marshal for the Dollar General 200, Fueled by AmeriGas at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday, March 2, PIR President Bryan R. Sperber announced.

After a wild week in Daytona, the Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series drivers head out west to The Valley of The Sun to take on Phoenix International Raceway for the 2nd race of the season.

Pastrana will make his first NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) this weekend. The driver of the No. 60 Ford Mustang previously competed at PIR in 2011 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, finishing 25th.

2013 Points Take Effect after Vegas: In previous years, the current season’s points didn’t take effect until after the first five events of the season. However, in 2013, the number of races has decreased to three.