Kevin Harvick is showing why he was a 9/4 favorite at the halfway mark of the race. The driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet has already led over 100 laps and is looking to both score his eighth win at Jeff Gordon Raceway and punch his ticket to the championship battle next Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
As of right now, track drying is proceeding accordingly and we should get going shortly with a projected start time of approximately 9 p.m. When this race does get underway, there will be a competition caution on lap 40. Pit road speed is 40 mph and the fuel window is roughly 80 laps.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series had a second practice session Saturday at 11:30 a.m. followed by the final practice at 2:30 p.m. at Phoenix International Raceway. Kurt Busch drove his No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet to the top of the charts in both sessions.
Jimmie Johnson topped the charts Friday at Phoenix International Raceway. The driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 25.383 and a speed of 141.827 mph.
The Sprint Cup Series travels to Phoenix International Raceway this Sunday to compete in the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, the final race of the Eliminator Round. After the completion of this event, only four drivers will remain standing.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series head to Phoenix International Raceway this weekend. The on-track action for the Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series will be televised on NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra, as indicated below. FS1 will broadcast events for the Camping World Truck Series.
This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series makes its last trip out west until March to run the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. It will be the 35th race of the season, ninth of the Chase and the final race of the Eliminator Round.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, led 40 of 200 laps and rallied from starting at the rear of the field and being involved in a Lap 82 multi-car wreck to tie the late Kyle Busch for ninth place on the all-time Cup wins list at 63.
In a historic drive for the ages, Myles Rowe climbed from 24th and last in the starting field Sunday to win the INDY NXT by Firestone race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
