1 5 Mark Martin
2 18 Kyle Busch
3 2 Kurt Busch
4 24 Jeff Gordon
5 83 Brian Vickers
6 14 Tony Stewart
7 98 Paul Menard
8 00 David Reutimann
9 78 Regan Smith
10 48 Jimmie Johnson
11 99 Carl Edwards
12 11 Denny Hamlin
13 16 Greg Biffle
14 6 David Ragan
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
16 31 Jeff Burton
17 17 Matt Kenseth
18 82 Scott Speed #
19 12 David Stremme
20 42 Juan Pablo Montoya

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Kerry chats with the driver of the #96 ask.com Ford at Phoenix International Raceway…Bobby Labonte.  The 2000 Cup Series Champion and I discuss the following topics: Practice setup, Qualifying, Is Phoenix a short track or superspeedway?, His participation on Twitter, manufacturers financial issues, ASK.COM TV commercials, Safe Search Schools Program, internet safety, The Bobby Labonte Foundation, and more!

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Richard Childress Racing Another Team To Watch At Phoenix

While Hendrick Motorsports has claimed four consecutive victories at Phoenix International Raceway — three for Jimmie Johnson and one for Jeff Gordon — Richard Childress Racing shouldn’t be ignored.

Two RCR drivers, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton, have won back-to-back races there, and teammate Clint Bowyer (No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet) has challenged for victories.

Harvick, who heads into Saturday in 14th place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings, is looking to vault back into the top 12, and Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup eligibility.

Phoenix is a good place for a boost. Harvick has two wins, three top fives and six top 10s in 12 series starts there. According to pre-race NASCAR Loop Data statistics for Phoenix, he also owns the second-best Driver Rating (105.4), Average Running Position (7.9) and Laps in the Top 15 (2,113 or 84.6%).

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Last November, Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) made track history by becoming the first driver to win three consecutive races at Phoenix International Raceway.

On Saturday, the three-time and defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion will attempt to extend that history with a fourth consecutive Phoenix victory — this time in the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500.

“There’s not really anything I can put my finger on,” Johnson said. “I know that’s a popular question, wanting to know why a driver does well at a certain track. I think something just clicks with certain drivers at certain places. We’ve just been able to get the car comfortable for me and I’ve just been able to get around the track. During a race there’s a lot that can go on at a short track like Phoenix and having a good pit stall and good pit stops is important too.”

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Tonight I had the neatest opportunity- to broadcast live updates from the NASCAR Camping World Series West race through Twitter. I have to firstly say thank you to Z. and Moses Smith for allowing me to be a part of their lives and for allowing me this wonderful opportunity to promote Moses and grow in my own future as a possible PR agent or media person.

Twitter is really an amazing tool for so many things. I’ve used it to promote myself as a writer, blogger, and graphic artist. I’ve recently found another unique use for it- broadcasting! I met Z. Smith, @zwriter, through Twitter. We connected and began what I believe can safely be called the first NASCAR street team in history. I’ve been running the street team website, www.mosminion.com, and the street team Twitter account, @StreetTeam16. Well tonight, I got the opportunity to use Twitter as a tool to provide live racing updates on Moses’ race in Phoenix.

You probably know how hard it is to catch a CWSW race or even an East series race live on TV but did you know that NASCAR.com offers a huge range of resources on their lower and far less recognized series? If you visit the series pages before the races, you can find links to Lap by Lap update pages right on NASCAR.com. You can find those here. Tonight, I used the Lap by Lap and Twitter to provide updates for a race I wasn’t even watching! It was pretty amazing.

I have to say- never in my life did I ever imagine I’d be sitting online providing race updates to about 50 people through a micro-blogging network.

I can’t take all the credit for this though, I did get the updates straight from NASCAR.com but yes, I was the person Tweeting behind the computer here. It was hard to sit here for two and a half hours straight, Tweeting away, refreshing the page every 60 seconds but it was totally worth it and I would definitely do it again. I wish I had been Tweeting from the track and not my living room but I had a great time connecting with the followers and everyone around. I got lots of great replies and it was very interactive- something that NASCAR.com does not have!

I think the thing I loved the most about this experience was connecting with other people out there on Twitter and actively chatting in real time while I posted race updates. People were fantastic on there and so encouraging and especially forgiving when I ran away for a few moments to grab a cup of coffee. I got so many wonderful replies that i would willingly jump in again and at least the next time, I’d be more prepared and know what i was up for. Moses has some of the best fans and I am so proud to be among them.

If you’d like to know how you can become involved with the Moses Smith street team, Mo’s Minion, please e-mail: streetteam16@ymail.com or visit our website at www.mosminion.com.

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