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pir_nscs_harvick_vl_031316NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race – Good Sam 500
Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, AZ – 1 Mile Paved
Sunday, March 13, 2016

1. (18) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 313
2. (2) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 313
3. (3) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 313
4. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 313
5. (26) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 313
6. (4) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 313
7. (6) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 313
8. (17) Chase Elliott #, Chevrolet, 313
9. (15) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 313
10. (12) * Ryan Blaney #, Ford, 313 Continue reading “2016 NASCAR Race #4 Results, Phoenix – Kevin Harvick Wins”

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pir_nscs_harvick_bo_031316Mar. 13, 2016

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

AVONDALE, Ariz. – In recent years, Kevin Harvick has exercised his dominance at Phoenix International Raceway by crushing the competition.

In Sunday’s Good Sam 500 at the one-mile track in the Sonoran Desert, he maintained his mastery by a matter of inches, banging fenders with Carl Edwards in a side-by side overtime battle on the way to the finish line. Continue reading “Harvick holds off Edwards at Phoenix—by a matter of inches”

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pir_nscs_checkered_031316Today’s race at Phoenix International Raceway ended with a margin of victory (MOV) of .010 seconds, as Kevin Harvick narrowly beat Carl Edwards to the finish line for his eighth victory at PIR. It was the second race of this young season with a finish that close.

Below are the top 10 closest finishes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series since the inception of electronic timing and scoring in 1993, two of which have now come in the first four races of 2016. Continue reading “Closest NASCAR Finishes In History – Updated with Kevin/Carl Phoenix Battle”

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pir_nscs_kybusch_pole2_031116NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – Good Sam 500
Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, Arizona
Friday, March 11, 2016
1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 138.387 mph.
2. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 137.515 mph.
3. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 137.426 mph.
4. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 137.394 mph.
5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 137.174 mph.
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6. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 137.174 mph.
7. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 137.033 mph.
8. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 136.934 mph.
9. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 136.773 mph.
10. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 136.752 mph. Continue reading “2016 NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix Starting Lineup – Kyle Busch On Pole”