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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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No driver is as automatic at a track as Kevin Harvick is at Phoenix International Raceway.

The No. 4 Chevrolet driver has won five of the last seven races, including four of the last five at the one-mile track. Overall, he boasts a record seven victories at the Arizona oval and will go for number eight in Sunday’s Good Sam 500 (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX).

Harvick’s 1,345 career laps led and his 264 laps led in a single race (Nov. 2014) are both track records.

Since PIR debuted its repaved surface in Fall of 2011, Harvick leads all drivers with five wins, a 4.6 average finish, 1,028 laps led and a 130.1 driver rating.

Harvick has started the season off strong, logging finishes of fourth (Daytona), sixth (Atlanta) and seventh (Las Vegas).

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Phoenix_NSCS_Harvick_VL_031515Kevin Harvick, the driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, dominated last season’s NASCAR Goes West trip by winning the first two races at Las Vegas and Phoenix and finishing second in the final event at Auto Club. Combined, he led 400 laps over the three races, far more than second-place in that category (Joey Logano, 82). Continue reading “Best Of The West: Harvick Hopes For Another Stellar NASCAR Goes West”

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NASCAR Statement

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 27, 2015) – “NASCAR has worked to review an extensive amount of material from Sunday’s NASCAR race in Talladega including video, team radio transmissions and downloadable data. Based on that review, the race results are considered official as we prepare for the upcoming 2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Eliminator Round starting Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.

“Post-race inspection is currently being conducted. The five cars at the NASCAR Research & Development Center for post-race inspection are the No. 22 (winner), No. 88 (runner-up), No. 18 (final car qualifying for the Eliminator Round), No. 31 (first car not qualifying for the Eliminator Round) and the No. 98 (random).

“Additionally, aside from today’s post-race inspection, NASCAR has completed review of any other potential penalties from the track this past weekend, and there will be no further actions.”