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Edwards, Stewart Vie To Be “Penultimate Warrior”

This weekend’s race at Phoenix International Raceway is the penultimate race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, with the victor inheriting the title of “Penultimate Warrior.” (By no one in particular, of course.)
And the manner in which the latter half of this Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup has unfurled suggests Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart as the favorites on Sunday. Points leader Edwards leads Stewart by a scant three points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings.

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POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
The most points you can earn in a race is 48
43 for P1, +3 for winning, +1 for leading a lap, +1 for leading the most laps

12 Ryan Newman OUT
11 Kyle Busch OUT
10 Denny Hamlin OUT
9 Kurt Busch -87
8 Jeff Gordon -81
7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. -79
6 Jimmie Johnson -55
5 Brad Keselowski -49
4 Matt Kenseth -38
3 Kevin Harvick -33
2 Tony Stewart -3
1 Carl Edwards Leader

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TRACK STATS | PHOENIX

Race #9 in the Chase, Race: 35 of 36
Track Size: 1 mile
·     Banking/1 and 2: 10 – 11 degrees
·     Banking/3 and 4: 8 – 9 degrees
·     Banking/Frontstretch: 3 degrees
·     Banking/Backstretch: 9 degrees
·     Frontstretch: 1,179 feet
·     Backstretch: 1,551 feet
Miles/laps: 312 miles, 312 laps
Last years pole sitter and winner was Carl Edwards

DRIVER STATS
1 – Carl Edwards (No. 99 AFLAC Ford)
·         Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 99.1
2011 Rundown
·         One win, 17 top fives, 24 top 10s; two poles
·         Average finish of 9.7
·         Led 23 races for 757 laps
Phoenix International Raceway Outlook:
·         One win, five top fives, nine top 10s; three poles
·         Average finish of 13.0 in 14 races
·         Average Running Position of 13.6, ninth-best
·         Driver Rating of 99.6, fourth-best
·         252 Fastest Laps Run, third-most
·         Average Green Flag Speed of 123.428 mph, second-fastest
·         2,827 Laps in the Top 15 (68.6%), eighth-most

2 – Tony Stewart (No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet)
·         Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 93.9
2011 Rundown
·         Four wins, seven top fives, 17 top 10s; one pole
·         Average finish of 12.6
·         Led 19 races for 688 laps
Phoenix International Raceway Outlook:
·         One win, seven top fives, 10 top 10s
·         Average finish of 11.7 in 19 races
·         Average Running Position of 10.4, fourth-best
·         Driver Rating of 98.1, seventh-best
·         559 Green Flag Passes, fourth-most
·         Average Green Flag Speed of 123.417 mph, fourth-fastest
·         3,122 Laps in the Top 15 (75.7%), fourth-most
·         336 Quality Passes, fourth-most

3 – Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet)
·         Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 92.2
2011 Rundown
·         Four wins, nine top fives, 18 top 10s
·         Average finish of 11.4
·         Led 16 races for 391 laps
Phoenix International Raceway Outlook:
·         Two wins, four top fives, eight top 10s
·         Average finish of 13.8 in 17 races
·         Average Running Position of 11.7, seventh-best
·         Driver Rating of 95.9, ninth-best
·         154 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-most
·         506 Green Flag Passes, 10th-most
·         Average Green Flag Speed of 123.322 mph, eighth-fastest
·         2,981 Laps in the Top 15 (72.3%), sixth-most
·         281 Quality Passes, eighth-most

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Track President Bryan R. Sperber today announced that Phoenix International Raceway’s grandstands are sold out for the Kobalt Tools 500 on November 13. Race fans wishing to attend NASCAR’s final West Coast race of the season – the first Sprint Cup Series event on Phoenix International Raceway’s newly repaved and reconfigured 1-mile oval – may still purchase general admission tickets to PIR’s hillside area or infield passes by calling 866-408-RACE or visiting PhoenixRaceway.com. PIR also sold out its grandstands for February’s SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™ NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

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The Kobalt Tools 500 will showcase the second to last race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on the newly repaved and reconfigured one-mile oval at Phoenix International Raceway. To prepare the new surface, PIR has implemented a month-long program to groom the track. One of the techniques that is being utilized is an advanced tire dragging machine that will focus on enhancing the upper groove of the race track by applying rubber into the surface. Track officials are pleased with the early results and are confident that the grooming will produce excellent results in advance of the race teams arrival for the Kobalt Tools 500.

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Day Two: NASCAR Test At Phoenix International Raceway
Final Preparations For The Fall Chase Weekend At Phoenix Officially In The Books

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. (Oct. 5, 2011) — On-track preparations for the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend at Phoenix International Raceway are officially complete as teams concluded a two-day test session on Wednesday.

This second day of testing hosted 35 teams on the newly repaved and reconfigured one-mile oval. There were a variety of reactions to the new track, but change seems to be the one constant that drivers have seen to the 47-year-old facility.

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